NORFOLK, Va. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America announced its list of Scholar All-Americans on Tuesday, June 21 and five Kalamazoo College swimmers and divers were honored for their high level of academic achievement throughout the 2015-16 school year.
Colleen Orwin and Madeline Woods were each honored as Scholar All-Americans for the women while Lauren Seroka was named honorable mention. Jacob Lindquist and Sharif Shaker were each named honorable mention for the men.
In order to be eligible for the honors, student-athletes must record a minimum grade point average of 3.50. Athletes who participated in the NCAA Championships are eligible for the full All-American honor, while divers who competed in their regional qualifying events and swimmers who achieved a "B" time standard are eligible for an honorable mention award.
Orwin, Woods, Seroka, Lindquist and Shaker are among 1,747 swimmers and divers from around the country at all divisions of the NCAA, the NAIA and NJCAA to be honored for their efforts in and out of the pool in 2015-16.