From Case Western Reserve University Athletics
For the fourth season in a row, the Case Western Reserve University men's swimming & diving team has earned the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team Award for the first semester. The Spartans tied for 11th in Division III with a fall semester team grade point average of 3.39.
All eight University Athletic Association schools made the cut, and the Spartans ranked second of the eight.
The Team Scholar All-America award is presented to college and university swimming & diving teams that have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The distinction is presented annually to teams achieving this standard in the fall semester, and in the semester of the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships (winter/spring).
Earlier this winter, 13 of CWRU's men's swimming & diving student-athletes were named to the UAA All-Academic Team. That team is comprised of student-athletes who have completed at least one full year of college study and who carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30. The 13 honorees represent more than half of the roster members eligible for the award.
In the pool this season, the Spartans combined to break a total of eight school records (five individual/three relay). Nationally ranked for a portion of the year, the team was also 8-2 in dual meets and won a fourth-consecutive Wooster Invite Title.
The CSCAA is the oldest coaches' organization in America. In addition to Scholar All-American Awards, the CSCAA recognizes All-American Swimmers and Divers at the NCAA Championship each year.