NORFOLK, VA – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named 710 teams to its Scholar All-America list for the Spring 2018 Semester. The honor is given to programs that achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester.
Both the Iona College men's and women's swimming & diving programs were selected among the Division I honored programs. The women's program concluded the spring semester with a 3.76 GPA, the ninth-highest team GPA among all Division I teams. The men's program wrapped up 2018 with a 3.12 GPA.
"We are thrilled to be on the CSCAA All-Academic list again," said head coach
Nick Cavataro. "To be grouped with some of the best schools and programs in the country is a testament to how hard our women and men work. We have two goals every year with both our men and women – achieve in the classroom and compete for a MAAC Championship."
"The CSCAA recognition is a huge achievement for our group," Cavataro added. "In the pool our women improved this year to third in the MAAC and the men posted seven schools records on the way to a solid fifth place. We will continue to build on these achievements."
Saint Francis (PA) has the top ranked GPA in women's Division I at 3.81. On the men's side, Grand Canyon concluded at 3.66.
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has seven men's program and eight women's programs honored.
Both Maroon & Gold programs were among the CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams honored at the conclusion of the 2017 fall semester.
| Top 10 NCAA Spring GPA Division I Women's Swimming & Diving Programs |
| Rank |
School |
Spring 2018 GPA |
| 1. |
Saint Francis (PA) |
3.81 |
| 2. |
Rice |
3.80 |
| 3. |
Brown |
3.77 |
| 4. |
Drexel |
3.71 |
| 5. |
Stanford |
3.71 |
| 6. |
Grand Canyon |
3.70 |
| 7. |
Louisville |
3.69 |
| 8. |
Bowling Green |
3.68 |
| 9. |
Iona |
3.67 |
| 10. |
Arizona |
3.66 |