The George Washington men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have been named College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Teams for the Spring 2016 semester. A total of 658 swimming and diving teams (both men’s and women’s), representing 388 colleges and universities, were honored for the term.
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The Bucknell women ranked 55th nationally in GPA with a 3.44, while the men posted a 3.02 GPA to rank 95th in the country. “They truly embody what it means to be a student-athlete, and I’m very proud of their hard work in everything they do”. Top teams were recognized for both large teams (more than 22 women or 21 men) and small. “Our 2015-16 teams have set the bar high, and we look forward to striving to better those standards next season”. The Green and White had the second-highest GPA for all men’s programs in the Big Ten, trailing only in, who finished with a 3.41.
Almost 80 percent of all NCAA swimming and diving programs earned GPA’s of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester, according to CSCAA executive director Joel Shinofield.
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Teams must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or high to earn Scholar All-America honors.
