Record Four Penguins Named Academic All-Horizon League
2/26/2018 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
The Youngstown State swimming and diving team had a program record four student-athletes earn Academic All-Horizon League honors for 2017-18 the league announced on Monday.
Seniors Kolbrun Jonsdottir, Viktoria Orosz and McKenzie Stelter were all recognized as part of the Academic team. Junior Megan Stelpflug was also named to the All-Academic squad.
Orosz becomes just the third student-athlete in school history to be recognized three times in a career.
Jonsdoitter and Orosz concluded their YSU careers at the Horizon League Championships this past weekend. Stelter has qualified for the NCAA Zone C Diving Meet which is in March.
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits.
