CSCAA Release

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) has named the Alaska Nanooks women's swimming team to its Scholar All-America team for the spring 2019 semester with a team GPA of 3.22. A record 480 institutions were named to the list, highlighted by St. Andrews' women's GPA of 3.35.

The CSCAA recognizes those teams achieving a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the semester.

CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart said, "Coach Weiland takes over a program that has long been a mainstay of academic and athletic success."

In NCAA Division II, the CSCAA recognized 73 women's teams and 52 men's teams as Scholar All-America teams. Of the 12 women's teams who compete in the Pacific Collegiate Swimming and Diving Conference, 10 were recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-America teams for the spring semester with the Nanooks tying for eighth.

The CSCAA will be releasing the individual Scholar All-Americans next week.

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