Tampa Swimmers Earn Several Academic Honors
TAMPA, Fla. - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its NCAA Division II Scholar All-America Team and Honorable Mention Scholar All-America Team, with the University of Tampa receiving mention in both.
The CSCAA also announced the 2013 CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams and Individual Scholar All-Americans, supported by Nike. A total of seven Spartans earned Scholar All-American honors with five being named honorable mention.
As a team, Ed Brennan's Spartans excelled in the classroom with both the men's and women's squads. The women posted a 3.38 GPA as the men came in at 3.12. Both were among the top teams in the nation for overall GPA.
Receiving Scholar All-America honors from Tampa were Alexandria Greenhill, Alex Hipolito, Kristine Kassl, Erin Plachy, Karl Burdis, Felipe Manzo and Josh Werner. Honorable mention choices were Emily Grams, Briana Murphy, Jordan Augier, Max Coulls and Scott Nocco.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America is the oldest professional organization of college coaches in America. The CSCAA is dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming and diving at the collegiate level.
The Team Scholar All American award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams, who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award is presented twice annually, once in the fall semester/term and in the semester/term of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring).
The Scholar All American award is presented to college and university swimmers and divers, who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher, for the semester or cumulative average, and have qualified for and competed at their respective national championship. The award is presented in the semester of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring).
The Honorable Mention Scholar All American award is presented to college and university swimmers and divers, who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, for the semester or cumulative average, and have achieved a "B" time standard, but have not qualified to compete in their respective national championship. Divers qualify by competing at their respective championship qualifying meets. The award is presented in the semester of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring).