COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 30, 2020) – Oklahoma Christian's women's swimming team has earned Scholar All-America status from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America for a fourth straight semester, the CSCAA announced Tuesday.
To make the list for the spring 2020 semester, a team had to post a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for the semester and have 12 or more student-athletes. OC's squad, coached by
Josh Davis, posted a cumulative GPA of 3.699 – the highest in program history – during the semester and a 3.451 GPA for the 2019-20 academic year. In NCAA Division II, 73 teams qualified for the honor.
Ten of OC's 22 swimmers on the team posted a perfect 4.0 GPA for the spring semester. Team members included
Gabrealla Badillo,
Savanna Barth,
Eden Chiu-Pinheiro,
Allie Clark,
Jillian Contich, Brenda Correa Mendes,
Allison DeWeirdt,
Maggie Farley,
Hanna Forbat,
Heidi Fritscher,
Grace Hill,
Hope Hill,
Kaitlyn Maker,
Hannah Matula,
Jamie McGarrigle,
Kayci McKinnon,
Mallory Mead,
Cheyenne Parks,
Riley Powelson,
Andrea Rogers,
Kaleigh Seitz and
Hailey Webster.
"No team was unaffected by this spring's pandemic, but athletic director (David) Lynn and President (John) deSteiguer can and should be proud of their team and the work of Josh," said Greg Earhart, the CSCAA's executive director.
Founded in 1922, the CSCAA – the first 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 and diving at the collegiate level.
