Ling Garners CoSIDA Academic All-America Kudos
8/6/2021 12:23:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State senior diver Amanda Ling was named to the 2021 Academic All-District® At-Large Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), in recognition of the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom.
Complete 2021 Academic All-America At Large Team AnnouncementÂ
Ling is one of four swimming & diving student-athletes to earn a spot on the first team, including one other from the Big Ten (Abigail Knapton, Nebraska). Among the 45 women selected to the Academic All-America® Division I At-Large teams, 21 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 17 members of the women's at-large first team carry an average GPA of 3.926. Â
Ling finished her MSU career as one of the most decorated Spartans to come through the program. Ling won the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. In addition, the May 2021 graduate was one of eight Spartan senior student-athletes to share the prestigious President's Award at the Student Athlete Support Services (SASS) Academic Gala and was MSU's female recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. A Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection, Ling is also a four-time Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American. She advanced to the NCAA Championship weekend as a senior for the first time in her career, where in the 1M diving competition she scored a 247.95 to finish 37th overall nationally.
Complete 2021 Academic All-America At Large Team AnnouncementÂ
Ling is one of four swimming & diving student-athletes to earn a spot on the first team, including one other from the Big Ten (Abigail Knapton, Nebraska). Among the 45 women selected to the Academic All-America® Division I At-Large teams, 21 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 17 members of the women's at-large first team carry an average GPA of 3.926. Â
Ling finished her MSU career as one of the most decorated Spartans to come through the program. Ling won the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. In addition, the May 2021 graduate was one of eight Spartan senior student-athletes to share the prestigious President's Award at the Student Athlete Support Services (SASS) Academic Gala and was MSU's female recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. A Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection, Ling is also a four-time Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American. She advanced to the NCAA Championship weekend as a senior for the first time in her career, where in the 1M diving competition she scored a 247.95 to finish 37th overall nationally.
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