University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Swimmer Baum Earns Academic All-America Honors
6/12/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Baum was a three-time member of the Academic All-Big Ten team her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. In her senior season, Baum was also awarded the Top 5 award, which is given to five male and five female student-athletes with the highest GPAs in the intercollegiate athletics department. She was also awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award, given by Minnesota Academic Counseling and Student Services. The Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes two student-athletes who most accomplish the four major areas emphasized by the NCAA Life Skills Program: Leadership, Academics, Volunteerism and Athletics.
As a senior, Baum earned athletic All-America status for the second consecutive season. Baum earned a ninth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle for her honorable mention All-America honor. She swam a 1:47.47 in the prelims of the 200-yard freestyle to finish 12th to qualify for the consolation finals. In the consolation finals she bettered her prelim time with a personal best time of 1:47.15 to claim a ninth place finish overall. She holds the school's fastest time in the 100, 200 and 500-yard freestyle events.
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