Swimmers Post Nation's No. 2 GPA
6/19/2018 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
CSCAA 2018 Spring Scholar All-America Teams
NORFOLK, Va. -- The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recognized the Rice Owls as a 2018 Scholar All-American Team with a 3.80 Spring grade point average that is the second-highest in the nation.
The 3.80 GPA is a cumulative total from 24 student-athletes on the swim team's 2018 spring roster. Rice's 2018 GPA is No. 2 in the nation for Division I swim teams, including both women's and men's programs.
Last spring the Rice swimmers finished second in both the Conference USA Championship meet and the CSCAA National Invitational (often called the `Swimming NIT'). The Owls are under the direction of head coach Seth Huston, who recently completed his 16th year at the helm of the program. The CSCAA's top ten Division I women's teams GPAs are listed below, and the organization's full list/news release is available at the above link.
Spring GPA, Division I Women's Swim Team
3.81, Saint Francis (PA)
3.80, Rice
3.77, Brown
3.71, Stanford
3.71, Drexel
3.70, Grand Canyon
3.69, Louisville
3.68, Bowling Green
3.67, Iona
3.66, Arizona
3.66, Saint Louis