INDIANAPOLIS - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named 710 teams to its Scholar All-America list for the Spring 2018 Semester.  
 
The teams represent 476 institutions from across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA Divisions. The CSCAA recognizes teams with the Scholar All-America Award for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
 
Both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs from Findlay, coached by Andrew Makepeace, and Davis & Elkins, led by Nikki Rose, earned dual honors to reward their academic success.
 
Excelling in the classroom on the men’s side for CSCAA Scholar All-America honors for the spring semester was Findlay (3.20 GPA) and Davis & Elkins (3.15). Incoming 2018-19 Great Midwest institution Tiffin also qualified with a team GPA of 3.14.
 
Great Midwest women’s teams earning the academic achievement award included Findlay (3.60), Hillsdale (3.37) and Davis & Elkins (3.12). The Tiffin women also made the coveted list with a team GPA of 3.12.
 
Among teams with a dozen or more student-athletes, on the women's side Saint Francis (PA) led the nation with a 3.81 GPA. Grand Canyon University posted a 3.66 for the highest GPA among men's programs with a dozen or more participants.  It is the third time the Antelope men have led Division I. 
 
The Sioux Falls women (3.80) and Adelphi Men (3.64) led all Division II programs. Conn College's women's team (3.77) and Caltech's men (3.63) led Division III programs with twelve or more participants.  
 
Success in the classroom and pool went hand-in-hand.  On average, twenty-three of the top twenty-five top finishers in each of the NCAA Championships earned the award, with every NCAA title-winning team in all three divisions posting a GPA of 3.17 or higher.  Nine teams finished among the top ten nationally in both team GPA and at their respective national championships.