University of North Carolina Athletics
15 Tar Heel Swimmers Named CSCAA Scholars
July 1, 2015 | Swimming & Diving, Academics
NORFOLK, Va. (June 25, 2015) - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America
(CSCAA) has selected a record 810 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-America team for the 2014-15 school year. An additional 1,078 swimmers and divers were recognized as honorable mention selections.
Student athletes were designated based on their performance in the classroom and the pool. In
total, 284 institutions placed at least one swimmer or diver on the either the first team or
Honorable Mention lists.
The University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving programs are represented by 15 individuals. Three women and two men were named CSCAA Scholar All-Americas and three women and seven men were accorded honorable mention status.
The first-teamers were junior Ally Hardesty, junior Lauren Earp and junior Emma Nunn for the women and junior Mitch DeForest and junior Sam Lewis for the men.
Honorable mention choices were Caty Hulsey, Maddy Burns and Rachel Canty on the women's side and Dom Glavich, Lucas Popp, Matt Conway, Michael McBryan, Patrick Myers, Philip Perdue and Tyler Hill representing the men's team.
“Swimmers and divers truly embody the student-athlete ethos and are well-known for earning
some of the highest GPAs on campus,” said CSCAA executive director Joel Shinofield. “With
nearly half of all national championship qualifiers producing GPA's higher than 3.50, you see
swimming and diving adds so much to value to a campus community. These accomplishments
are impressive and a sign of the success they will carry on through life, positively representing
their schools along the way.”
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 qualifying meets.
The selections were drawn from 284 colleges and universities, up from 243 in 2014. 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 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.
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