FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks swim team was named a 2022 CSCAA Scholar All-America Team following their academic success in 2021-22. The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) selected 731 teams from 441 institutions to the Scholar All-America Team for the Spring 2022 semester. Teams were selected on the basis of their Spring 2022 grade point averages and represent 17,845 student-athletes. 

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.

"To be named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America List is a great honor and I am very proud of their academic accomplishments this season." Said coach Kelsey Leeson, "These women are great ambassadors for the University both in the pool and in the classroom and I know their successes will continue for years to come."

The Nanooks were selected following a team GPA of 3.23 while competing in the PCSC during the 2021-22 season. Alongside their academic success, the Nanooks posted a historic season that saw them begin the year 4-0, their best since the programs restart in 2005 and saw them swim to a seventh-place finish at the PCSC Championships in St. George, Utah. 

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