Some 115 Division III college swimming and diving teams – 70 women's teams and 45 men's -- were named as Academic All-American teams for the Spring 2008 semester, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced today.

“We are absolutely delighted with the performance of our Division III student-athletes,” commented Coach Sean Tedesco of the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, who chairs the CSCAA's Academic All-American committee.

“It is especially gratifying when you consider that we raised the minimum academic performance threshold this year from 2.80 to 3.00,” he added.

Mount Holyoke College, an all-women's school in Massachusetts, coached by David Allen, topped the women's rankings with a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.590.

Close behind were Olivet (3.574) and NYU (3.540). In all, six women's teams posted GPA's over 3.500.

Colorado College, coached by former CSCAA president Ann Goodman James, topped the men's ranking with a 3.508 GPA, just edging Washington & Lee, coached by present CSCAA secretary, Joel Shinofield, at 3.480. Ohio Wesleyan was third at 3.400.

Colorado College also led the combined women's and men's rankings with a score of 3.474, just ahead of NYU (3.450) and Washington & Lee (3.444). The top ten combined teams are listed immediately below.

A total of 85 Division III student-athletes – 43 women and 42 men – met the stringent academic and athletic requirements – a GPA of 3.500 or better and qualifying for the NCAA championships – to earn individual AAA honors. Eight women and six men had perfect 4.00 grade point averages.

A complete listing of the Division III Academic All-American teams and individuals may be found below.

Men's Teams | Women's Teams
Men's Individuals | Honorable Mention
Women's Individuals | Honorable Mention

Division III Women's Team Awards

3.59	Mount Holyoke College	David Allen
3.57	Olivet College	Jake Taber
3.54	New York University	Lauren Beam
3.51	Brandeis University	Jim Zotz
3.51	Chatham University	Michael Meyers
3.50	Luther College	Lance Huber
3.49	Kalamazoo College	Kathy Milliken
3.48	Gustavus Adolphus College	Jon Carlson
3.47	Lycoming College	Jerry Hammaker
3.47	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Charlie Griffiths
3.47	Grinnell College	Erin Hurley
3.46	Trinity College	Kristen Noone
3.45	Clark University	Paul Phillips
3.44	Stevens Institute of Technology	Trevor Miele
3.44	Alfred University	Brian Striker
3.44	Colorado College	Anne Goodman-James
3.44	Washington University	Brad Shively
3.42	Case Western Reserve University	Chris Conlon
3.42	Macalester College	Robert Pearson
3.42	University of Rochester	Pete Thompson
3.41	Occidental College	Peggy Carl
3.40	Washington and Lee University	Kami Gardner
3.40	Carleton College	Brooke Larsen
3.39	Saint Mary's University (MN)	Eric Lundquist
3.39	Nazareth College	Martie Staser
3.39	Carnegie Mellon University	Matthew Kinney
3.39	Goucher College	Thomas Till
3.39	Catholic University of America	Paul Waas
3.39	Transylvania University	George Villarreal
3.39	Ohio Wesleyan University	Richard Hawes
3.37	Oberlin College	Mark Fino
3.37	Wesleyan University	Mary Bolich
3.37	Hendrix College	Jim Kelly
3.36	Kenyon College	Jim Steen
3.36	Ithaca College	Paula Miller
3.35	University of Chicago	Jason Weber
3.35	Wheaton College	JP Gowdy
3.34	Whitman College	Jennifer Blomme
3.33	DePauw University	Mary Bretscher
3.32	Bates College	Peter Casares
3.32	Colby College	Tom Burton
3.32	Hiram College	Jack Groselle
3.30	Misericordia University	Jason Morini
3.30	Tufts University	Nancy Bigelow
3.29	Grove City College	Cathy Jacobs
3.27	Allegheny College	Danielle Lindner
3.27	Rowan University	Miki Lambert
3.25	Principia College	Carl Erikson
3.23	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Paul Bennett
3.22	College of St. Catherine	Nicole Hempler
3.22	SUNY Geneseo	Paul Dotterweich
3.22	Wellesley College	Bonnie Dix
3.22	Wittenberg University	Natalie Koukis
3.21	Randolph-Macon College	Ben Delia
3.21	SUNY New Paltz	Brian Williams
3.19	Washington College	Kim Lessard
3.18	Westminster	Rob Klamut
3.17	Dickinson College	Paul Richards
3.15	Notre Dame (MD)	Curt Jordan
3.14	SUNY Oswego	Michael Holman
3.14	Monmouth College	Keith Crawford
3.13	William Paterson University	Ed Gurka
3.12	The College of Wooster	Rob Harrington
3.11	Mount Union College	Eric Mojock
3.10	Bethany College	John McGowan
3.06	Salisbury University	Jill Stephenson
3.06	Johns Hopkins	George Kennedy
3.05	SUNY Fredonia	Arthur Wang
3.04	University of New England	Kate Roy
3.03	Westfield State	David Laing
3.00	Washington & Jefferson College	Michael H. Orstein

Division III Men's Team Awards

3.51	Colorado College	Anne Goodman-James
3.48	Washington and Lee University	Joel Shinofield
3.40	Ohio Wesleyan Unversity	Richard Hawes
3.39	Carleton College	Brooke Larsen
3.39	New York University	Bob Sorensen
3.38	Oberlin College	Mark Fino
3.37	Washington University	Brad Shively
3.37	Goucher College	Thomas Till
3.33	Grinnell College	Erin Hurley
3.31	Tufts University	Adam Hoyt
3.30	Whitman College	Jennifer Blomme
3.30	Dickinson College	Paul Richards
3.29	Occidental College	Peggy Carl
3.28	Kalamazoo College	Kathy Milliken
3.28	Case Western Reserve University	Chris Conlon
3.27	Kenyon College	Jim Steen
3.25	Colby College	Tom Burton
3.24	Clark University	Paul Phillips
3.23	Carnegie Mellon University	Matthew Kinney
3.23	Johns Hopkins	George Kennedy
3.22	DePauw University	Adam Cohen
3.22	Wesleyan University	Mary Bolich
3.21	Transylvania University	George Villarreal
3.20	Hiram College	Jack Groselle
3.19	Ithaca College	Kevin Markwardt
3.19	Gustavus Adolphus College	Jon Carlson
3.16	Macalester College	Robert Pearson
3.15	The College of Wooster	Rob Harrington
3.15	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Paul Bennett
3.14	Stevens Institute of Technology	Trevor Miele
3.13	Trinity College	Kristen Noone
3.13	William Paterson University	Ed Gurka
3.11	Luther College	Lance Huber
3.11	University of Chicago	Jason Weber
3.10	SUNY Oswego	Michael Holman
3.09	Westminster	Rob Klamut
3.08	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Charlie Griffiths
3.07	Hendrix College	Jim Kelly
3.05	Grove City College	David Fritz
3.04	Mount Union College	Eric Mojock
3.04	Wittenberg University	Natalie Koukis
3.01	Sallisbury University	Jill Stephenson
3.01	Allegheny College	Danielle Lindner
3.01	Olivet College	Jake Taber
3.00	Washington & Jefferson College	Michael H. Orstein

Division III Women's Acadmic All-American

4.00	Elissa Schmidt	Luther College
4.00	Rachel Bruns	Luther College
4.00	Katharine Stefl	Kalamazoo College
4.00	Priya Srikanth	Washington University
4.00	Molly Evans	Carnegie Mellon University
4.00	Charlotte Jennings	Carnegie Mellon University
4.00	Jessica Wise	Kenyon College
4.00	Liz Shipley	Notre Dame (MD)
3.96	Elizabeth Carlton	Kenyon College
3.93	Amy Schneider	Luther College
3.93	Kelly Turpin	Ithaca College
3.91	Valarie Hoops	Luther College
3.90	Ellie Elgamal	University of Chicago
3.89	Megan Mier	Westminster
3.89	Shanti Freitas	Smith College
3.84	Tracy Menzel	Kenyon College
3.83	Hamil, Maddison Ann	DePauw University
3.80	Meredith Nordbrock	Washington University
3.77	Emily Lewandowski	Kenyon College
3.76	Kelly Kono	Washington University
3.75	Addison Choi	Luther College
3.75	Stier, Amanda Michele	DePauw University
3.73	Kristen Mann	Washington University
3.71	Natalia Seymour	Notre Dame (MD)
3.70	Emily Lesher	Nazareth College
3.70	Michelle Coombs	SUNY New Paltz
3.68	Maddie Given	Colby College
3.67	Jean Taylor	Notre Dame (MD)
3.65	Kendall Swett	Tufts University
3.65	Jennifer Heberton	Ithaca College
3.62	Allison Johnson	Kenyon College
3.62	Katryn Ellis	Notre Dame (MD)
3.61	Liz Caravati	Washington University
3.61	Caroline Munley	Notre Dame (MD)
3.59	Kelsey Potdevin	Colby College
3.58	Lauren Brady	Kenyon College
3.58	Kelly Norsworthy	Colby College
3.57	Rebecca Wenzlau	Kenyon College
3.56	Megan Kono fall	Tufts University
3.55	Doogan, Katherine Elizabeth	DePauw University
3.50	Kate Sorenson	Wellesley College
3.50	Jaime Straub	Kenyon College
3.50	Erica Ellis	SUNY New Paltz

Division III Women's Acadmic All-American Honorable Mention

4.00	Courtney Mich	Olivet College
4.00	Kathryn Knoechel	Kalamazoo College
4.00	Emma Espel	Gustavus Adolphus College
4.00	Lauren Connell	Carnegie Mellon University
4.00	Allison Retotar	Carnegie Mellon University
4.00	Kathryn Leech	Kenyon College
4.00	Abby Pratt	Wheaton College
3.92	Morgan Guardino	Worcester Polytechnic Inst
3.92	Maggie Hansvick	Gustavus Adolphus College
3.91	Brittany Bertoli	Washington & Jefferson
3.87	Ellen Keefe	Grove City College
3.83	Carrie Gunderson	Gustavus Adolphus College
3.80	Marta Stewart-Bates	Kenyon College
3.77	Sarah Page	Grove City College
3.73	Medlock, Elizabeth K	DePauw University
3.70	Samantha Ashby	New York University
3.70	Janelle Szary	New York University
3.67	Christine O'Connor	Gustavus Adolphus College
3.66	Ava Tanton	Kenyon College
3.65	Karin Underwood	Washington University
3.61	Courtney Chilcote	Colby College
3.59	Jonna Berry	Gustavus Adolphus College
3.58	Janine Zaltsman	Wesleyan University
3.58	Savanna Johnson	Wellesley College
3.57	Anna Kochalko	Carnegie Mellon University
3.51	Iris Meehan	Wheaton College
3.50	Chelsea Pfohl	New York University
3.50	Lauren Baur	Grove City College

Division III Men's AcademicAll-American

4.00	Shaughn Keating	New York University
4.00	Robert Dekke	Kalamazoo College
4.00	Alexander Rantz	Kenyon College
4.00	Jason Huber	Carnegie Mellon University
4.00	David Pearson	Gustavus Adolphus College
4.00	Kellen Beckwith	Olivet College
3.98	John David Gatz	Ohio Wesleyan Unversity
3.93	Joshua Mitchell	Kenyon College
3.91	Paul Crook	Washington and Lee University
3.91	Scott Horsington	SUNY Fredonia
3.89	Brandon Barnds	Washington and Lee University
3.88	Kyle Packer	Kenyon College
3.87	Michael Machala	Kenyon College
3.86	Alex Hanson	Carnegie Mellon University
3.85	Greg Nowak	DePauw University
3.85	Brian Bazzell	Kalamazoo College
3.83	Tom McConnell	Carnegie Mellon University
3.80	Brad Thornton	New York University
3.78	Christopher Diebold	Washington and Lee University
3.77	Alexander Stoyel	Kenyon College
3.76	Kevin Morgan	SUNY Oswego
3.75	Steve Klabak	DePauw University
3.74	Connor Ziegler	Gustavus Adolphus College
3.73	Timothy McGlaston	Washington and Lee University
3.73	Alex Beye	Washington University
3.71	Drew Kouri	Case Western Reserve University
3.70	Paul Hogan	New York University
3.70	Eric Wang	New York University
3.69	Richard "Alex" Sweet	Washington and Lee University
3.68	Matthew S. Baker	Alfred University
3.67	Tyler Wakefield	Gustavus Adolphus College
3.66	Michael Northcutt	Kenyon College
3.63	John Johnson	Carnegie Mellon University
3.63	Kevin Leckey	Washington University
3.61	Christopher Dotson	SUNY Oswego
3.60	Andrew Lardiere	New York University
3.57	Thomas Irgens	Kenyon College
3.55	Collin Ohning	Kenyon College
3.54	Neil Anderson	Wittenberg University
3.53	Stephen Schranck	Carthage College
3.50	Chris Wolff	New York University
3.50	Jay Carpenter	US Merchant Marine Academy

Division III Men's AcademicAll-American Honorable Mention

4.00	Ryan Booms	Kalamazoo College
4.00	Kevin Smith	Colby College
4.00	Alex Stabell	University of Chicago
4.00	Dustin Meisner	Olivet College
3.90	Andrew Kent	University of Chicago
3.86	Stephen Burns	Westminster
3.84	Brad Henderson	Carnegie Mellon University
3.81	Bryan Pelka	Carthage College
3.80	Evan Mullin	Colby College
3.80	Travis Piper	Carnegie Mellon University
3.80	Daniel Perry	Bates College
3.79	Andrew Seo	Carnegie Mellon University
3.77	Kurt Adkins	Colorado College
3.76	Dima Galkin	Washington University
3.76	Joseph L. Gage	Ithaca College
3.75	Pat Snyder	Carnegie Mellon University
3.75	Andy Bax	Carthage College
3.74	Julian Beattie	Washington University
3.71	Josh Mathews	Carnegie Mellon University
3.70	Max Norris	New York University
3.69	Christopher Lehberger	Westminster
3.67	Cyrus Mistry	Grinnell College
3.67	James Schlabach	University of Chicago
3.65	Zachary Ergish	University of Chicago
3.60	Andrew Guyton	New York University
3.60	Drew Snyder	Grove City College
3.55	Dan Arteaga	Washington University
3.52	Thomas Benoit	Westminster
3.52	Mason Ruffing	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
3.51	Andrew Yarzebinski	Westminster
3.50	Sebastien Davis-Vangelder	University of Chicago
3.50	Lincoln Larsen	Grove City College