CSCAA Release

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Illinois swimming and diving team earned 2017 Fall Scholar All-America Team recognition from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The Fall Team Scholar All-American Award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams that have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher each semester.

"It is our team vision for our student-athletes to challenge themselves to be the best person and teammate they can be in and out of the pool," head coach Sue Novitsky said. "They continue to step up and put in effort not just in the pool, but also in the classroom. I applaud the team's commitment to their academics. I am very grateful to the athletic department for all of the resources and support that they provide the student-athletes for academics. I want to thank our current academic counselor, Lisa Lawrence and former academic counselors, Jessica Goerke and Josh McCann for their time and effort with the team."

A record number of teams, 688, from 430 institutions were named to the list. The number of teams honored among Division I women's teams was 173. The Illini are tied for 85th on the list with a team GPA of 3.43.

A complete list of the teams that earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors can be found here.

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