Full CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors: Individual / Team
NORFOLK, Va. - Eighteen individual student-athletes and both programs were recognized as Purdue swimming & diving's academic excellence was again spotlighted by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America.
The Boilermakers were honored as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams for strong grade-point averages during the spring semester. The Purdue women compiled a 3.35 team GPA and the men were not far behind with a 3.18 mark.
"Coaches Dan Ross and John Klinge are models of academic and athletic balance at Purdue," CSCAA executive director Joel Shinofield said. "We are very fortunate to have schools like Purdue, where the administration and support staff are dedicated to helping these exceptional student-athletes."
Second Team Academic All-America honoree Marat Amaltdinov, the Boilermakers' first men's swimmer to earn such an accolade, headlines the list of 18 Purdue swimmers recognized individually. Amaltdinov was a CSCAA Scholar All-America honoree for having a grade-point average above 3.5 coupled with competing at the NCAA Championships. The 17 other Boilermakers with 3.5-plus GPAs during the 2017 spring semester or cumulatively were recognized as honorable mention Scholar All-Americans after posting at least one NCAA provisional-qualifying time (B Cut) during the season.
Chris Bals, Josh Brooks, Alex Clarke, Hanna House, Megan Lim, Jake Thomas, Alex Toetz and Joe Young joined Amaltdinov as Boilermakers to be recognized for at least the second year in a row. Brooks finished his career as a four-time CSCAA honorable mention Scholar All-American while Amaltdinov and Toetz were both recognized for the third time.
Danielle Auckley, Kiki Komlenic, Grant Lewis, Nick McDowell, Emily Meckstroth, Jinq En Phee, Will Schrensky, Amaltdinov, Bals, Brooks, Clarke, House, Thomas, Toetz and Young all have compiled cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or better.
"Between the athletic and academic components required to receive the award, these student-athletes really are some of the best of the best," Shinofield said. "It really shows that excellence in the classroom and the pool can be achieved by many."
Lim, Thomas and Young all had B Cuts in three different individual events this season. Komlenic (100) and Thomas (200) set new Purdue records in the backstroke events at the Big Ten Championships.
Ten of the Boilermakers to receive CSCAA Scholar All-America honors are also slated to be recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars later this summer. House was one of only eight Purdue student-athletes across all sports to have a perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2016-17 school year.
CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN (Events at NCAAs)
Marat Amaltdinov (100, 200 Breast)
CSCAA HONORABLE MENTION SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS (B Cut Events)
Danielle Auckley (50, 100 Free)
Chris Bals (100, 200 Breast)
Josh Brooks (200 Free, 400 IM)
Hudson Bursch (400 IM)
Alex Clarke (200, 400 IM)
Josh Ehrman (100 Breast)
Hanna House (100 Back)
Kiki Komlenic (100 Back)
Grant Lewis (200 Fly, 400 IM)
Meagan Lim (100, 200 Fly; 200 IM)
Nick McDowell (1650 Free)
Emily Meckstroth (500 Free)
Jinq En Phee (100 Breast)
Will Schrensky (100, 200 Breast)
Jake Thomas (100, 200 Back; 200 IM)
Alex Toetz (100 Back)
Joe Young (100, 200 Back; 200 IM)