FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanook swim team celebrated seven student-athletes being named to PCSC Academic All-Conference Teams.
 
Oda Bygdnes, Gabrielle Davy, Camille Dayton, Erika Kakazu, Kyleigh McArthur, Whitney McArthur and Caroline McCormick all earned All-Academic Honors after the Nanooks shortened spring-season ended with the Alaska finishing seventh at the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference races in Irvine, Calif. 
 
On First-Team All-Academic, Gabrielle Davy, Kyleigh McArthur and Caroline McCormick were selected for having a 3.5 to 4.0 GPA. Davy is a transfer-junior who is studying Geosciences. She saw time in eight events for the Nanooks in her first year in Fairbanks including a top-five finish in the 100-yard fly at Westmont. K. McArthur was a sophomore this past year and is studying Fisheries. In her second season with Alaska, she saw time in nine events, grabbing one top-10 finish in the 100-yard free at Westmont. McCormick, the final First-Team selection will be entering her junior year at Fairbanks. She is a psychology major. In her second year with Alaska she saw time in seven events and took 10^th at the PCSC Championships in the 200-yard breast.
 
On Second-Team All-Academic, Oda Bygdnes, Camille Dayton and Whitney McArthur were selected for having a 3.2 to 3.49 GPA. Bygdnes, another psychology major, saw time in 13 events and picked up three first-place finishes including first in the 100-yard fly at the PCSC Championships. Camille Dayton joins Bygdnes on the Second-Team. A Biological Sciences major, Dayton did not see time this season due to a medical-redshirt year. The final Nanook on the Second-Team is Whitney McArthur. A soon-to-be senior, McArthur has studied Biological Sciences in her time in Fairbanks. She saw time in seven events including two top-five finishes at Westmont in the 100-yard back and 50-yard free. 
 
The final Alaska swimmer who was recognized was Erika Kakazu who was named to the Honorable Mention All-Academic Team for earning a 3.0-3.19 GPA. Kakazu studied Child Development and Family Studies while in Fairbanks and saw time in 12 events including a second-place finish in the 100-yard back at Westmont. Kakazu and Bygdnes graduated from Fairbanks following the 2020-21 season. 
 
Head coach Cam Kainer was proud of his student-athletes and thankful for the position the rest of the department was able to put his team in, "Our staff is very proud of the student-athletes who were named to the PCSC All Academic Teams. With how many obstacles and uncertainties there were this past year, we had many student athletes who were successful both in and out of the pool. It shows their drive and dedication not only to be great athletes but to excel in the academic community as well. Our student athletes have built a great base in their studies and we look forward to being a small part of their academic success during their time at UAF. Thank you to all of the faculty and staff who have supported our student athlete's endeavors during this time and helped guide them to be successful in the classroom!"
 
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