Full CSCAA Release

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – It has been an unbelievable season in the pool and in the classroom for the University of Evansville swimming and diving teams.  The Purple Aces women set 10 school records, set one Missouri Valley Conference record and won three conference titles.  Evansville's men picked up their best conference finish in 13 years.
 
Today, the teams were honored for their efforts in the classroom by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as Scholar All-America Teams.  In an unbelievable performance outside the pool, UE's women finished the 2014-15 season with a 3.61 GPA.  That ranked third in the nation!  Evansville was the only school ranked in the top three to win a race in its respective conference meet.  In the spring of 2015, the team was even better, posting a final GPA of 3.65.
 
Just as impressive was the improvement the men made from last year.  In 2013-14, the men did not make the list, finishing just short of the 3.00 GPA needed to earn a spot on the list.  This season, the men made a remarkable transformation, finishing 45^th in the country with a final GPA of 3.17.  Their efforts in the spring semester were even better as they checked in with a 3.3.
 
"I am super impressed with how well our student-athletes are able to balance the academic rigors of the University of Evansville and the athletic challenges that are presented in the Mid-American Conference and the Missouri Valley Conference," Aces head coach Rickey Perkins said.  "I am truly happy for them.  They work very hard and this award shows that their efforts are paying off."
 
The CSCAA has designated a record 406 collegiate swimming and diving programs as Scholar All-America Teams.  The recognition comes as a result of the programs' classroom performance in the past semester.   It is the first time in the program's 30+ year history of the program that more than 600 teams, representing 406 institutions received the designation.
 
Nearly 70% of all NCAA swimming and diving programs earned GPA's of 3.0 or higher during the Spring Semester including 83% of all Division I schools.   The announcement comes on the heels of a NCAA report on the Academic Progress Rate of Division I sports.  That report showed that Division I men's and women's swimming and diving teams posted the second highest Academic Progress Rates (APR) among those sports with fifty or more teams.
 
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 & diving at the collegiate level.
 
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