Richmond, VA -- The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) have announced that the University of Alaska-Fairbanks women's swimming team
have earned Scholar All-America honors for their efforts in the classroom last semester. The team earned the honor after posting a GPA of 3.44
"Coach Kainer consistently produces winners in the pool and classroom and this year is no exception.," noted CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart. "These are some of the best ambassadors of Alaska-Fairbanks and Athletic Director McAloose, Chancellor White, and
Dr. David Barnes (Faculty Athletic Representative) can and should be proud of these seventeen women."
In total, 721 programs from 426 institutions earned the honor. CSCAA will name its individual Scholar All-America team next week.
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.
Division II - Women
| GPA |
School |
Head Coach |
Participants |
| 3.44 |
Alaska-Fairbanks |
Kainer, Cameron |
17 |
| 3.32 |
Ashland |
Walthall, Kyle |
22 |
| 3.31 |
Assumption |
Ludemann, Richard |
22 |
| 3.40 |
Augustana |
Micko, Lindsie |
22 |
| 3.65 |
Azusa Pacific |
Kyle, Tim |
27 |
| 3.73 |
Barton |
Woodhull-Smith, Kevin |
19 |
| 3.65 |
Bentley |
Samko, Mary Kay |
22 |
| 3.50 |
Biola |
Kauth, Ryan |
21 |
| 3.78 |
Cal State East Bay |
Pelton, Shane |
21 |
| 3.01 |
California (PA) |
Gitzen, April |
16 |
| 3.46 |
Carson-Newman |
Taylor, Jordan |
22 |
| 3.60 |
Clarion |
Kelley, Brehan |
23 |
| 3.42 |
Colorado Mesa |
Wender, Mickey |
36 |
| 3.54 |
Colorado School of Mines |
McDaniel, Claire |
18 |
| 3.41 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
Pearson, Brian |
15 |
| 3.50 |
Concordia Irvine |
Bergen, Albert |
26 |
| 3.34 |
Davenport |
Vasquez, Justin |
21 |
| 3.36 |
Davis and Elkins |
Rose, Nikki |
11 |
| 3.55 |
Drury |
Reynolds, Brian |
20 |
| 3.52 |
East Stroudsburg |
Yang, Fan |
18 |
| 3.39 |
Edinboro |
Rhodes, Christopher |
14 |
| 3.60 |
Emmanuel (GA) |
Gilchrest, Allen |
17 |
| 3.38 |
Fairmont State |
Buhagiar, Sabrina |
12 |
| 3.10 |
Findlay |
Makepeace, Andrew |
21 |
| 3.68 |
Florida Southern |
Robins, Andy |
17 |
| 3.69 |
Gannon |
Michalski, Jacqueline |
22 |
| 3.51 |
Grand Valley |
Boyce, Andrew |
30 |
| 3.21 |
Henderson State |
Matthews, Coak |
13 |
| 3.43 |
Indiana (PA) |
Villa, Chris |
26 |
| 3.46 |
Indianapolis |
Hite, Jason |
28 |
| 3.49 |
King |
Graves, James |
12 |
| 3.45 |
Kutztown |
Flannery, Tim |
14 |
| 3.62 |
Lees-McRae |
Weddell, Sean |
8 |
| 3.74 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
Schiffel, Paul |
15 |
| 3.61 |
Lewis |
Karns, Roger |
25 |
| 3.67 |
Lindenwood |
Owen, Jason |
24 |
| 3.66 |
Lynn |
Alvarez, Niki |
22 |
| 3.53 |
Mary |
Neiheisel, Leah |
25 |
| 3.64 |
McKendree |
Tierney, James |
18 |
| 3.20 |
Millersville |
Usbeck, Eric |
8 |
| 3.64 |
Minnesota State, Mankato |
Owens, Nathan |
40 |
| 3.63 |
Minnesota State, Moorhead |
King, Charles |
17 |
| 3.22 |
Montevallo |
Mahaney, Aaron |
16 |
| 3.64 |
Northern Michigan |
Voigt, Heidi |
29 |
| 3.49 |
Northern State |
Monanian, Nicole |
18 |
| 3.50 |
Notre Dame |
Gyurke, Stephanie |
12 |
| 3.50 |
Nova Southeastern |
Hewitt, Ben |
27 |
| 3.47 |
Oklahoma Christian |
Davis, Josh |
18 |
| 3.79 |
Ouachita Baptist |
Bostick, Steven |
22 |
| 3.74 |
Queens (NC) |
Dugdale, Jeff |
16 |
| 3.45 |
Roberts Wesleyan |
Smith, Sara |
11 |
| 3.46 |
Rollins |
Kurke-Lehner, Julianne |
31 |
| 3.31 |
Saint Cloud State |
Hegle, Jeff |
37 |
| 3.49 |
Saint Leo |
Mangen, Paul |
16 |
| 3.66 |
Saint Michael's |
Hall, Eileen |
15 |
| 3.26 |
Saint Rose |
Murray, Keith |
13 |
| 3.59 |
Shippensburg |
Verge, Tim |
25 |
| 3.66 |
Sioux Falls |
Hamstra, Chris |
28 |
| 3.30 |
Southwest Minnesota State |
Wahle, Marty |
16 |
| 3.30 |
Staten Island |
Ackalitis, Michael |
9 |
| 3.72 |
Stonehill |
Potvin, Caleb |
6 |
| 3.45 |
Tampa |
Kiner, Jimi |
38 |
| 3.41 |
Truman State |
Simek, Jerod |
22 |
| 3.45 |
UMSL |
Hernandez, Tony |
20 |
| 3.00 |
UNC Pembroke |
Roverato, Oscar |
16 |
| 3.32 |
UT Permian Basin |
Graham, Betsy |
17 |
| 3.71 |
Wayne State |
Peters, Sean |
26 |
| 3.73 |
West Chester |
Mazurek, Steve |
20 |
| 3.70 |
West Florida |
Kraus, Philip |
33 |
| 3.49 |
Western Colorado |
Matheson, Erik |
31 |
| 3.66 |
William Jewell |
Temple, Greg |
12 |
| 3.64 |
Wingate |
Sanocki, Kirk |
39 |
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