COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 22, 2019) – For the first time, Oklahoma Christian's women's swimming team has earned Scholar All-America Team recognition from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.
The CSCAA announced its list of award recipients on Tuesday. To receive the honor, teams had to post a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for the fall semester and have 12 or more student-athletes. Seventy-nine women's teams in NCAA Division II qualified for the award.
Among the 713 honored in all divisions, OC's women's team – which had an overall GPA of 3.18 for the fall semester – was one of 33 that received Scholar All-America status for the first time. OC's program is in its second season of existence under coach
Josh Davis.
"The narrative is that swimming and diving is on the decline, but in reality, colleges and universities have added 100 teams since 2015," CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart said. "Presidents and athletic directors recognize that swimmers and divers are excellent students and ambassadors for their institutions."
Members of OC's team for the 2018-19 season are
Sarah Ashcraft,
Gabrealla Badillo,
Brianna Barker,
Mikal Botha,
Rachel Brumfield,
Kaelyn Carter,
Allison DeWeirdt,
Maggie Farley,
Heidi Fritscher,
Regina Groskurth,
Grace Hill,
Shyanna Kuehn,
Kaitlyn Maker,
Elizabeth McDonald,
Jamie McGarrigle,
Katie Mercer,
Joy Phillips,
Riley Powelson,
Andrea Rogers,
Kaleigh Seitz,
Hailey Webster and
Kassidy Young.
