RICHMOND, Va. – The Barton College Women's Swimming Team has been selected by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as a Scholar All-America Team for the Fall of 2021.
The Bulldogs posted a GPA of 3.21 for the semester to earn the honor. In total, 728 men's and women's swimming teams from 450 colleges and universities were selected. Those with a grade point average of 3.3 or higher will now become eligible for the Intercollegiate Coach Association Coalition All-Sport Academic Standings.
Greg Earhart, CSCAA Executive Director, highlighted Barton's achievements noting, "
Barton Head Coach Kevin Woodhull-Smith continues to build a team the university can be proud of. These 19 women are some of the best ambassadors that Barton and the Conference of the Carolinas could ask for."
A pair of West Coast teams led the way. Caltech's women and Pomona-Pitzer's men's teams posted GPA's of 3.97 and 3.87, respectively. The two were a part of fifteen SCIAC schools to earn the honor.
For the second straight fall, Harvard's men led Division I men while Brianne Globig's Toledo squad topped the women's list. Both teams posted 3.79 grade point averages.
Among NCAA Division II schools, Lees-McRae and Lenoir-Rhyne each posted 3.80 GPA's to lead all D-II women's teams while Missouri S&T (3.68) led the way among Division II men's programs. SCAD-Savannah's women (3.72) and Keiser's men (3.53) were tops among NAIA schools while Southwestern Oregon led all NJCAA teams with a 3.43 women's and 3.29 men's grade point averages.
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.
The Barton women's swimming team returns to the pool on Wednesday, February 16, through Saturday, February 19, to compete in the 2022 Conference Carolinas Championship at the Kingsport Aquatic Center in Kingsport, Tenn.
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