University of Richmond Athletics
Spider Swimming & Diving Named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
06/20/2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving
RICHMOND, Va. – For the 11th-straight year, the University of Richmond swimming and diving program has been named a Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Along with success in the pool, the Spiders have success in the classroom as they posted a team GPA 3.29 in the spring.
Richmond is among 710 Division I programs earn the Scholar All-America Team distinction in the spring semester. The recognition comes as a result of the programs' classroom performance in the past semester. The CSCAA recognizes teams with the Scholar All-America Award for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The Spiders recently placed 17 student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2017-18 season.
Success in the classroom and pool went hand-in-hand. On average, twenty-three of the top twenty-five top finishers in each of the NCAA Championships earned the award, with every NCAA title-winning team in all three divisions posting a GPA of 3.17 or higher. Nine teams finished among the top ten nationally in both team GPA and at their respective national championships.
About the College Swimming Coaches Association of America
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest 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.
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Richmond is among 710 Division I programs earn the Scholar All-America Team distinction in the spring semester. The recognition comes as a result of the programs' classroom performance in the past semester. The CSCAA recognizes teams with the Scholar All-America Award for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The Spiders recently placed 17 student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2017-18 season.
Success in the classroom and pool went hand-in-hand. On average, twenty-three of the top twenty-five top finishers in each of the NCAA Championships earned the award, with every NCAA title-winning team in all three divisions posting a GPA of 3.17 or higher. Nine teams finished among the top ten nationally in both team GPA and at their respective national championships.
About the College Swimming Coaches Association of America
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest 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.
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