Eight programs and fifteen student-athletes from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) earned Scholar All-America recognition from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
The CSCAA recognized a total of 2,290 (1,270 women and 1,020 men) swimmers and divers as Scholar All-Americans for the 2022-23 season.
To be named to the First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.50 and participate in their respective national championship. Second-Team selections also earned a GPA of 3.50 or higher and met the "B" time standard for the national championship or participated in a diving zone qualification meet. All criteria can be found on the CSCAA website.
Hope College was represented by nine student-athletes on the Scholar All-America Team, followed by both Albion College and Calvin University with three Scholar All-Americans each. Five MIAA swimmers and divers earned First Team recognition, while the remaining ten were named to the Second Team.
The CSCAA selected 718 teams to the Scholar All-America Team for the Spring 2023 semester. Teams were selected on the basis of their Spring 2023 team grade point averages and represent 17,497 student-athletes.
The men's and women's programs from Albion College, Calvin University, Hope College, Kalamazoo College were all named to the Scholar All-America Team. The Hornets lead both the men's (3.55) and women's (3.56) programs in the MIAA with the top GPA in the sport.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving 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.
CSCAA Scholar All-America information
MIAA Teams Recognized by CSCAA
Albion (men - 3.33; women - 3.38)
Calvin (men - 3.25; women - 3.38)
Hope (men - 3.33; women - 3.46)
Kalamazoo (men - 3.55; women - 3.56)
MIAA Individuals Recognized by CSCAA
Albion - William Barr (Second Team), Hannah Fathman (First Team), Justin Huttenlocher (Second Team)
Calvin - Julien Camy (Second Team), Jacob Heeres (Second Team), Forrest Peterson (Second Team)
Hope - Ben Catton (First Team), Christian Dunaitis (Second Team), Sophia Farbarzhevich (Second Team), Greta Gidley (First Team), Colin Kalkman (Second Team), Alyssa Kerkman (Second Team), Sara Kraus (First Team), Laurel Wasiniak (First Team), Delaney Wesolek (Second Team)
