Four Bulls Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
4/1/2025 2:14:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Four student-athletes of the University at Buffalo Swimming & Diving team have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
The Bulls awarded the honor are Marialis Kwak, Kaylee Donovan, Elise McCaul and Nicole Aguilar.
Aguilar posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average through three years in Buffalo as a Biomedical Sciences major. The junior is a two-time Academic All-MAC honoree. Aguilar qualified for and competed in the 100-yard butterfly finals at Mid-American Conference Championships, placing eighth with a time of 54.45. The junior also earned a first-place finish in both the 200-yard butterfly consolation finals (2:02.44) and the 200-yard individual medley finals (2:02.12).
Donovan earned a 3.90 grade point average through four years at UB as a Biological Sciences major. The senior is a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree. Donovan also competed at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships the last two seasons. In her senior season, Donovan joined the all-time program top ten in the three-meter dive, taking the ninth spot with a score of 300.40 at the UB Diving Invite. The senior also qualified for the three-meter finals at MAC Swimming & Diving Championships with a score of 262.85 to place third in the preliminary round, then finishing sixth in the finals with a score of 256.65.
Kwak finished her final year in Buffalo with a 3.70 grade point average as a Chemical Engineering major. The senior is a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree and three-time All-MAC First Team selection. Kwak closed out her senior season by being named the MAC Diver of the Year for the third time in her career and winning her fourth and fifth MAC Championships in the three-meter (319.40) and the one-meter (312.05). The senior also had an undefeated season through conference championships in the diving well, winning 17 consecutive individual diving events. Graduating this spring, Kwak leaves Buffalo holding the school record for three-meter diving (363.05) and ranks third all-time in the one-meter (313.00).
McCaul has a 3.83 grade point average through three years at UB as a Biomedical Sciences major. The junior earned All-MAC Second Team honors for the first time in her career following conference championships. McCaul is also a two-time Academic All-MAC honoree. The junior earned a top-eight finish at three events at the conference championships, taking seventh in the 500-yard freestyle finals (4:55.51) and sixth in the 400-yard individual medley (4:23.17). McCaul closed out her junior season by placing eighth in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:09.47.
The 2024-2025 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes swimming & diving honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.
The entire list of Academic All-District honorees can be accessed here.
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").
The Bulls awarded the honor are Marialis Kwak, Kaylee Donovan, Elise McCaul and Nicole Aguilar.
Aguilar posted a perfect 4.0 grade point average through three years in Buffalo as a Biomedical Sciences major. The junior is a two-time Academic All-MAC honoree. Aguilar qualified for and competed in the 100-yard butterfly finals at Mid-American Conference Championships, placing eighth with a time of 54.45. The junior also earned a first-place finish in both the 200-yard butterfly consolation finals (2:02.44) and the 200-yard individual medley finals (2:02.12).
Donovan earned a 3.90 grade point average through four years at UB as a Biological Sciences major. The senior is a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree. Donovan also competed at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships the last two seasons. In her senior season, Donovan joined the all-time program top ten in the three-meter dive, taking the ninth spot with a score of 300.40 at the UB Diving Invite. The senior also qualified for the three-meter finals at MAC Swimming & Diving Championships with a score of 262.85 to place third in the preliminary round, then finishing sixth in the finals with a score of 256.65.
Kwak finished her final year in Buffalo with a 3.70 grade point average as a Chemical Engineering major. The senior is a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree and three-time All-MAC First Team selection. Kwak closed out her senior season by being named the MAC Diver of the Year for the third time in her career and winning her fourth and fifth MAC Championships in the three-meter (319.40) and the one-meter (312.05). The senior also had an undefeated season through conference championships in the diving well, winning 17 consecutive individual diving events. Graduating this spring, Kwak leaves Buffalo holding the school record for three-meter diving (363.05) and ranks third all-time in the one-meter (313.00).
McCaul has a 3.83 grade point average through three years at UB as a Biomedical Sciences major. The junior earned All-MAC Second Team honors for the first time in her career following conference championships. McCaul is also a two-time Academic All-MAC honoree. The junior earned a top-eight finish at three events at the conference championships, taking seventh in the 500-yard freestyle finals (4:55.51) and sixth in the 400-yard individual medley (4:23.17). McCaul closed out her junior season by placing eighth in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:09.47.
The 2024-2025 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes swimming & diving honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.
The entire list of Academic All-District honorees can be accessed here.
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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