FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The University of New Mexico swimming and diving program earned Scholar All-America honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. It marks the 10th straight semester that UNM has been honored by the CSCAA.
The Lobos were tied for fourth among all Division I programs with a spring GPA of 3.60. Only Eastern Illinois, Arkansas and Evansville had higher spring GPA than New Mexico. It marks the second time in the last three semesters under head coach Kunio Kono that the Lobos have been in the top four in overall GPA. The 3.60 semester GPA was also the highest in program history.
“Our team works very hard both in the pool and in the classroom, and we are very proud of this recognition,” said Kono.
Nearly 70% of all NCAA swimming and diving programs earned GPA’s of 3.0 or higher during the Spring Semester including 83% of all Division I schools. The announcement comes on the heels of a NCAA report on the Academic Progress Rate of Division I sports. That report showed that Division I men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams posted the second highest Academic Progress Rates (APR) among those sports with fifty or more teams.
To be selected as a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team, programs must have achieved a grade point average of 3.00 or higher over the Spring semester.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.
For questions about the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team contact: gearhart@cscaa.org.