CSCAA Recognizes Men’s and Women’s Swimming Teams for Academics

The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named the Penn State Altoona men’s and women’s swimming teams to its Scholar All-America team for the spring 2019 semester.

The Penn State Altoona men’s team compiled a grade-point average of 3.17, while the women’s team posted a GPA of 3.35. The Lions and Lady Lions were part of a record 480 institutions named to the CSCAA’s Scholar All-America list.

The importance of academics in the realm of Division III athletics is not lost on Penn State Altoona swimming head coach Brad Brooks, who is currently in his third year with the program.

During his four-year collegiate swimming career at McDaniel College, Brooks was awarded for his academics through many honors. He was named a three-time NCAA Academic All-American and earned a NCAA Elite 90 Academic Recognition Award for having the highest cumulative GPA among all of the participants in the 2016 Division III men’s swimming championships.

CSCAA executive director Greg Earhart notes, “Coach Brooks has shown that success in the pool and classroom go hand-in-hand.”