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Swimming - Six Individuals and both teams honored by CSCAA
Jim Okorn earned first team Scholar All-America honors.
NEW LONDON, CONN.--(7/2/09)--The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) honored both the Coast Guard Academy men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams with team Scholar All-American honors while six individuals were also named Scholar All-Americans.
The men’s team had a GPA of 3.04 while the women’s team had a combined GPA of 3.01 to also make the cut of 3.0 for team honors.
Senior Jim Okorn earned first team honors with a 3.53 GPA. An individual who has over a 3.5 and earns and invite to the NCAA Championship is named to the first team. He earns Scholar All-America honors for the fourth straight season.
Senior Jack Sauve and sophomores Mike Carman and Eric Schwartz earned honorable mention honors. It was the second time that Sauve made the list in his career.
Senior Krystyna Vihonski and sophomore Sarah Jane Otey earned honorable mention honors from the women’s team.
To earn honorable mention honors, the student-athlete must have at least a 3.5 GPA.