LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) selected 853 Swimming & Diving Scholar All-Americans for the 2015-16 year and seven Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference student-athletes were recognized. Full Release
Colorado College and Trinity University each placed three female athletes on the list, while Southwestern University had the conference’s lone male honoree.
Colorado College’s Olivia Dilorati earned the honor and was joined by Trinity University’s Danielle Freund, Lindsay Hagmann and Sarah Kate Mrkonich.
Megan Gillespie and Ellen Silk of Colorado College each earned honorable mention recognition.
Southwestern’s Shelby Hall also earned honorable mention honors this year.
To be selected to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team, swimmers and divers must have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and have participated in their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Honorable Mention selections have similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at their respective diving qualifying meets.
The selections were drawn from 247 colleges and universities. That, Shinofield explains, illustrates the widespread contributions of swimming and diving. “This really shows that success isn’t limited to the ‘traditional’ powers. We’ve got coaches, athletes and institutions doing some great things in places you wouldn’t expect and is something we’re very proud of.”
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving 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.
