Michigan State University Athletics
Swimming & Diving Teams Earn CSCAA Academic Honors
6/23/2021 6:07:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
East Lansing, Mich. --Â The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its Scholar All-America team honors for spring 2021.For the Spring ranking, Both the men's and women's squads ranked 16th among their Division I peers, with the Michigan State women's team posting a 3.74 grade-point average and the men's team owning a team GPA of 3.58.Â
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Complete CSCAA Scholar-All-America Release
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In the January 19th ranking, The Spartan women's team led the way across all three divisions with its 3.87 team GPA, and the men's squad ranked sixth among Division I teams with a 3.71. Spring selections were made on the basis of teams' spring grade point averages and represent 17,982 student-athletes. Â The Scholar All-America team includes 721 men's and women's teams from 424 institutions.
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On the women's team, both Taylor Arnold and Amanda Ling were among the eight recipients of the President's Award at the Student-Athlete Support Services Academic Gala, given to the graduating student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average. All eight achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Arnold is a special education and learning disabilities major that earned a Michigan State Honor's College State Scholarship. She's a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree in addition to garnering the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2021. Ling was a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Elite 90 award this season and is a four-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. A 2020 CSCA All-America selection in one-meter and three-meter diving, Ling is also a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
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Complete CSCAA Scholar-All-America Release
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In the January 19th ranking, The Spartan women's team led the way across all three divisions with its 3.87 team GPA, and the men's squad ranked sixth among Division I teams with a 3.71. Spring selections were made on the basis of teams' spring grade point averages and represent 17,982 student-athletes. Â The Scholar All-America team includes 721 men's and women's teams from 424 institutions.
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On the women's team, both Taylor Arnold and Amanda Ling were among the eight recipients of the President's Award at the Student-Athlete Support Services Academic Gala, given to the graduating student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average. All eight achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Arnold is a special education and learning disabilities major that earned a Michigan State Honor's College State Scholarship. She's a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree in addition to garnering the team's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2021. Ling was a recipient of the prestigious NCAA Elite 90 award this season and is a four-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. A 2020 CSCA All-America selection in one-meter and three-meter diving, Ling is also a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
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