Release courtesy of the CSCAA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) has named the Gustavus men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams to its Scholar All-America team for the Spring 2019 Semester.
“Coach Carlson has built a program the college can be proud of – in the pool, the classroom and community,” said CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart.
A record 480 institutions were named to the list in each NCAA Division with men’s teams seeing the biggest gains. The increase can be attributed to the growing number of men’s teams.
“For three years now, we’ve seen schools add more men’s teams than women’s,” explained Earhart, “And now we’re seeing those new teams produce the caliber of student-athlete we’ve come to expect in swimming and diving.”
At 3.45, the median GPA among women’s teams was the highest on record. The men’s median (3.23) was down slightly from the Fall semester.
In Division III a pair of academic stalwarts topped the list of 134 men’s and 185 women’s teams. Macalester’s women (3.79) edged out MIAC rival Saint Catherine’s (3.76). Macalester head coach Kyllian Griffin enthused, “We pride ourselves for challenging our students to be the absolute best they can be in the classroom, the pool and in the community and are proud of their successes in all aspects of their collegiate life.”
Among men’s teams, MIT once again led the way (3.76), just ahead of the Macalester men. The Liberty League, placed the most teams (nine men, none women) onto the honor roll. University Athletic Association and NESCAC followed with sixteen teams each with the UAA achieving 100 percent recognition.
Hailey Auran
Gustavus is represented on the Scholar All-America Team by Hailey Auran (So., St. Paul, Minn.) who received honorable mention honors.
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the first organization of college coaches in America – is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.