Record 12 Utes Named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

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Record 12 Utes Named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

6/27/2018 9:09 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Utah men's swimming and diving sets new program standard for academic excellence

Norfolk, Va. – The Utah men's swimming and diving team had 12 student-athletes, a program record, honored as Scholar All-Americans this morning by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.

Ben Scott, Jack Burton and Austin Phillips earned First Team honors for the Utes. Scott, a four-time honoree, had earned honorable mention status the last three seasons. It was a similar situation for Burton, honorably mentioned on two occasions before reaching the top tier this year. For Phillips, it was his first national academic award.

Of the nine Utes to earn honorable mention status this season, Daniel Theriault was the only three-time selection. Rahiti De Vos, Brody Lewis and Matteo Sogne, honored by the CSCAA last season, were joined by debutants Nathan Makarewicz, Colten Montgomery, Jenner Pennock, Chris Taber and Jeremy Young.

A First Team CSCAA Scholar All-America Team honor recognizes student-athletes that achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at their respective Swimming and Diving Championships. To be an honorable mention selection, swimmers and divers must have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at their respective diving qualifying meets

The Utah men had a 3.11 grade point average this spring and last week, the CSCAA named the Utes as a Scholar All-America Team. Utah also had six student-athletes named to the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team earlier this year, most in the conference. Scott, Theriault, Lewis, Sogne and Young were among the honorees with Burton, Phillips, Taber and De Vos making the second team.