Southern Illinoise University Athletics
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01/25/2017 | 9:42:00 | Swimming & Diving
CARBONDALE, ILL. - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the Fall 2016 Scholar All-America teams, Wednesday. Southern Illinois University found both its men's and women's team inside the top-ten for highest GPA. The women's squad came in tied for fifth, with a GPA of 3.65, only .04 away from grabbing the top spot in the nation. The men's team sported a 3.36 GPA, which put them in a tie for tenth best in the country.Â
The women's team had 28 Salukis that finished the 2016 fall semester with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Of those 28, eight of them had a perfect 4.0 GPA. The men's team also had a large number of swimmers that finished at the 3.5 mark or higher, coming in at 19 total. Six of those 19 men finished with a 4.0 average.Â
SIU has now gone back to back to back seasons with team GPAs inside the top 25 in the country. Last year the women ended the 2015 fall semester with a 3.42 GPA, placing them at 20th best, and the year before that they came in with a 3.49 GPA, putting them at No. 24. On the men's side, they ended the 2015 semester with a GPA of 3.18, placing them at No. 19, and the season before the men ended the fall semester (2014) with a 3.48 average, which was the third best in the nation.
This year there were 394 universities and colleges that were represented in the award list. A record 638 teams earned the honor by having a team GPA of over 3.0 during the fall semester, nearly a hundred more teams than a year ago. If you would like to see the full list visit the CSCAA website by clicking here.
The women's team had 28 Salukis that finished the 2016 fall semester with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Of those 28, eight of them had a perfect 4.0 GPA. The men's team also had a large number of swimmers that finished at the 3.5 mark or higher, coming in at 19 total. Six of those 19 men finished with a 4.0 average.Â
SIU has now gone back to back to back seasons with team GPAs inside the top 25 in the country. Last year the women ended the 2015 fall semester with a 3.42 GPA, placing them at 20th best, and the year before that they came in with a 3.49 GPA, putting them at No. 24. On the men's side, they ended the 2015 semester with a GPA of 3.18, placing them at No. 19, and the season before the men ended the fall semester (2014) with a 3.48 average, which was the third best in the nation.
This year there were 394 universities and colleges that were represented in the award list. A record 638 teams earned the honor by having a team GPA of over 3.0 during the fall semester, nearly a hundred more teams than a year ago. If you would like to see the full list visit the CSCAA website by clicking here.
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