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Seven Bulls Earn Individual CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors
7/3/2024 2:20:00 PM | Swimming and Diving, Office of Student-Athlete Success
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – The University at Buffalo Swimming & Diving team had seven athletes earn individual Scholar All-America honors from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), including Marialis Kwak earning First Team honors.
Kwak, a junior chemical engineering major with a 3.69 overall GPA, was named the MAC Women's Diver of the Year, earned First-Team All-MAC honors, won gold in both the one-meter and three-meter events at MAC Championships and was an NCAA National Championship qualifier in both events. The junior also posted a career-best score in the one-meter dive of 313.00, a mark that ranks third in program history.
To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met a "B" time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.
The Bulls had six additional athletes earn Second-Team All-America honors:
UB Swim & Dive also earned Scholar All-America team honors for both the fall and spring semesters. More information regarding those accomplishments is available here.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.
For more coverage, check out the official website of the Buffalo Bulls, and follow the program on Instagram (@UBSwimDiveTeam), X (@UBSwimDiveTeam) and Facebook ("Buffalo Bulls Swimming and Diving").
Kwak, a junior chemical engineering major with a 3.69 overall GPA, was named the MAC Women's Diver of the Year, earned First-Team All-MAC honors, won gold in both the one-meter and three-meter events at MAC Championships and was an NCAA National Championship qualifier in both events. The junior also posted a career-best score in the one-meter dive of 313.00, a mark that ranks third in program history.
To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met a "B" time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.
The Bulls had six additional athletes earn Second-Team All-America honors:
- Clarice Fisher – Nursing
- Victoria Franz - Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology
- Kaylee Donovan – Biology
- Presley Dorsett - Exercise Science
- Mallory Hanna - Chemical Engineering
- Mia Naccarella – Communications
UB Swim & Dive also earned Scholar All-America team honors for both the fall and spring semesters. More information regarding those accomplishments is available here.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.
For more coverage, check out the official website of the Buffalo Bulls, and follow the program on Instagram (@UBSwimDiveTeam), X (@UBSwimDiveTeam) and Facebook ("Buffalo Bulls Swimming and Diving").
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