The University of Evansville women's swimming and diving team is ranked second best nationally among the Division I Scholar All-America Teams, as voted on by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. As a team, the Aces compiled a 3.59 GPA, earning the number two spot behind Gardener Webb University.
The men’s team compiled a 3.123 GPA, which also earned recognition by the CSCAA. The men’s team was ranked 31st out of all Division I swim programs in the nation.
“Each day I am amazed that I get the opportunity to work with such amazing student-athletes,” said head coach Rickey Perkins. “They do a splendid job representing our program, the athletics department and the University of Evansville year after year.”
The honors come as no surprise, given the academic success of UE’s 2009-10 swim and dive program. Last year’s women's squad included nine Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes and the men's squad included two Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team members. The women’s team collected a total of 27 post-season MVC academic honors. Returners Colin Gray and Christina Schmidgall were also chosen for their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Teams.
Women’s Division I Scholar All-America Team Top Ten:
School GPA
Gardener Webb University 3.625
University of Evansville 3.59
Lafayette College 3.57
American University 3.568
George Washington University 3.55
The University of Akron 3.54
Iona College 3.52
University of Arkansas 3.51
Manhattan College 3.51
Syracuse University 3.51
