Seven from SCAC earn Division III 2009 Individual Scholar All-America Recognition; Eight more named Honorable Mention

Seven from SCAC earn Division III 2009 Individual Scholar All-America Recognition; Eight more named Honorable Mention

CHICAGO, Ill. - The CSCAA named its 2009 Scholar Athlete Awards and seven SCAC swimmers were honored as Scholar All-Americans. Eight from the league earned Honorable Mention recognition.

Scholar All-Americans are selected on the basis of their performance in the pool and classroom. To be selected to the All-American team, swimmers must qualify for the NCAA Championship meet and achieve a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Honorable Mention selections must achieve a NCAA consideration time and 3.50 or higher GPA.

Catie Baker, Amanda Stier and Callie Boehme of DePauw University, Jessie Carrier of Southwestern University and Lindsay Martin and Hayley Emerick of Trinity University earned Scholar All-America status on the women's side.

Andrew Battles of Trinity was the lone SCAC male to be selected Scholar All-America.

Cassie Enix, Dani Johnson and Rachel Wheaton of DePauw as well as Lindsay Weigley of Trinity were honored as Honorable Mention on the women's side. Kurt Adkins and Jordan DeGayner of Colorado College and Zachary Dielmann and Kevin Martin of Trinity were recognized as Honorable Mention on the men's side.

Increased championship participation caps, along with the impact of high-tech suits produced a bumper crop of selections with 471 first-team selections and an additional 430 honorable mentions totaling a record 901 individual certificates.

To view the CSCAA Scholar All-American women's report, click here.

To view the CSCAA Scholar Honorable Mention women's report, click here.

To view the CSCAA Scholar All-American men's report, click here.

To view the CSCAA Scholar Honorable Mention men's report, click here.