CSCAA RELEASE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville swimming & diving team has been named to the 2013 Fall College Swimming Coaches Association of America All-America Team. The CSCAA Scholar All-America program is supported by Nike.
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The Team Scholar All-American award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams, who have achieved a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The award is presented twice annually, once in the fall semester/term and in the semester/term of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships (Winter/Spring.)
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Coach
Rickey Perkins was very proud of his team:
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"I'm extremely proud of our team and how they have competed inside the classroom and in the pool. Being a student athlete it requires a lot of time and dedication to be able to balance the rigorous swimming and diving season and the coursework for their classes and I couldn't be more proud of my athletes."
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The CSCAA was founded in 1922 and is the oldest professional organization of college coaches in America.
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The women's swimming and diving team was ranked 33
rd nationally on the women's side with a team GPA of 3.41, while the men's squad was ranked 61
st nationally on the men's.