The Hillsdale College women's swimming and diving team's streak of receiving Scholar All-American honors from the CSCAA is now so long, it's old enough to drive -- and closing in on being able to vote.
Earlier this month, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced that the Charger women's swimming and diving team has been selected as a Scholar All-America Team for the 17th consecutive year. The Chargers are one of 72 Division II women's swimming teams to earn this honor, and one of 783 men's and women's swimming and diving programs representing 461 institutions across all collegiate divisions.
In order to earn the Scholar All-America Team distinction, a team must carry a 3.0 or higher average GPA for the most recent semester, a bar the Chargers easily exceeded with a total team GPA of 3.44. The Chargers have earned this honor every single season of head coach Kurt Kirner's 17 year tenure, an accomplishment the program takes great pride in, and that continues to set the bar high for future Hillsdale women's swimming and diving teams.
Hillsdale will head into the G-MAC/MEC Championships next week at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio, beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 14 looking to reclaim the G-MAC/MEC crown from Findlay after taking runner-up last season. Hillsdale and Findlay have finished 1-2 at the G-MAC/MEC Championships in all six seasons both schools have been in the G-MAC, with Hillsdale winning three titles in that span.
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