Emory's Keith Diggs Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American

Emory University swimming and diving team member Keith Diggs (Vienna, VA) has been recognized for his outstanding performance, both in the pool and in the classroom by being chosen as an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American.  The voting was conducted by the College of Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA).

Diggs, who completed his senior season in 2008-09, was chosen to the Men's At Large Second Team.  At the 2009 NCAA Championships, he earned all-America honors in the 400-yard individual medley with a second-place finish, and in the 1,650-yard freestyle, setting a school-record in the former.  The NCAA Division III Champion in the 400-yard individual medley in 2008, Diggs earned five all-America certificates and four all-America honorable mentions over his career. 

Diggs recorded a 3.79 grade point average as a political science major with a minor in music.  He is both a National Merit Scholar and a John Emory Scholar, and has been named to the Dean's List four times during his academic career.  Keith tentatively plans to attend law school after graduation.

Earlier in the year, Diggs was a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Diggs in the 111th Emory student-athlete to received Academic All-America honors as selected by CoSIDA (since 1984-85) and the fourth for the 2008-09 school year. To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.  Men's sports that are grouped into the At Large category include golf, fencing, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, tennis, volleyball, wrestling and water polo.

Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.