Feb. 7, 2010

Wright State is one of 112 Division I women's squads named to the College Swimming Coaches of America (CSCAA) Scholar-Athlete All-American list, it was announced recently.

WSU ranked #12 in the country with its 3.43 GPA, leading all Horizon League institutions as well as universities such as Duke, Yale, Brown, Notre Dame, Columbia, Lehigh, Northwestern, Michigan, California, Cornell and Vanderbilt.

The list recognizes those programs that achieve a grade point average of 3.00 or higher in the fall semester or quarter. 341 teams, representing 241 colleges and universities, were selected overall and is the largest number of award recipients since the CSCAA raised the criteria for selection in 2008.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) - the oldest 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 at the collegiate level.

Wright State returns to action February 24-27 at the Horizon League Championships in Chicago.