Penguins Claim CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Accolades
7/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
The Youngstown State swimming and diving program has once again been named a CSCAA Scholar All-American Team. This achievement is one that has been repeatedly given to the YSU program in recognition of their academic achievements.
This is the first time in history of The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) that more than 600 Swimming and Diving teams have received this designation. The Youngstown State program had an average GPA of 3.41, placing them 70th on the list of NCAA Division I schools.
To make the list of CSCAA Scholar All-American teams a swimming and diving program must achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher over a given semester.
Over 80 percent of NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving programs earned an average GPA of 3.0 or higher during the 2015 spring semester.
The NCAA also recently reported that men's and women's swimming and diving teams posted the second highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) among those sports with 50 or more teams.
The Penguins had a strong athletic year after posting a 3.42 GPA in the fall. YSU also earned CSCAA Scholar All-American Team recognition for its fall semester classroom performance.
