27 UK Swimmers and Divers Named 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America has named 27 swimmers and divers from the University of Kentucky to the 2019 CSCAA Scholar All-America teams, announced on Wednesday.
Kentucky boasts the third most athletes on the honoree list among Southeastern Conference programs, behind Alabama and Missouri. In the league, 218 athletes were selected to the prestigious teams. Moreover, CSCAA selected 2,111 athletes across 282 programs nationwide for the 2018-19 season.
The award recognizes students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
In addition to the first-team selections, students were named as honorable mention selections. These students have similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a “B” time standard or competed at an NCAA Regional or Zone Diving qualifier.
First Team
Wyatt Amdor (marketing)
Bailey Bonnett (elementary education)
Glen Brown (accounting)
Courtney Clark (marketing)
David Dingess (accounting)
Geena Freriks (dietetics)
Riley Gaines (health sciences)
Ali Galyer (marketing)
Izzy Gati (kinesiology)
Seb Masterton (kinesiology)
Haley McInerny (marketing)
Payton Neff (psychology)
Asia Seidt (kinesiology)
Sophie Sorenson (marketing)
Peter Wetzlar (accounting)
Madison Winstead (human health sciences)
Honorable Mention
Kyle Barker (management)
Matthew Beach (kinesiology)
Connor Blandford (computer science)
Kayla Churman (biology)
Savannah DuPuis (psychology)
Kailey Francetic (kinesiology)
Austin Haney (civil engineering)
Jaclyn Hill (kinesiology)
Jarod Kehl (anthropology)
Chase Lane (kinesiology)
Meredith Whisenhunt (psychology)
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