University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for 15th Straight Semester
01.29.2020 | Women's Swimming & Diving
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the impressive 15th straight semester, the UNC Asheville swimming & diving team earned College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team honors.
As a team, UNC Asheville posted a 3.39 grade-point average to garner CSCAA Scholar All-America team honors for the fall of 2019.
"Our staff is extremely proud to see the hard work in the classroom pay off for yet another semester, UNC Asheville swimming and diving head coach Elizabeth Lykins said. "Our success in the pool and classroom is paramount to this team's culture, and something we take very seriously."
"We would like to thank Assistant Athletic Director Rebecca Nelms for her support of all student-athlete successes, and Dr. Jeff Wilcox for his role as Faculty Athletic Representative. Our team accomplishments are made possible by the hard work of these two individuals and many additional resources."
In addition to earning CSCAA Scholar All-America Team honors for 15 straight semesters, the Bulldogs have produced the past two CCSA Scholar-Athletes of the Year in Skylar Rogan (2019) and Catherine Allen (2018).
The CSCAA selected a record 762 programs from 480 institutions for the fall 2019 semester. Over sixty percent of those selections belong to women's programs.
UNC Asheville swimming and diving closed out their 2019-20 dual meet season with a 5-4 record and are currently on a program best four meet win streak. The Bulldogs will compete in the CCSA Conference Championships, Feb. 19-22, at the Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn.
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (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 & diving at the collegiate level.
As a team, UNC Asheville posted a 3.39 grade-point average to garner CSCAA Scholar All-America team honors for the fall of 2019.
"Our staff is extremely proud to see the hard work in the classroom pay off for yet another semester, UNC Asheville swimming and diving head coach Elizabeth Lykins said. "Our success in the pool and classroom is paramount to this team's culture, and something we take very seriously."
"We would like to thank Assistant Athletic Director Rebecca Nelms for her support of all student-athlete successes, and Dr. Jeff Wilcox for his role as Faculty Athletic Representative. Our team accomplishments are made possible by the hard work of these two individuals and many additional resources."
In addition to earning CSCAA Scholar All-America Team honors for 15 straight semesters, the Bulldogs have produced the past two CCSA Scholar-Athletes of the Year in Skylar Rogan (2019) and Catherine Allen (2018).
The CSCAA selected a record 762 programs from 480 institutions for the fall 2019 semester. Over sixty percent of those selections belong to women's programs.
UNC Asheville swimming and diving closed out their 2019-20 dual meet season with a 5-4 record and are currently on a program best four meet win streak. The Bulldogs will compete in the CCSA Conference Championships, Feb. 19-22, at the Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn.
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (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 & diving at the collegiate level.
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