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Wyoming Swimming and Diving Honored for Work in Classroom

UW had 15 Scholar All-Americans

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Nick Seeman Academic Support 6/28/2018 10:31:00 AM
LARAMIE, Wyo. (June 28 , 2018) –Success in the pool has been once again been paired with achievements in the classroom as the College Swimming Coaches Association of America honored the Cowboy and Cowgirl programs in their annual Academic All-America Team selections on Thursday. Additionally, UW placed 15 individuals on the Scholar All-America team.

"I'm very proud of our student-athletes," Wyoming head coach Dave Denniston said. "Our student-athletes take pride in what they do in the pool and in the classroom and that really showed this season."

The Cowgirls had a very impressive Team GPA of 3.40 for the spring semester. The Cowboys also had success in the classroom with a Team GPA of 3.41.
 
The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 1,069 swimmers and divers for its Scholar All-America team. The award recognizes students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.  The selections, drawn from 181 colleges and universities across all Divisions, include CSCAA NCAA Division I Swimmers-of-the-Year Caeleb Dressel and Ella Easton. 

In addition to the 1,069 first-team selections, 1,137 students were named as Honorable Mentioned selections. These students have similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at an NCAA Regional or Zone Diving qualifier.  In total, 289 teams placed at least one individual on the First or Second teams.
 
Leading the way for the Wyoming as Scholar All-Americans were Karla Contreras and Scotia Mullin. Honorable Mention selections included Cowboys: Mitchell Hovis, David Murphy, Wade NelsonJacob Porter, Ryan Russi, Slade Sheaffer and Kyle White. Cowgirl Honorable Mention honorees were Samantha Burke, Marcela Gramcko, Maria Harutjunjan, Hannah Mclean-Leonard, Isobel Ryan and Kelly Sheldon.
 
Cowboys
Mitch Hovis (HM)
Scotia Mullin
David Murphy (HM)
Wade Nelson (HM)
Jacob Porter (HM)
Ryan Russi (HM)
Slade Sheaffer (HM)
Kyle White (HM)
 
Cowgirls
Samantha Burke (HM)
Karla Contreras
Marcela Gramcko Wietstruck (HM)
Maria Harutjunjan (HM)
Hannah McLean-Leonard (HM)
Isobel Ryan (HM)
Kelly Anna Sheldon (HM)
 
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Players Mentioned

Ryan Russi

Ryan Russi

DIVE
5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Wade Nelson

Wade Nelson

IM
5' 10"
Junior
Jacob Porter

Jacob Porter

FLY
6' 0"
Junior
Slade Sheaffer

Slade Sheaffer

FREE
6' 1"
Junior
Karla Contreras

Karla Contreras

DIVE
5' 4"
Freshman
Samantha Burke

Samantha Burke

BACK
Sophomore
Samantha Burke

Samantha Burke

BACK
5' 9"
Junior
Karla Contreras

Karla Contreras

DIVE
5' 4"
Sophomore
Marcela Gramcko

Marcela Gramcko

BACK
5' 9"
Junior
Maria Harutjunjan

Maria Harutjunjan

BR
5' 8"
Senior
Scotia Mullin

Scotia Mullin

DIVE
5' 7"
Sophomore
David Murphy

David Murphy

BR
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Russi

Ryan Russi

5' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
DIVE
Wade Nelson

Wade Nelson

5' 10"
Junior
IM
Jacob Porter

Jacob Porter

6' 0"
Junior
FLY
Slade Sheaffer

Slade Sheaffer

6' 1"
Junior
FREE
Karla Contreras

Karla Contreras

5' 4"
Freshman
DIVE
Samantha Burke

Samantha Burke

Sophomore
BACK
Samantha Burke

Samantha Burke

5' 9"
Junior
BACK
Karla Contreras

Karla Contreras

5' 4"
Sophomore
DIVE
Marcela Gramcko

Marcela Gramcko

5' 9"
Junior
BACK
Maria Harutjunjan

Maria Harutjunjan

5' 8"
Senior
BR
Scotia Mullin

Scotia Mullin

5' 7"
Sophomore
DIVE
David Murphy

David Murphy

5' 11"
Junior
BR