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Swimming Named Scholar All-America team by CSCAA

Swimming Named Scholar All-America team by CSCAA
Posted: Feb 08, 2024

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Salem College swim program earned its first-ever distinction from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) on Thursday morning when it was named as a Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2023 semester.

Salem was one of 783 teams and 461 institutions—which represent a combined 18,716 student-athletes—to be selected for its academic prowess during the Fall 2023 semester. The Spirits were one of four teams from the Independent South Swim Conference, along with Piedmont, Southern Virginia and William Peace, to be represented among the 182 NCAA Division III programs as a Scholar All-America Team. In order to qualify for this recognition from the CSCAA, teams had to exhibit exceptional grade point averages during the Fall 2023 semester.

At the conclusion of the Fall 2023 semester there were eight members of the Spirits swimming unit who had their grades submitted for this distinction from the CSCAA, including Rama Alsakhita, Madison Fullerton, Marabeth Huffman, Daja Jones, Julie McGhee, Omega Pinnix, Adalyn Raney and Sara Vargas. Those eight combined for a 3.2 GPA for the Fall 2023 semester under head coach Vavina Lapham.

Three of the aforementioned Salem student-athletes—Alsakhita, Fullerton and Huffman—also represented the Spirits on the Dean's List by maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA in a minimum of 12 courses. Alsakhita, Fullerton and Huffman capped off a semester in which they recorded straight A's.

"Success doesn't come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently," said Lapham. "I am unbelievably proud of our team performance in and out of the water. Our team has taken the 'Be Remarkable' campaign at Salem College to heart and this is just another example of our efforts as a team."

NCAA DIVISION III PROGRAMS (by highest GPA)

GPA Team Head Coach Participants
4.00 Cabrini Cindy Ikeler 2
3.98 Caltech Andy Brabson 19
3.87 Manchester Roger Karns 11
3.84 Washington College (MD) Philip Quick 10
3.83 Oberlin Alex De La Pena 21
3.82 Moravian Matt Easterday 4
3.82 Pomona-Pitzer Jean-Paul Gowdy 29
3.79 Marywood Shana Keeler 4
3.78 Lake Forest Vadim Tashlitsky 16
3.78 Mount Holyoke David Allen 35
3.77 WashU Brad Shively 33
3.76 Amherst Connor Beaulieu 22
3.76 Olivet Erik Richardson 7
3.76 Piedmont Teddy Guyer 19
3.74 Simmons Michael Prout, Jr. 15
3.73 Austin College Dan Snow 8
3.73 Case Western Reserve Doug Milliken 45
3.72 Augustana (IL) Dan Lloyd 28
3.71 Bates Peter Casares 25
3.71 Colorado College Anne Goodman James 26
3.71 Conn College Melinda Williams 26
3.71 Juniata Kyle Russell 9
3.7 Brandeis Nicole Carter 14
3.7 Goucher Thomas Till 13
3.7 Swarthmore Karin Colby 23
3.7 Wesleyan Vanessa Williamson 30
3.69 Macalester Kyllian Griffin 27
3.69 Saint Norberts Ryan Goggans 23
3.69 St. Kate's Nicole Hempler 23
3.68 Rowan Elise Fisher 19
3.68 Vassar Lisl Prater-Lee 18
3.68 Wellesley Bonnie Dix 24
3.67 Alma Chris Hamstra 12
3.67 Carleton Andy Clark 30
3.67 Hamline Alex Card 8
3.67 Johns Hopkins Scott Armstrong 21
3.67 Kean Chris Swenson 18
3.67 Whitman Jenn Blomme 20
3.66 Stevens Adam Schneider 18
3.66 Tufts Adam Hoyt 30
3.65 Carnegie Mellon Matthew Kinney 41
3.65 Chicago Jason Weber 31
3.65 John Carroll Tanner Barton 22
3.65 Kenyon Jess Book 43
3.65 NYU Trevor Miele 28
3.65 Smith Devin Javens 19
3.65 WPI Paul Bennett 22
3.64 Birmingham Southern Toby Wilcox 21
3.64 Redlands Craig Mallery 14
3.64 Southwestern Jon Duncan 23
3.64 Williams Steven Kuster 30
3.63 Clark Paul E. Phillips 21
3.62 DePauw Tracy Menzel 23
3.62 Grinnell Matt Hedman 31
3.62 Lynchburg Bradley Dunn 28
3.62 Occidental Haley Meryl 18
3.62 Trinity U Cathleen Pruden 23
3.61 California Lutheran Barry Schreifels 20
3.61 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Charles Griffiths 35
3.61 Wheaton (MA) Elizabeth Bernardy 26
3.6 Colby Tom Burton 26
3.6 MIT Meg French 28
3.6 RIT Phil Baretela 30
3.6 Washington & Lee Kami Gardner 31
3.59 Drew Richard Munson 18
3.59 Emory Jon Howell 42
3.59 Ithaca Michael Blakely-Armitage 33
3.59 King's (PA) Kelly O'Keane 2
3.59 Saint Benedict Mandy Wolvert 23
3.59 Skidmore Jill Greenleaf 26
3.59 UW-La Crosse Steven Mohs 43
3.59 Wittenberg Samantha Benedict 8
3.58 Virginia Wesleyan Hans Kristian Ramkvist 19
3.58 Westfield State Matthew Nodell 9
3.57 Asbury Graham Duncan 15
3.57 Eastern Connecticut Sarit Gluz 26
3.57 Hamilton John Geissinger 35
3.56 Elizabethtown Jessica Lane 17
3.56 Gustavus Jon Carlson 45
3.56 UW-Eau Claire Annie Ryder 38
3.55 Pacific U Beth Whittle 12
3.54 Babson Eric Thurston 20
3.53 Berry Astrid Escobar 14
3.53 William Peace Brad Shannon 7
3.51 Bridgewater Gwynn Harrison 21
3.51 Penn State-Behrend Jennifer Wallace 25
3.51 Saint Vincent Josh Gurekovich 14
3.51 Salisbury Nate Parsley 27
3.5 Calvin Dan Gelderloos 43
3.5 Gettysburg Greg Brown 28
3.5 Nebraska Wesleyan Kyle Hunt 20
3.5 New England Rick Hayes 22
3.49 Albion Rob Brownell 17
3.49 Millikin Ed Pacey 13
3.49 St. Olaf Robert Hauck 26
3.47 Catholic Tyler Ziegler 29
3.47 Hope Jake Taber 37
3.47 Saint Joseph (CT) Alex Albert 16
3.47 Springfield John Taffe 24
3.47 Washington & Jefferson Matt Rochna 7
3.47 Wheaton (IL) Jacob Ayers 18
3.46 Widener Mark Yankovich 17
3.46 Wooster Rob Harrington 31
3.45 Denison Gregg Parini 40
3.45 TCNJ Jennifer Harnett 19
3.44 Ursinus Mark Feinberg 13
3.44 Whittier Michael Jafari 16
3.44 Willamette Brent Summers 24
3.43 Illinois Wesleyan Teresa Fish 17
3.43 McMurry Mark Jedow 9
3.42 Roger Williams Matt Emmert 23
3.41 Beloit Andrew Lind 17
3.41 Hood Chris Gibeau 14
3.41 Husson Lauren Hoffman 16
3.41 Kalamazoo Logan LaBerge 15
3.41 Puget Sound Jay Daniels 16
3.41 Union (NY) Molly Chamberlain 20
3.4 Chatham James Koval 9
3.4 Franklin & Marshall Joseph Acquaviva 23
3.4 Gallaudet Brian Bennett 11
3.4 Scranton Chris Brown 34
3.4 Sewanee Mark Fino 18
3.39 Allegheny Jerry Diamond 6
3.39 Coast Guard John Westkott 27
3.39 Marymount Chris Natoli 13
3.39 Plymouth State Anne Barbeau 12
3.39 Rochester Emily Wylam 30
3.39 Trinity (CT) Hannah Hagy 31
3.38 Baldwin-Wallace Laura Wolff-Demaline 23
3.38 Chapman Juliet Suess 43
3.38 Franklin Andrew Hendricks 21
3.38 Hendrix Tony Marleneanu 16
3.38 Southern Virginia Jennifer Moore 11
3.37 Dickinson Anthony Pompei 15
3.37 Mount Union Eric Mojock 22
3.36 William Smith R.C. Weston 23
3.35 St. Lawrence Rachel Curtiss 16
3.35 Susquehanna Rachel Drosdick-Sigafoos 16
3.33 Simpson (IA) Adam Cvetich 12
3.32 Anderson Emma Furnish 12
3.32 SUNY Oswego Mike Holman 18
3.31 Alfred State Zach Healy 12
3.31 Carthage Seith Weidman 28
3.31 Misericordia Alexander Taylor 22
3.31 North Central Nora Schroedter 10
3.31 SUNY Geneseo Paul Dotterweich 29
3.31 Transylvania Dave Doolin 24
3.31 Westminster Pat Smith 16
3.29 Minnesota-Morris David Molesworth 17
3.29 St. Mary's (MD) Casey Brandt 16
3.29 William Paterson Edward Gurka 11
3.28 MSOE Joel Rollings 9
3.28 Norwich Jennifer Cournoyer 20
3.28 Pacific Lutheran Andrew Lum 15
3.27 Luther Aaron Zander 35
3.27 RPI Shannon OBrien 29
3.25 SUNY Oneonta Chris Schuler 22
3.24 Bridgewater State Michael Caruso 25
3.24 Hartwick Dale Rothenberger 15
3.24 Monmouth (IL) Jake Dacus 8
3.24 Ozarks David DeGeus 13
3.23 Alfred Brian Striker 16
3.23 Centre Dean Brownley 36
3.23 Grove City David Fritz 27
3.23 Loras Nick Wyllie 15
3.2 Salem Vavina Lapham 8
3.19 SUNY Cortland Brian Tobin 23
3.18 Carroll Guy Gniotczynski 17
3.18 Lawrence Andrew Fleek 18
3.17 Lycoming Andrew Dragunas 9
3.17 UW-Whitewater Elise Knoche 25
3.17 York (PA) Birkir Jonsson 10
3.16 Mary Washington Justin Anderson 29
3.16 Stevenson Clarke Nyman 21
3.15 Ohio Northern Austin Veltman 17
3.15 SUNY Fredonia Bill Bradley 11
3.09 Western Connecticut Jill Cook 6
3.05 Illinois Tech Kate Chronic 10
3.05 UMass Dartmouth Heidi Cortright 4
3.04 Coe Joe Tristan 12
3.01 Hollins Mallary Meyer 9
3 Baruch Charles Lampasso 12