Colorado Springs, Colo. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) has named the St. Catherine University women's swimming and diving team to its Scholar All-America team for the Spring 2019 Semester. A record 777 teams, representing 480 institutions have been named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America team for the Spring 2019 Semester. The CSCAA recognizes those teams achieving a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the semester.
CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart noted: "Coach Zook has revitalized the program in and out of the pool. It has been an exciting transformation to watch."
At 3.45, the median GPA among women's teams was the highest on record.
In Division III pair of academic stalwarts topped the list of 134 men's and 185 women's teams. Among all Division III women's programs, St. Catherine earned the No. 2 spot with a 3.76 team GPA in the Spring Semester.
Head coach
Justin Zook said, " I am very proud of our Wildcat swimmers and divers for not only having the most successful year in program history in terms of athletic performance but also in the classroom. In the past several years we have had one of the highest team grade point averages in the NCAA. As with any program, the larger you become sometimes this type of culture changes. I am happy the trend continue as our roster has continued to grow. The best part for me is knowing each of our student-athletes is finding their harmony between academics and athletics. We have three pretty basic expectations in our program, and they seem to be giving us a great platform for success which has been fun to watch grow over the last few years.
The CSCAA will announce its individual Scholar All-Americans next week.
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the first 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.
