RICHMOND, VA – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recently announced that the Gustavus Adolphus College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have earned Scholar All-America honors for their efforts in the classroom during the Spring 2023 semester. The Gustavus men and women were two of the 298 Division III programs to earn the honor after posting GPAs of 3.60 and 3.61 respectively.
CSCAA also named its individual Scholar All-America Teams. A total of 2,290 (1,270 women and 1,020 men) swimmers and divers were acknowledged as Scholar All-Americans for the 2022-23 season.
Gusties earning recognition include:
Andrew Becker (Sr., Northfield), Mathematics (Second Team)
Peyton Richardson (Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill.), Biology (Second Team)
Kieran Ripken (Jr., Blaine), History (Second Team)
Erik Small (Sr., Hudson, Wis.), Mathematics (Second Team)
Matt Strom (Jr., Rochester), Physics (Second Team)
Callen Zemek (Sr., Victoria), Nursing (Second Team)
Emmalyn Dickerson (Jr., New Prague), Accounting (First Team)
Ellen Hofstede (Sr., St. Paul), Environmental Science (First Team)
Marit Isaacson (So., St. Paul), Geology (First Team)
Lucy Peterson (Jr., St. Paul), Geology (First Team)
Abby Yartz (Sr., Bemidji), Mathematics (First Team)
Individual Requirements
To be named to the First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.50 and participate in their respective national championship. Second-Team selections also earned a GPA of 3.50 or higher and met the “B” time standard for the national championship or participated in a diving zone qualification meet.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation’s first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.