Cardinals Show 24 on the CSCAA Scholar All-American List

Cardinals Show 24 on the CSCAA Scholar All-American List

July 09, 2020 | Swimming & Diving, Academic Services

Cardinals make waves in the classroom

By: Nancy Worley

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named 1,479 swimmers and divers to Scholar All-American Team for the 2019-20 season. The award recognizes students who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at their respective national championship. Selections were drawn from 209 colleges and universities.

Emory University led the nation with thirty-four first-team selections, three more than Denison University. The University Athletic Association, Atlantic Coast Conference, and B1G Conference each had 121 first-team selections.

Among women's teams, Denison University led the way with seventeen first-team selections followed by the University of Louisville and the University of Virginia with sixteen each. Queens University of Charlotte also tallied sixteen first-team selections to lead Division II while Cumberlands (15) and Indian River State College (12) led the NAIA and NJCAA respectively.

Emory University placed eighteen men on the first team to lead the standings, one more than the University of Texas. The University of Indianapolis' fifteen selections were the most men in Division II. Among NAIA men's programs, SCAD-Savannah, Keiser and Saint Ambrose set the pace with ten selections each. That was the same as Southwestern Oregon Community College which led all NJCAA men's programs.

The award-winners studied a multitude of subjects ranging from A (Accounting) to Z (Zoology). Business majors accounted for just under 14% of all award-winners. They were followed by Engineering (all fields) and Biology at 9% each. Fully, one-third of all award-winners are pursuing a major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) field.

In addition to 209 teams receiving first-team selections, 97 programs placed one swimmer or diver selected on the All-America Second Team roster. These student-athletes have similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at an NCAA Regional or Zone Diving qualifier. In total, 282 teams placed at least one individual on the First or Second teams.

Mariia Astashkina	Communication
Sophie Cattermole	Sport Management
Abigail Erickson	Social Work
Casey Fanz	Sport Management
Molly Fears	Biology
Morgan Friesen	Exercise Science
Abigail Hay	Accounting
Alena Kraus	Individualized Studies
Madison Luther	Undecided
Grace Oglesby	Sport Management
Arina Openysheva	Marketing
Brianna Price	Chemical Engineering
Christiana Regenauer	English
Ashlyn Schoof	Exercise Science
Jillian Visscher	Psychology
Kaylee Wheeler	Biology
Nicolas Albiero	Exercise Science
Andrej Barna	Computer Information Systems
Tanner Cummings	Psychology
Hayden Curley	Exercise Science
Evgenii Somov	Communication
Daniel Sos	Economics
Samuel Steele	Finance
Mitchell Whyte	Computer Information Systems