University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women’s Swimming and Diving Earns Spring All-America Scholar Team Honors from the CSCAA
07.01.2026 | Women's Swimming & Diving
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RICHMOND, Va. - The UNC Asheville Women's Swimming and Diving team has earned Spring All-America Scholar Team honors from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America presented by Fitter & Faster, announced today (Wednesday, July 1) by the organization.
To earn Scholar All-America Team honors, a team has to post at least a 3.0 grade point average for the semester. Asheville has earned the honor now 28 consecutive semesters, in every semester of the program's existence.
Asheville posted a 3.72 team grade point average for the Spring while also landing six on the Academic All-ASUN Team and having four College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® honorees. Graduate Tess Peny also earned the Big South Conference's prestigious Christenberry Award, presented to the male and female athletes at each Big South Conference institution with the highest grade point average.
"What an honor to coach a team with such a strong work ethic in the classroom and within our sport," said head coach Elizabeth Lykins. "To accumulate eight Chancellor's List (4.0 GPA) and 10 Dean's List honorees is beyond fantastic! We want to thank our Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services, Rebecca Nelms, and our Faculty Athletic Rep, Jeff Wilcox, for their tireless work with all of our students. We could not have done this without you. This is the 28th consecutive semester of earning this team accomplishment, speaking volumes to the emphasis placed upon classroom success within our program."
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
RICHMOND, Va. - The UNC Asheville Women's Swimming and Diving team has earned Spring All-America Scholar Team honors from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America presented by Fitter & Faster, announced today (Wednesday, July 1) by the organization.
To earn Scholar All-America Team honors, a team has to post at least a 3.0 grade point average for the semester. Asheville has earned the honor now 28 consecutive semesters, in every semester of the program's existence.
Asheville posted a 3.72 team grade point average for the Spring while also landing six on the Academic All-ASUN Team and having four College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® honorees. Graduate Tess Peny also earned the Big South Conference's prestigious Christenberry Award, presented to the male and female athletes at each Big South Conference institution with the highest grade point average.
"What an honor to coach a team with such a strong work ethic in the classroom and within our sport," said head coach Elizabeth Lykins. "To accumulate eight Chancellor's List (4.0 GPA) and 10 Dean's List honorees is beyond fantastic! We want to thank our Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services, Rebecca Nelms, and our Faculty Athletic Rep, Jeff Wilcox, for their tireless work with all of our students. We could not have done this without you. This is the 28th consecutive semester of earning this team accomplishment, speaking volumes to the emphasis placed upon classroom success within our program."
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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