Swimmers & Divers Earn Academic Honors

The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its Scholar Athlete Awards this week. The Buffalo Women's Team earned All-American status by achieving a 3.34 team GPA for the spring semester. The Men's Team also earned All-American status with its 3.11 team GPA. Teams with a 3.0 GPA or higher were recognized by the CSCAA.

Juniors Mike McDowell and Meili Carpenter were named Academic All-Americans for the second consecutive season. To be selected to the All-American team, individuals had to qualify for the NCAA Championships and achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester or have a cumluative GPA above a 3.5. Both Mike and Meili competed on Platform at the Championships.

The Women's Team also had 3 individuals named to the Honorable Mention All-American team. Sophomore Jessie Koltz and Juniors Jessica Ballard & Sam Eckert achieved a GPA above a 3.5 for the spring semester. Honorable Mention selections had to acheive a NCAA "B" cut (consideration time) and a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Jessie, Jessica, and Sam were all members of our MAC record setting 200 Medley Relay team.

Great work Bulls!!!