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[SIZE=5]14 Bears Earn Scholar All-America Honors[/SIZE]
[COLOR="#808080"][SIZE=4]Each Team Member Had At Least A 3.50 GPA This Past Year[/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE=3]By Cal Athletics on Wed, June 22, 2016[/SIZE][/COLOR]
Cal's prowess in both the pool and the classroom was on display once again as 14 members of the Golden Bears' women's swimming & diving team have been recognized as Scholar All-Americans, the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association announced Wednesday.
Overall, Cal placed 10 Bears on the first team, which ties for the highest total in the country, with four additional Bears receiving honorable mention. Cal was the only school in the Pac-12 to reach double digits, and the Bears' 10 first-team selections were double the next closest conference squad.
Those are the first team, which requires a GPA of 3.50 or higher and participation at the NCAA Championships meet, are:
Rachael Acker
Amy Bilquist
Rachel Bootsma
Marina Garcia
Anne Kastler
Phoebe LaMay
Kelly Naze
Farida Osman
Noemie Thomas
Kristen Vredeveld
In addition, Catherine Ladd, Jasmine Mau, Maija Roses and Hayden Tavoda were honorable mention choices. Each of them had at least a 3.50 GPA and either achieved an NCAA "B" time standard or competed at the NCAA zone diving meet.
Earlier this week, Cal was named a Scholar All-America team for having a combined 3.57 GPA this past year. The Bears' GPA was highest in the Pac-12 and second highest among schools that finished among the NCAA Top 10 in 2016.
Cal finished third at the NCAA Championships this past March, marking the eighth consecutive year the Bears have placed among the country's top three teams a stretch that has included three national titles.
For a complete list of the Scholar All-Americans, visit cscaa.org.
http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=211028698-----
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CSCAA Hands Out Record 853 All-American Awards[/SIZE][/COLOR]
On Tuesday a record total of 853 swimmers and divers were selected by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The criteria for being selected is that the athlete must attain a minimum 3.50 GPA and have participated in their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
The teams with the highest number of All-Americans in Division 1 on the women's side were Auburn (16), Alabama and
Cal (14), and South Carolina, Texas A&M and Yale (13).
https://swimswam.com/cscaa-hands-record-853-american-awards/-----
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Published on [U]5 Jun 2016[/U] 
