COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 23, 2021) – For a third straight year, Oklahoma Christian swimmer
Andrew Assaleh made the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's All-Academic team, which was announced Tuesday.
Assaleh, a senior from Oklahoma City, was the lone OC representative on the 10-man All-Academic first-team list, while 15 other Eagles made the RMAC's All-Academic Honor Roll.
To qualify for the honor, an athlete must have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade-point average, have been a student at his institution for at least two semesters and used a season of competition during the academic year in which the award is earned. Sports information directors from RMAC institutions vote to determine the first-team list, with the award based on both academic and athletic results.
Assaleh, an Accounting major, carries a 3.973 GPA in accounting. In 2020, he qualified for the A final in the 200-yard breaststroke at the RMAC Championships and later was named to the Academic All-America At-Large third-team list by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
OC swimmers who made the All-Academic Honor Roll included
Nathan Anderson, a senior Biology major from Broken Arrow, Okla.;
Sam Carter, a junior Psychology major from Fort Gibson, Okla.;
Griffen Cornell, a senior Electrical Engineering major from San Antonio;
Shai Cunningham, a junior Mechanical Engineering major from Idaho Falls, Idaho; and
Grant Denison, a senior Marketing/Management major from Oklahoma City.
Others on the Honor Roll included
Derek Duckworth, a senior Mechanical Engineering major from New Braunfels, Texas;
Andrew Ehler, a junior Mechanical Engineering major from Oak Point, Texas;
Tyler Godsey, a sophomore Biology major from Kearney, Mo.;
Kurt Gscheidle, a senior Mechanical Engineering major from Lantana, Texas; and
Zac Hawes, a senior Accounting/Finance major of Houston.
Others included
Evan Heidenreich, a sophomore Cellular and Molecular Biology major from Bristow, Va.;
Ryan Jennings, a senior Computer Science major from Keller, Texas;
Carter Shelton, a senior Sports Management major from Jackson, Tenn.;
Elijah Tung, a sophomore Public Leadership and Communication major from Columbia, S.C.; and
Garrett White, a sophomore Public Leadership and Communication major from Centreville, Va.
