Bronx, N.Y. - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced the Scholar All-America Teams for the 2016 Fall Semester. Once again, Fordham was honored with both the men's and women's swimming & diving teams, receiving Scholar All-American Team status. This is the 14th consecutive year that both squads have been on the Scholar All-American team.
Instituted during the 2003-04 academic year, the criteria for the Scholar All-American Team award is given to a team competing at the NCAA, NAIA, or junior college levels, and maintains a GPA of a 3.0 or better. The GPA includes all athletes who competed in any competition during the course of the season. A record 638 swimming & diving teams, representing 394 schools, were honored for the 2016 Fall Semester.
The Fordham men's team had a GPA of 3.35, while the Fordham women's team posted a 3.42 team GPA. The men's team ranked 11
th among Division I teams, while the women were tied for 46
th.
Fordham joined Davidson, George Mason, George Washington, Saint Louis, and St. Bonaventure as Atlantic 10 schools to have both teams honored. The women's teams from Richmond, Duquesne, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island were the other Atlantic 10 teams listed.
"This has been a team-oriented goal that our kids always strive for ever since the CSCAA instituted it," said head coach
Steve Potsklan. "We are extremely proud of our student-athletes for the work they do not just in the pool, but in the classroom."
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America is the oldest professional organization of college coaches in America. The CSCAA is dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming and diving at the collegiate level.
