Swimming and Diving | 6/22/2017 10:14:00 AM

NORFOLK, Va. – The Georgia Southern women's swimming team was part of a record number of teams to earn Scholar All-America Team honors from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), it was announced Wednesday morning. 

"It's an honor to be named a Scholar All-America Team for the Spring 2017 semester," said GS head swimming & diving coach Laura Thomas. "I am so proud of our girls! We strive for excellence in the pool and in the classroom and our hard work is producing results. We have a great Student-Athlete Services Department, and our academic advisor, Kathryn Koning, is instrumental in helping our athletes achieve at a high level in the classroom. Our staff is excited to see all of their hard work paying off both in the pool as well as in the classroom."

To earn Scholar All-America Team honors, a team must have achieved a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for the semester. During the Spring 2017 Semester, Georgia Southern's swimming & diving team posted a 3.46 GPA. Last semester, the Eagles posted a 3.46 team GPA, the highest GPA since Spring 2009 (3.46). For the year, the team posted the highest overall GPA since the 2008-2009 academic year.

The CSCAA also selected a record 997 swimmers and divers for its Scholar All-America team.  The selections recognize students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and have participated in their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. In addition to the first-team selections, 954 students were named as honorable mention selections. These students have similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at a regional or zone qualifying meet.

For the Eagles, Anna Moers was named to the honorable mention squad. The rising sophomore from Birmingham, Alabama, swam the backstroke and freestyle for the Eagles this past year.

Per the CSCAA
For the first time in the 95-year history of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) more than 700 teams have received Scholar All-America recognition.  Included among the teams was Georgia Southern's Swimming & Diving Team.

In total, 720 teams, representing 443 institutions achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the Spring 2017 Semester. Part of the reason for the increase in award-winning teams is the overall growth of the sport. The number of men's and women's institutions sponsoring swimming and diving is at a ten-year high. This year's three first-year programs - Salem International University, University of the Ozarks and McKendree University - posted the first or second highest GPA among their Division.

The Ivy League led Division I men's programs with Harvard, Dartmouth and Brown taking the top three spots. Harvard led with a 3.57 GPA. In Division II Urbana College's 3.69 edged Salem International by 0.02. Bridgeport was third with a 3.60. In Division III the University of the Ozarks tied Vassar College with a 3.71, just ahead of Cal Tech. SCAD-Savannah (3.63) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (3.84) led all NAIA and NJCAA men's teams respectively.

Among women's teams Brown University (3.77) bested Northern Iowa and South Carolina by just 0.06. In Division II, McKendree University's four-woman squad posted a perfect 4.00 to lead the way.  Adelphi ranked second in front of LIU Post and Urbana. Connecticut College's women posted a 3.73, just 0.01 ahead of Saint Catherine University. Chatham and Pomona-Pitzer tied for third with 3.67 GPAs. In the NAIA Tabor College led the way with a 3.61 while the Fashion Institute of Technology earned a 3.34 to lead all Junior Colleges.

Division I Scholar All-America Teams
Women's Teams
3.04      Air Force
3.51      Akron
3.46      Alabama
3.65      American
3.50      Arizona
3.65      Arizona State
3.53      Arkansas
3.27      Army / West Point
3.21      Auburn
3.65      Ball State
3.17      Binghamton University
3.66      Boise State
3.42      Boston College
3.69      Bowling Green
3.77      Brown
3.19      Bryant
3.47      Bucknell
3.14      Butler
3.29      California
3.62      Campbell
3.43      Canisius
3.40      Cincinnati
3.26      Clemson
3.20      Cleveland State
3.58      Colgate
3.31      Colorado State
3.51      Columbia
3.43      Connecticut
3.49      Cornell
3.00      CSU Bakersfield
3.50      Dartmouth
3.40      Davidson
3.49      Denver
3.59      Drexel
3.46      Duke
3.57      Duquesne
3.49      East Carolina
3.39      Eastern Illinois
3.54      Eastern Michigan
3.41      Evansville
3.26      Fairfield
3.49      Florida
3.43      Florida Atlantic
3.52      Florida Gulf Coast
3.35      Florida International
3.33      Florida State
3.36      Fordham
3.38      Fresno State
3.61      Gardner-Webb
3.53      George Mason
3.33      George Washington
3.50      Georgetown
3.32      Georgia
3.46      Georgia Southern
3.11      Georgia Tech
3.70      Grand Canyon
3.50      Green Bay
3.65      Harvard
3.41      Hawaii
3.45      Houston
3.51      Idaho
3.46      Illinois
3.51      Illinois State
3.16      Illinois-Chicago
3.41      Incarnate Word
3.46      Indiana
3.15      Indiana State
3.67      Iona
3.29      Iowa
3.53      Iowa State
3.58      IUPUI
3.38      James Madison
3.59      Kansas
3.51      Kentucky
3.24      La Salle
3.35      Lehigh
3.60      Liberty
3.52      Little Rock
3.42      LIU-Brooklyn
3.20      Louisiana State
3.62      Loyola (MD)
3.36      Loyola Marymount
3.32      Manhattan
3.29      Marist
3.63      Marshall
3.22      Massachusetts
3.52      Miami (FL)
3.43      Miami (OH)
3.36      Michigan
3.51      Michigan State
3.41      Minnesota
3.49      Missouri
3.54      Missouri State
3.14      Monmouth (NJ)
3.53      Mount St. Mary's
3.13      Navy
3.40      NC State
3.61      Nebraska
3.46      Nevada
3.24      New Hampshire
3.55      New Mexico
3.29      New Mexico State
3.28      North Carolina
3.47      North Dakota
3.43      North Texas
3.33      Northeastern
3.32      Northern Arizona
3.71      Northern Iowa
3.53      Northwestern
3.47      Notre Dame
3.56      Oakland
3.48      Ohio
3.55      Ohio State
3.37      Old Dominion
3.30      Oregon State
3.26      Pacific
3.48      Penn
3.40      Penn State
3.12      Pepperdine
3.45      Pittsburgh
3.36      Princeton
3.46      Providence
3.35      Purdue
3.38      Rhode Island
3.54      Rice
3.33      Richmond
3.35      Rider
3.46      Rutgers
3.40      Sacred Heart
3.42      Saint Francis (PA)
3.50      Saint Louis
3.21      San Diego
3.48      San Jose State
3.61      Seattle
3.55      Seton Hall
3.56      Siena
3.71      South Carolina
3.58      South Dakota
3.36      South Dakota State
3.15      Southern California
3.59      Southern Illinois
3.64      Southern Methodist
3.57      St. Bonaventure
3.63      Stanford
3.63      Stanford
3.53      SUNY Buffalo
3.38      Tennessee
3.43      Texas
3.43      Texas
3.42      Texas A&M
3.38      Texas Christian
3.38      Toledo
3.39      Towson
3.33      Tulane
3.18      UC Santa Barbara
3.28      UC-Davis
3.38      UCLA
3.41      UNC Asheville
3.27      UNLV
3.28      Utah
3.43      Vanderbilt
3.23      Vermont
3.45      Villanova
3.46      Virginia
3.53      Virginia Tech
3.38      Wagner
3.33      Washington State
3.41      West Virginia
3.60      William & Mary
3.45      Wisconsin
3.57      Wright State
3.29      Wyoming
3.39      Xavier
3.59      Yale
3.47      Youngstown State