STATESBORO - Karlee Wells earned Second Team Scholar All-American honors from the CSCAA, the organization announced over the weekend. Wells becomes the first Eagle to receive the honor since 2016, when duo Mykala Arnold and Emma Weisel earned CSCAA Scholar All-American honors.

"Karlee had a great season in the classroom as well as on the boards," diving coach Trevor Sisson said. "She earned personal bests on both boards and put her name on the president's list to cap it all off!"

Wells earned the honor after posted a perfect 4.0 GPA in the classroom during the spring semester. In swim events, she lead the Eagles in 1-meter and 3-meter events, and qualified for NCAA Zones competition. At the CCSA Championships, Wells posted a personal-best of 279.10 in the 3M, which is a top-five score in school history. In the same meet, she posted a season-best of 272.45 in the 1M.

To be named to the First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.50 and participate in their respective national championship. Second-Team selections also earned a GPA of 3.50 or higher and met the "B" time standard for the national championship or participated in a diving zone qualification meet. All criteria can be found on the CSCAA website.

Nearly 47% of the swimming & diving student-athletes honored are receiving a degree in a STEM related field. Top majors, in order, included Business, Biology, Psychology, Economics, Exercise Science and Mechanical Engineering. Below is a breakdown of the number of students recognized in each division:

• Division I: 1,201 students were recognized - 721 women and 480 men.

• Division II: 356 students were recognized - 194 women and 162 men.

• Division III: 561 students were recognized - 265 women and 296 men.

• NAIA: 139 students were recognized - 72 women and 67 men.

• NJCAA: 33 students were recognized - 18 women and 15 men.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.