CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors: Team / Individual
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Twenty-one members of Purdue swimming & diving were recognized as Scholar All-Americans by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America for their 3.5-plus grade-point averages in conjunction with their athletic accomplishments.
All six of Purdue's active divers – Ben Bramley, Emily Bretscher, Greg Duncan, Emily Meaney, Maggie Merriman and Maycey Vieta – during the 2019-20 season were recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-Americans.
Fifteen swimmers also garnered honorable mention Scholar All-America accolades. That group included Nikola Aćin, Elliot Cooper, Gabi Gomez Treig, Ryan Hrosik, Michael Juengel, Mallory Jump, Riley Kishman, Sylvia Kobylak, Ryan Lawrence, Nick McDowell, Natalie Myers, Jinq En Phee, Brett Riley, Maizie Seidl and Lindsay Turner.
All 21 Boilermakers maintained GPAs of at least 3.50 during the 2019-20 school year to help the Purdue men and women earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Team recognition yet again. Team GPAs continued to rise in the spring semester, with the women posting a 3.74 mark and the men also impressing with a 3.59 GPA. The CSCAA opted not to publish team GPAs this summer in conjunction with releasing the list of honorees so Big Ten and national ranks were unavailable.
Traditionally, qualifying for the NCAA Championships is what the CSCAA uses to classify Scholar All-Americans from those that receive honorable mention accolades. Because the Zone C Diving Championships were canceled Thursday afternoon of the NCAAs qualifier due to the coronavirus pandemic, All-America honors were utilized in place of the NCAA Championships qualification. Swimmers with an NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut) coupled with their minimum 3.5 GPA earn honorable mention recognition if he or she did not qualify for NCAAs.
Phee and McDowell graduated in May and were both four-year Scholar All-America honorees. Bretscher, Gomez Treig, Kishman and Myers are three-time honorees as juniors. Bramley, Duncan, Lawrence and Merriman were recognized for the second year in a row.
Purdue swimming & diving earned 37 Academic All-Big Ten (23 women, 14 men) and 23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (19 women, 4 men) honors for the 2019-20 school year. The women's 19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars were the most in the Big Ten this year as well as a program record. Freshmen are not eligible for those awards, but they are for the CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades. Eight Boilermakers earned all three academic honors this year. The criteria for Big Ten Distinguished Scholar is a 3.7-plus GPA for the recently completed school year. Academic All-Big Ten is a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
2020 HIGHLIGHTS FOR PURDUE CSCAA'S SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
• Medaled at Big Ten Championships: Emily Bretscher (gold on 3-meter, bronze on 1-meter), Greg Duncan (gold on 3-meter, bronze on 1-meter), Ben Bramley (silver on platform), Maycey Vieta (silver on platform), Maggie Merriman (bronze on platform), Nikola Aćin (200 medley relay), Ryan Hrosik (200 medley relay), Michael Juengel (200 medley relay)
• International Medalists: Jinq En Phee (3 at SEA Games), Emily Meaney (bronze on 10-meter at Australia's FINA Diving World Cup Trials)
• Scored in All 3 Individual Events at Big Tens: Brett Riley (200 & 400 IM, 200 Back), Emily Bretscher (All Diving), Emily Meaney (All Diving), Maggie Merriman (All Diving), Maycey Vieta (All Diving)
• Part of Relay Records: Nikola Aćin (200 & 800 Free), Ryan Hrosik (200 Free), Ryan Lawrence (200 Free)
• Established Freshman Records: Mallory Jump (100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM), Michael Juengel (200 Back)
• Earned 4.0 GPAs for 2019-20 School Year: Ben Bramley, Riley Kishman
• Won B Finals at Big Tens: Ryan Lawrence (50 Free), Mallory Jump (100 Fly), Jinq En Phee (100 Breast)
• All 21 Boilermakers scored in at least one individual event at Big Tens
TRIPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2019-20
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Ben Bramley
• Greg Duncan
• Gabi Gomez Treig
• Riley Kishman
• Emily Meaney
• Maggie Merriman
• Natalie Myers
• Jinq En Phee
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Twenty-one members of Purdue swimming & diving were recognized as Scholar All-Americans by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America for their 3.5-plus grade-point averages in conjunction with their athletic accomplishments.
All six of Purdue's active divers – Ben Bramley, Emily Bretscher, Greg Duncan, Emily Meaney, Maggie Merriman and Maycey Vieta – during the 2019-20 season were recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-Americans.
Fifteen swimmers also garnered honorable mention Scholar All-America accolades. That group included Nikola Aćin, Elliot Cooper, Gabi Gomez Treig, Ryan Hrosik, Michael Juengel, Mallory Jump, Riley Kishman, Sylvia Kobylak, Ryan Lawrence, Nick McDowell, Natalie Myers, Jinq En Phee, Brett Riley, Maizie Seidl and Lindsay Turner.
All 21 Boilermakers maintained GPAs of at least 3.50 during the 2019-20 school year to help the Purdue men and women earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Team recognition yet again. Team GPAs continued to rise in the spring semester, with the women posting a 3.74 mark and the men also impressing with a 3.59 GPA. The CSCAA opted not to publish team GPAs this summer in conjunction with releasing the list of honorees so Big Ten and national ranks were unavailable.
Traditionally, qualifying for the NCAA Championships is what the CSCAA uses to classify Scholar All-Americans from those that receive honorable mention accolades. Because the Zone C Diving Championships were canceled Thursday afternoon of the NCAAs qualifier due to the coronavirus pandemic, All-America honors were utilized in place of the NCAA Championships qualification. Swimmers with an NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut) coupled with their minimum 3.5 GPA earn honorable mention recognition if he or she did not qualify for NCAAs.
Phee and McDowell graduated in May and were both four-year Scholar All-America honorees. Bretscher, Gomez Treig, Kishman and Myers are three-time honorees as juniors. Bramley, Duncan, Lawrence and Merriman were recognized for the second year in a row.
Purdue swimming & diving earned 37 Academic All-Big Ten (23 women, 14 men) and 23 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (19 women, 4 men) honors for the 2019-20 school year. The women's 19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars were the most in the Big Ten this year as well as a program record. Freshmen are not eligible for those awards, but they are for the CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades. Eight Boilermakers earned all three academic honors this year. The criteria for Big Ten Distinguished Scholar is a 3.7-plus GPA for the recently completed school year. Academic All-Big Ten is a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
2020 HIGHLIGHTS FOR PURDUE CSCAA'S SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
• Medaled at Big Ten Championships: Emily Bretscher (gold on 3-meter, bronze on 1-meter), Greg Duncan (gold on 3-meter, bronze on 1-meter), Ben Bramley (silver on platform), Maycey Vieta (silver on platform), Maggie Merriman (bronze on platform), Nikola Aćin (200 medley relay), Ryan Hrosik (200 medley relay), Michael Juengel (200 medley relay)
• International Medalists: Jinq En Phee (3 at SEA Games), Emily Meaney (bronze on 10-meter at Australia's FINA Diving World Cup Trials)
• Scored in All 3 Individual Events at Big Tens: Brett Riley (200 & 400 IM, 200 Back), Emily Bretscher (All Diving), Emily Meaney (All Diving), Maggie Merriman (All Diving), Maycey Vieta (All Diving)
• Part of Relay Records: Nikola Aćin (200 & 800 Free), Ryan Hrosik (200 Free), Ryan Lawrence (200 Free)
• Established Freshman Records: Mallory Jump (100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM), Michael Juengel (200 Back)
• Earned 4.0 GPAs for 2019-20 School Year: Ben Bramley, Riley Kishman
• Won B Finals at Big Tens: Ryan Lawrence (50 Free), Mallory Jump (100 Fly), Jinq En Phee (100 Breast)
• All 21 Boilermakers scored in at least one individual event at Big Tens
| 2020 CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS | |
| Diver | Major |
| Ben Bramley | Finance |
| Emily Bretscher | General Management |
| Greg Duncan | General Management |
| Emily Meaney | Dietetics/Nutrition, Fitness & Health |
| Maggie Merriman | Human Services |
| Maycey Vieta | Communications |
| 2020 CSCAA HONORABLE MENTION SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS | ||
| Swimmer | B Cuts | Major |
| Nikola Aćin | 500 & 100 Free | Kinesiology |
| Elliot Cooper | 200 Fly | Chemical Engineering |
| Gabi Gomez Treig | 50 Free | Finance/Accounting |
| Ryan Hrosik | 50 Free | Marketing |
| Michael Juengel | 100 & 200 Back | Supply Chain Information & Analytics |
| Mallory Jump | 100 & 200 Fly, 200 Back, 200 IM | Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences |
| Riley Kishman | 100 Breast | Health Sciences Pre-Professional |
| Sylvia Kobylak | 100 & 200 Breast | Kinesiology |
| Ryan Lawrence | 50 Free | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nick McDowell | 1650 Free | Management/Psychology |
| Natalie Myers | 200 & 400 IM | Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology |
| Jinq En Phee | 100 & 200 Breast | Management/Marketing |
| Brett Riley | 200 Back, 400 IM | Environmental Geoscience |
| Maizie Seidl | 200 Free | Actuarial Science/Applied Statistics |
| Lindsay Turner | 200 Fly | Professional Flight Technology |
TRIPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2019-20
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Ben Bramley
• Greg Duncan
• Gabi Gomez Treig
• Riley Kishman
• Emily Meaney
• Maggie Merriman
• Natalie Myers
• Jinq En Phee