University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Earn CSCAA Academic Honors
1/29/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs were named Scholar All-America teams for the 2017 fall semester, as announced Monday by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
Teams were required to post a grade point average of 3.0 or high for the fall semester. The team GPA includes all eligible varsity student-athletes.
The women registered a term GPA of 3.43 to tie for fifth among the Big Ten teams to receive accolades. The men were fourth in the Big Ten with a combined GPA of 3.30, which ranked 27th among the 96 NCAA Division I teams recognized.
Overall, 688 teams representing 430 institutions earned the Scholar All-American team distinction across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA divisions.
Minnesota wrapped up their regular season with a pair of victories over Northwestern and Purdue Saturday. The Maroon and Gold now prepare for the Big Ten meet with the women competing Feb.14-17 in Columbus Ohio and the men Feb 21-24 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
