Some 115 Division III college swimming and diving teams – 70 women's teams and 45 men's -- were named as Academic All-American teams for the Spring 2008 semester, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced today.“We are absolutely delighted with the performance of our Division III student-athletes,” commented Coach Sean Tedesco of the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, who chairs the CSCAA's Academic All-American committee.
“It is especially gratifying when you consider that we raised the minimum academic performance threshold this year from 2.80 to 3.00,” he added.
Mount Holyoke College, an all-women's school in Massachusetts, coached by David Allen, topped the women's rankings with a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.590.
Close behind were Olivet (3.574) and NYU (3.540). In all, six women's teams posted GPA's over 3.500.
Colorado College, coached by former CSCAA president Ann Goodman James, topped the men's ranking with a 3.508 GPA, just edging Washington & Lee, coached by present CSCAA secretary, Joel Shinofield, at 3.480. Ohio Wesleyan was third at 3.400.
Colorado College also led the combined women's and men's rankings with a score of 3.474, just ahead of NYU (3.450) and Washington & Lee (3.444). The top ten combined teams are listed immediately below.
A total of 85 Division III student-athletes – 43 women and 42 men – met the stringent academic and athletic requirements – a GPA of 3.500 or better and qualifying for the NCAA championships – to earn individual AAA honors. Eight women and six men had perfect 4.00 grade point averages.
A complete listing of the Division III Academic All-American teams and individuals may be found below.
Men's Teams | Women's Teams
Men's Individuals | Honorable Mention
Women's Individuals | Honorable Mention
Division III Women's Team Awards
| 3.59 | Mount Holyoke College | David Allen |
| 3.57 | Olivet College | Jake Taber |
| 3.54 | New York University | Lauren Beam |
| 3.51 | Brandeis University | Jim Zotz |
| 3.51 | Chatham University | Michael Meyers |
| 3.50 | Luther College | Lance Huber |
| 3.49 | Kalamazoo College | Kathy Milliken |
| 3.48 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Jon Carlson |
| 3.47 | Lycoming College | Jerry Hammaker |
| 3.47 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Charlie Griffiths |
| 3.47 | Grinnell College | Erin Hurley |
| 3.46 | Trinity College | Kristen Noone |
| 3.45 | Clark University | Paul Phillips |
| 3.44 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Trevor Miele |
| 3.44 | Alfred University | Brian Striker |
| 3.44 | Colorado College | Anne Goodman-James |
| 3.44 | Washington University | Brad Shively |
| 3.42 | Case Western Reserve University | Chris Conlon |
| 3.42 | Macalester College | Robert Pearson |
| 3.42 | University of Rochester | Pete Thompson |
| 3.41 | Occidental College | Peggy Carl |
| 3.40 | Washington and Lee University | Kami Gardner |
| 3.40 | Carleton College | Brooke Larsen |
| 3.39 | Saint Mary's University (MN) | Eric Lundquist |
| 3.39 | Nazareth College | Martie Staser |
| 3.39 | Carnegie Mellon University | Matthew Kinney |
| 3.39 | Goucher College | Thomas Till |
| 3.39 | Catholic University of America | Paul Waas |
| 3.39 | Transylvania University | George Villarreal |
| 3.39 | Ohio Wesleyan University | Richard Hawes |
| 3.37 | Oberlin College | Mark Fino |
| 3.37 | Wesleyan University | Mary Bolich |
| 3.37 | Hendrix College | Jim Kelly |
| 3.36 | Kenyon College | Jim Steen |
| 3.36 | Ithaca College | Paula Miller |
| 3.35 | University of Chicago | Jason Weber |
| 3.35 | Wheaton College | JP Gowdy |
| 3.34 | Whitman College | Jennifer Blomme |
| 3.33 | DePauw University | Mary Bretscher |
| 3.32 | Bates College | Peter Casares |
| 3.32 | Colby College | Tom Burton |
| 3.32 | Hiram College | Jack Groselle |
| 3.30 | Misericordia University | Jason Morini |
| 3.30 | Tufts University | Nancy Bigelow |
| 3.29 | Grove City College | Cathy Jacobs |
| 3.27 | Allegheny College | Danielle Lindner |
| 3.27 | Rowan University | Miki Lambert |
| 3.25 | Principia College | Carl Erikson |
| 3.23 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Paul Bennett |
| 3.22 | College of St. Catherine | Nicole Hempler |
| 3.22 | SUNY Geneseo | Paul Dotterweich |
| 3.22 | Wellesley College | Bonnie Dix |
| 3.22 | Wittenberg University | Natalie Koukis |
| 3.21 | Randolph-Macon College | Ben Delia |
| 3.21 | SUNY New Paltz | Brian Williams |
| 3.19 | Washington College | Kim Lessard |
| 3.18 | Westminster | Rob Klamut |
| 3.17 | Dickinson College | Paul Richards |
| 3.15 | Notre Dame (MD) | Curt Jordan |
| 3.14 | SUNY Oswego | Michael Holman |
| 3.14 | Monmouth College | Keith Crawford |
| 3.13 | William Paterson University | Ed Gurka |
| 3.12 | The College of Wooster | Rob Harrington |
| 3.11 | Mount Union College | Eric Mojock |
| 3.10 | Bethany College | John McGowan |
| 3.06 | Salisbury University | Jill Stephenson |
| 3.06 | Johns Hopkins | George Kennedy |
| 3.05 | SUNY Fredonia | Arthur Wang |
| 3.04 | University of New England | Kate Roy |
| 3.03 | Westfield State | David Laing |
| 3.00 | Washington & Jefferson College | Michael H. Orstein |
Division III Men's Team Awards
| 3.51 | Colorado College | Anne Goodman-James |
| 3.48 | Washington and Lee University | Joel Shinofield |
| 3.40 | Ohio Wesleyan Unversity | Richard Hawes |
| 3.39 | Carleton College | Brooke Larsen |
| 3.39 | New York University | Bob Sorensen |
| 3.38 | Oberlin College | Mark Fino |
| 3.37 | Washington University | Brad Shively |
| 3.37 | Goucher College | Thomas Till |
| 3.33 | Grinnell College | Erin Hurley |
| 3.31 | Tufts University | Adam Hoyt |
| 3.30 | Whitman College | Jennifer Blomme |
| 3.30 | Dickinson College | Paul Richards |
| 3.29 | Occidental College | Peggy Carl |
| 3.28 | Kalamazoo College | Kathy Milliken |
| 3.28 | Case Western Reserve University | Chris Conlon |
| 3.27 | Kenyon College | Jim Steen |
| 3.25 | Colby College | Tom Burton |
| 3.24 | Clark University | Paul Phillips |
| 3.23 | Carnegie Mellon University | Matthew Kinney |
| 3.23 | Johns Hopkins | George Kennedy |
| 3.22 | DePauw University | Adam Cohen |
| 3.22 | Wesleyan University | Mary Bolich |
| 3.21 | Transylvania University | George Villarreal |
| 3.20 | Hiram College | Jack Groselle |
| 3.19 | Ithaca College | Kevin Markwardt |
| 3.19 | Gustavus Adolphus College | Jon Carlson |
| 3.16 | Macalester College | Robert Pearson |
| 3.15 | The College of Wooster | Rob Harrington |
| 3.15 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Paul Bennett |
| 3.14 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Trevor Miele |
| 3.13 | Trinity College | Kristen Noone |
| 3.13 | William Paterson University | Ed Gurka |
| 3.11 | Luther College | Lance Huber |
| 3.11 | University of Chicago | Jason Weber |
| 3.10 | SUNY Oswego | Michael Holman |
| 3.09 | Westminster | Rob Klamut |
| 3.08 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Charlie Griffiths |
| 3.07 | Hendrix College | Jim Kelly |
| 3.05 | Grove City College | David Fritz |
| 3.04 | Mount Union College | Eric Mojock |
| 3.04 | Wittenberg University | Natalie Koukis |
| 3.01 | Sallisbury University | Jill Stephenson |
| 3.01 | Allegheny College | Danielle Lindner |
| 3.01 | Olivet College | Jake Taber |
| 3.00 | Washington & Jefferson College | Michael H. Orstein |
Division III Women's Acadmic All-American
| 4.00 | Elissa Schmidt | Luther College |
| 4.00 | Rachel Bruns | Luther College |
| 4.00 | Katharine Stefl | Kalamazoo College |
| 4.00 | Priya Srikanth | Washington University |
| 4.00 | Molly Evans | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 4.00 | Charlotte Jennings | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 4.00 | Jessica Wise | Kenyon College |
| 4.00 | Liz Shipley | Notre Dame (MD) |
| 3.96 | Elizabeth Carlton | Kenyon College |
| 3.93 | Amy Schneider | Luther College |
| 3.93 | Kelly Turpin | Ithaca College |
| 3.91 | Valarie Hoops | Luther College |
| 3.90 | Ellie Elgamal | University of Chicago |
| 3.89 | Megan Mier | Westminster |
| 3.89 | Shanti Freitas | Smith College |
| 3.84 | Tracy Menzel | Kenyon College |
| 3.83 | Hamil, Maddison Ann | DePauw University |
| 3.80 | Meredith Nordbrock | Washington University |
| 3.77 | Emily Lewandowski | Kenyon College |
| 3.76 | Kelly Kono | Washington University |
| 3.75 | Addison Choi | Luther College |
| 3.75 | Stier, Amanda Michele | DePauw University |
| 3.73 | Kristen Mann | Washington University |
| 3.71 | Natalia Seymour | Notre Dame (MD) |
| 3.70 | Emily Lesher | Nazareth College |
| 3.70 | Michelle Coombs | SUNY New Paltz |
| 3.68 | Maddie Given | Colby College |
| 3.67 | Jean Taylor | Notre Dame (MD) |
| 3.65 | Kendall Swett | Tufts University |
| 3.65 | Jennifer Heberton | Ithaca College |
| 3.62 | Allison Johnson | Kenyon College |
| 3.62 | Katryn Ellis | Notre Dame (MD) |
| 3.61 | Liz Caravati | Washington University |
| 3.61 | Caroline Munley | Notre Dame (MD) |
| 3.59 | Kelsey Potdevin | Colby College |
| 3.58 | Lauren Brady | Kenyon College |
| 3.58 | Kelly Norsworthy | Colby College |
| 3.57 | Rebecca Wenzlau | Kenyon College |
| 3.56 | Megan Kono fall | Tufts University |
| 3.55 | Doogan, Katherine Elizabeth | DePauw University |
| 3.50 | Kate Sorenson | Wellesley College |
| 3.50 | Jaime Straub | Kenyon College |
| 3.50 | Erica Ellis | SUNY New Paltz |
Division III Women's Acadmic All-American Honorable Mention
| 4.00 | Courtney Mich | Olivet College |
| 4.00 | Kathryn Knoechel | Kalamazoo College |
| 4.00 | Emma Espel | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 4.00 | Lauren Connell | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 4.00 | Allison Retotar | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 4.00 | Kathryn Leech | Kenyon College |
| 4.00 | Abby Pratt | Wheaton College |
| 3.92 | Morgan Guardino | Worcester Polytechnic Inst |
| 3.92 | Maggie Hansvick | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 3.91 | Brittany Bertoli | Washington & Jefferson |
| 3.87 | Ellen Keefe | Grove City College |
| 3.83 | Carrie Gunderson | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 3.80 | Marta Stewart-Bates | Kenyon College |
| 3.77 | Sarah Page | Grove City College |
| 3.73 | Medlock, Elizabeth K | DePauw University |
| 3.70 | Samantha Ashby | New York University |
| 3.70 | Janelle Szary | New York University |
| 3.67 | Christine O'Connor | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 3.66 | Ava Tanton | Kenyon College |
| 3.65 | Karin Underwood | Washington University |
| 3.61 | Courtney Chilcote | Colby College |
| 3.59 | Jonna Berry | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 3.58 | Janine Zaltsman | Wesleyan University |
| 3.58 | Savanna Johnson | Wellesley College |
| 3.57 | Anna Kochalko | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.51 | Iris Meehan | Wheaton College |
| 3.50 | Chelsea Pfohl | New York University |
| 3.50 | Lauren Baur | Grove City College |
Division III Men's AcademicAll-American
| 4.00 | Shaughn Keating | New York University |
| 4.00 | Robert Dekke | Kalamazoo College |
| 4.00 | Alexander Rantz | Kenyon College |
| 4.00 | Jason Huber | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 4.00 | David Pearson | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 4.00 | Kellen Beckwith | Olivet College |
| 3.98 | John David Gatz | Ohio Wesleyan Unversity |
| 3.93 | Joshua Mitchell | Kenyon College |
| 3.91 | Paul Crook | Washington and Lee University |
| 3.91 | Scott Horsington | SUNY Fredonia |
| 3.89 | Brandon Barnds | Washington and Lee University |
| 3.88 | Kyle Packer | Kenyon College |
| 3.87 | Michael Machala | Kenyon College |
| 3.86 | Alex Hanson | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.85 | Greg Nowak | DePauw University |
| 3.85 | Brian Bazzell | Kalamazoo College |
| 3.83 | Tom McConnell | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.80 | Brad Thornton | New York University |
| 3.78 | Christopher Diebold | Washington and Lee University |
| 3.77 | Alexander Stoyel | Kenyon College |
| 3.76 | Kevin Morgan | SUNY Oswego |
| 3.75 | Steve Klabak | DePauw University |
| 3.74 | Connor Ziegler | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 3.73 | Timothy McGlaston | Washington and Lee University |
| 3.73 | Alex Beye | Washington University |
| 3.71 | Drew Kouri | Case Western Reserve University |
| 3.70 | Paul Hogan | New York University |
| 3.70 | Eric Wang | New York University |
| 3.69 | Richard "Alex" Sweet | Washington and Lee University |
| 3.68 | Matthew S. Baker | Alfred University |
| 3.67 | Tyler Wakefield | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| 3.66 | Michael Northcutt | Kenyon College |
| 3.63 | John Johnson | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.63 | Kevin Leckey | Washington University |
| 3.61 | Christopher Dotson | SUNY Oswego |
| 3.60 | Andrew Lardiere | New York University |
| 3.57 | Thomas Irgens | Kenyon College |
| 3.55 | Collin Ohning | Kenyon College |
| 3.54 | Neil Anderson | Wittenberg University |
| 3.53 | Stephen Schranck | Carthage College |
| 3.50 | Chris Wolff | New York University |
| 3.50 | Jay Carpenter | US Merchant Marine Academy |
Division III Men's AcademicAll-American Honorable Mention
| 4.00 | Ryan Booms | Kalamazoo College |
| 4.00 | Kevin Smith | Colby College |
| 4.00 | Alex Stabell | University of Chicago |
| 4.00 | Dustin Meisner | Olivet College |
| 3.90 | Andrew Kent | University of Chicago |
| 3.86 | Stephen Burns | Westminster |
| 3.84 | Brad Henderson | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.81 | Bryan Pelka | Carthage College |
| 3.80 | Evan Mullin | Colby College |
| 3.80 | Travis Piper | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.80 | Daniel Perry | Bates College |
| 3.79 | Andrew Seo | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.77 | Kurt Adkins | Colorado College |
| 3.76 | Dima Galkin | Washington University |
| 3.76 | Joseph L. Gage | Ithaca College |
| 3.75 | Pat Snyder | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.75 | Andy Bax | Carthage College |
| 3.74 | Julian Beattie | Washington University |
| 3.71 | Josh Mathews | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 3.70 | Max Norris | New York University |
| 3.69 | Christopher Lehberger | Westminster |
| 3.67 | Cyrus Mistry | Grinnell College |
| 3.67 | James Schlabach | University of Chicago |
| 3.65 | Zachary Ergish | University of Chicago |
| 3.60 | Andrew Guyton | New York University |
| 3.60 | Drew Snyder | Grove City College |
| 3.55 | Dan Arteaga | Washington University |
| 3.52 | Thomas Benoit | Westminster |
| 3.52 | Mason Ruffing | Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| 3.51 | Andrew Yarzebinski | Westminster |
| 3.50 | Sebastien Davis-Vangelder | University of Chicago |
| 3.50 | Lincoln Larsen | Grove City College |
