COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. -- The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected more than 450 institutions to the Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2020 semester. The teams were selected on the basis of their Fall grade point averages.
The men's and women's programs of Albion, Calvin, Hope, Kalamazoo, and Olivet, along with the Alma women's team, were recognized for academic achievement.
Team Award Criteria
The CSCAA recognizes Scholar All-America Teams for both the Fall and Winter Semesters. In order to be recognized, teams must:
- Be current CSCAA members;
- Have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher;
- Be nominated by a current CSCAA member or their designee by the entry deadline (January 12, 2021).
Calculating Team GPA
- Team GPA calculations must include any student-athlete who competed at any time during the current season.
- For Fall 2020: GPAs should be calculated using all student-athletes on a team’s roster, regardless of competition.
- Team GPA calculations shall not include redshirts.
- Use each student-athletes' semester/quarter GPA (do not use cumulative GPAs).
- Add each student-athlete's GPA and divide by the number of student-athletes
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation’s first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.
CSCAA Fall Scholar Teams release
Men's Swimming and Diving
GPA | School | Head Coach | Participants |
3.43 | Albion | Nick Stone | 22 |
3.32 | Calvin | Dan Gelderloos | 33 |
3.13 | Hope | Jake Taber | 28 |
3.40 | Kalamazoo | Jay Daniels | 23 |
3.43 | Olivet | Rob Brownell | 10 |
Women's Swimming and Diving
GPA | School | Head Coach | Participants |
3.52 | Albion | Nick Stone | 26 |
3.43 | Alma | Nick Polzin | 24 |
3.50 | Calvin | Dan Gelderloos | 38 |
3.54 | Hope | Jake Taber | 33 |
3.69 | Kalamazoo | Jay Daniels | 31 |
3.55 | Olivet | Rob Brownell | 10 |