Emory Swimming & Diving Recognized For Academic Achievements

The Emory University swimming and diving team as a whole, and a number of its members individually, have been recognized by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their academic and athletic performances during the 2008-09 season.

Both the Emory men's and women's teams were recognized as Division III Scholar All-American Teams.  The women's team GPA of 3.55 was the second-highest in the nation, while the men's 3.39 team GPA was the 13th-best mark among qualifying school.  

The Emory women's squad led all Division III school with 12 of its team members being named 2009 Individual Scholar All-Americans.  Representing the Eagles as honorees were Natty Chalermpalanupap, Lillian Ciardelli, Amy Minowitz, Jennifer Aronoff, Katie Mroz, Ruth Westby, Tess Pasternak, Anne Culpepper, Kate Gunning, Morgan Klinzing, Mary Tripp and Whitley Taylor.  In addition, Marie Kim, Hayley Heaton, Megan Arnold, and Emily Powell were named Honorable Mention Scholar All-Americans.

The Emory men's team saw five of its members named Scholar All-Americans, as Paul Weinstein, Keith Diggs, Tom DiMarco, Harrison Brown and Brad Sloan were honored by the CSCAA.  Joel Dobben, Nathan Godsman, Patrick Malone, Tom Lesnick, and Jason Cross were named Honorable Mention Scholar All-Americans.

In order to qualify as a Scholar all-American, a student??]athlete must be academically eligible under the NCAA rules and must have completed at least the equivalent of 12 semester hours per term enrolled at the current institution, qualify to participate at the NCAA Championships, and have either a cumulative, semester, or school-year GPA of 3.50 or better.

Honorable Mention Scholar All-Americans must meet the same criteria, except instead of recording a qualifying time for the NCAA Championships, must meet the ‘B' time standard for the NCVAA Championship.