The Saint Leo men’s and women’s swimming teams have been recognized for their success in the classroom — being named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America team, on the basis of their fall grade point averages.
The men finished the 2018 fall semester with a 3.28 GPA to finish tied for 18th in all of NCAA Division II, while the women posted a 3.42 GPA.
The Saint Leo programs were among 713 teams from 460 institutions from all collegiate athletic divisions to be selected to the Scholar All-America team. To earn the honor, teams were required to post a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the fall semester and maintain a roster of 12 or more student-athletes.
Division I Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia) had the highest GPA of all women’s teams, with an average GPA of 3.79. Among men’s programs, Division III Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the top spot with a 3.78.
