Swimming & Diving

MIAC teams, student-athletes earn CSCAA Scholar All-America honors

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its annual Scholar All-America Team and Individual recipients for the 2025-26 academic year.
 
A total of 714 teams and more than 16,000 athletes were celebrated for their excellence in the classroom. Scholar All-America Teams were selected based on their spring grade point averages. Thirteen MIAC teams earned the distinction this season, including both men's and women's teams from Carleton, Gustavus, Hamline, Macalester, and St. Olaf, as well as the Saint Benedict and St. Catherine women's teams and the Saint John’s men’s team.
 
2026 Spring Semester CSCAA Men's Scholar All-America Teams
Institution Head Coach GPA Participants
Carleton Andy Clark 3.66 27
Gustavus Jon Carlson 3.33 49
Hamline Alex Card 3.23 9
Macalester Kyllian Griffin 3.58 21
Saint John's Ben Gill 3.55 28
St. Olaf Bob Hauck 3.31 20
 
2026 Spring Semester CSCAA Women's Scholar All-America Teams
Institution Head Coach GPA Participants
Carleton Andy Clark 3.66 33
Gustavus Jon Carlson 3.50 52
Hamline Alex Card 3.57 14
Macalester Kyllian Griffin 3.72 25
Saint Benedict Mandy Wolvert 3.58 23
St. Catherine Jordyn Wentzel 3.33 18
St. Olaf Bob Hauck 3.77 34
 
The CSCAA also recognized students who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at their respective national championships as Scholar All-America Individuals. The list included five from the MIAC. On the men's side, Carleton's Hans Anderson, Gustavus' Braden Ripken, and Saint John's Cody Watts were First Teamers, while Carleton divers Nina Schwab and Hailey Westrup were First and Second Team honorees, respectively, on the women’s side.