LA VERNE – The University of La Verne swimming and diving teams put in as much work in the classroom as they did in the pool this season.
Both the men and the women received the College Swimming Coaches Association of America's Team Scholar All-America Award for posting grade point averages of 3.0 or higher.
The women achieved a 3.13 as a group while the men had a 3.08.
The Team Scholar All-American Award is presented twice annually, once in the fall semester/term and in the semester/term of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America is the oldest professional organization of college coaches in America.
La Verne just concluded one of its best seasons in recent memory. At the 2014 SCIAC Swimming and Diving championships, Leopards broke a total of 16 school records and backstroke specialist Madeline Lovrensky was named the SCIAC Female Athlete of the Year. Lovrensky will head to the NCAA Championships on March 19-22 for the second year in a row.
