RICHMOND, Va. – Twelve 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.
The Boilermakers had 12 NCAA Championships qualifiers this season and eight of those student-athletes also earned Scholar All-America accolades. Nikola Aćin, Ben Bramley, Emily Bretscher, Ryan Hrosik, Ryan Lawrence, Brandon Loschiavo, Maggie Merriman and Maycey Vieta doubled up as the dual honorees – All-Americans at NCAAs and Scholar All-Americans for their work in the classroom.
Swimmers Elliot Cooper, Riley Kishman, Sylvia Kobylak and Brett Riley were also recognized as honorable mention Scholar All-Americans for their 3.5-plus GPAs coupled with an NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut). Kishman and Kobylak joined Aćin, Bramley, Hrosik, Lawrence, Loschiavo, Merriman & Vieta among the nine Boilermakers that earned all three academic honors this year – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7 GPA), CSCAA Scholar All-America (3.5 GPA) and Academic All-Big Ten (3.0 GPA).
Team GPAs remained strong as well. The Purdue men and women were recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams again. The women posted a 3.58 team mark and the men compiled a 3.37 GPA for the spring semester.
The women have registered a team GPA of 3.5 or better for eight consecutive semesters while building a cumulative 3.62 mark through the end of the spring term. Twenty-seven members of the team were on the dean's list for their 3.5-plus GPAs for the 2020-21 school year. Sixteen Boilermakers had a perfect 4.0 during each semester.
The men's cumulative team GPA was at 3.38 as the spring team came to a close. It has steadily climbed since the 3.01 mark during the 2018 fall semester. Seventeen members of the team were on the dean's list for their 3.5-plus GPAs.
Purdue swimming & diving earned 46 Academic All-Big Ten (25 women, 21 men) and 25 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (16 women, 9 men) honors for the 2020-21 school year. Freshmen are not eligible for those awards, but they are for the CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades.
Kishman graduated in May as a four-time CSCAA Scholar All-America honoree. Her classmate Bretscher has also been recognized four times. Bramley, Lawrence and Merriman were all honored for the third year in a row. As rising juniors, Cooper, Kobylak and Vieta have been recognized as Scholar All-Americans each of their first two years.
2021 HIGHLIGHTS FOR PURDUE CSCAA'S SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
• Olympians: Nikola Aćin (4x100 Free Relay for Serbia), Brandon Loschiavo (10-Meter for USA)
• Medaled at NCAAs: Brandon Loschiavo (Gold on Platform), Ben Bramley (Silver on Platform), Maycey Vieta (Bronze on Platform)
• Medaled at Big Ten Championships: Brandon Loschiavo (Gold on Platform), Nikola Aćin (Silver in 100 Free, Silver in 200 Free Relay), Ryan Hrosik (Silver in 200 Free Relay), Ryan Lawrence (Silver in 200 Free Relay), Maggie Merriman (Silver on Platform), Ben Bramley (Bronze on Platform), Emily Bretscher (Bronze on 3-Meter)
• Scored in All 3 Individual Events at Big Tens: Nikola Aćin, (50, 100 and 200 Free), Brett Riley (200 & 400 IM, 200 Back), Ben Bramley (All Diving), Emily Bretscher (All Diving), Brandon Loschiavo (All Diving), Maycey Vieta (All Diving)
• Set an Individual Team Record: Nikola Aćin (100 Free)
• Part of Relay Records: Nikola Aćin (200 & 400 Free, 200 Medley), Ryan Hrosik (200 Free, 200 Medley), Ryan Lawrence (200 & 400 Free)
• Earned 4.0 GPA for 2020-21 School Year: Riley Kishman
• Competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Ben Bramley (10-Meter), Emily Bretscher (3-meter), Sylvia Kobylak (200 Breast), Brandon Loschiavo (10-meter), Maggie Merriman (10-meter)
• All 12 Boilermakers scored in at least one individual event at Big Tens
TRIPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2020-21
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Nikola Aćin
• Ben Bramley
• Ryan Hrosik
• Ryan Lawrence
• Riley Kishman
• Sylvia Kobylak
• Brandon Loschiavo
• Maggie Merriman
• Maycey Vieta
The Boilermakers had 12 NCAA Championships qualifiers this season and eight of those student-athletes also earned Scholar All-America accolades. Nikola Aćin, Ben Bramley, Emily Bretscher, Ryan Hrosik, Ryan Lawrence, Brandon Loschiavo, Maggie Merriman and Maycey Vieta doubled up as the dual honorees – All-Americans at NCAAs and Scholar All-Americans for their work in the classroom.
Swimmers Elliot Cooper, Riley Kishman, Sylvia Kobylak and Brett Riley were also recognized as honorable mention Scholar All-Americans for their 3.5-plus GPAs coupled with an NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut). Kishman and Kobylak joined Aćin, Bramley, Hrosik, Lawrence, Loschiavo, Merriman & Vieta among the nine Boilermakers that earned all three academic honors this year – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7 GPA), CSCAA Scholar All-America (3.5 GPA) and Academic All-Big Ten (3.0 GPA).
Team GPAs remained strong as well. The Purdue men and women were recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams again. The women posted a 3.58 team mark and the men compiled a 3.37 GPA for the spring semester.
The women have registered a team GPA of 3.5 or better for eight consecutive semesters while building a cumulative 3.62 mark through the end of the spring term. Twenty-seven members of the team were on the dean's list for their 3.5-plus GPAs for the 2020-21 school year. Sixteen Boilermakers had a perfect 4.0 during each semester.
The men's cumulative team GPA was at 3.38 as the spring team came to a close. It has steadily climbed since the 3.01 mark during the 2018 fall semester. Seventeen members of the team were on the dean's list for their 3.5-plus GPAs.
Purdue swimming & diving earned 46 Academic All-Big Ten (25 women, 21 men) and 25 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (16 women, 9 men) honors for the 2020-21 school year. Freshmen are not eligible for those awards, but they are for the CSCAA Scholar All-America accolades.
Kishman graduated in May as a four-time CSCAA Scholar All-America honoree. Her classmate Bretscher has also been recognized four times. Bramley, Lawrence and Merriman were all honored for the third year in a row. As rising juniors, Cooper, Kobylak and Vieta have been recognized as Scholar All-Americans each of their first two years.
2021 HIGHLIGHTS FOR PURDUE CSCAA'S SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
• Olympians: Nikola Aćin (4x100 Free Relay for Serbia), Brandon Loschiavo (10-Meter for USA)
• Medaled at NCAAs: Brandon Loschiavo (Gold on Platform), Ben Bramley (Silver on Platform), Maycey Vieta (Bronze on Platform)
• Medaled at Big Ten Championships: Brandon Loschiavo (Gold on Platform), Nikola Aćin (Silver in 100 Free, Silver in 200 Free Relay), Ryan Hrosik (Silver in 200 Free Relay), Ryan Lawrence (Silver in 200 Free Relay), Maggie Merriman (Silver on Platform), Ben Bramley (Bronze on Platform), Emily Bretscher (Bronze on 3-Meter)
• Scored in All 3 Individual Events at Big Tens: Nikola Aćin, (50, 100 and 200 Free), Brett Riley (200 & 400 IM, 200 Back), Ben Bramley (All Diving), Emily Bretscher (All Diving), Brandon Loschiavo (All Diving), Maycey Vieta (All Diving)
• Set an Individual Team Record: Nikola Aćin (100 Free)
• Part of Relay Records: Nikola Aćin (200 & 400 Free, 200 Medley), Ryan Hrosik (200 Free, 200 Medley), Ryan Lawrence (200 & 400 Free)
• Earned 4.0 GPA for 2020-21 School Year: Riley Kishman
• Competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Ben Bramley (10-Meter), Emily Bretscher (3-meter), Sylvia Kobylak (200 Breast), Brandon Loschiavo (10-meter), Maggie Merriman (10-meter)
• All 12 Boilermakers scored in at least one individual event at Big Tens
| 2021 CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS | |
| Boilermaker | Major |
| Nikola Aćin | Kinesiology |
| Ben Bramley | Finance |
| Emily Bretscher | General Management |
| Ryan Hrosik | Marketing |
| Ryan Lawrence | Mechanical Engineering |
| Brandon Loschiavo | Mass Communication |
| Maggie Merriman | Human Services |
| Maycey Vieta | Media & Mass Communication |
| CSCAA HONORABLE MENTION SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS | ||
| Swimmer | B Cut | Major |
| Elliot Cooper | 200 Fly | Chemical Engineering |
| Riley Kishman | 100 Breast | Health Sciences Preprofessional |
| Sylvia Kobylak | 200 Breast | Kinesiology |
| Brett Riley | 400 IM | Environmental Geoscience |
TRIPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2020-21
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Nikola Aćin
• Ben Bramley
• Ryan Hrosik
• Ryan Lawrence
• Riley Kishman
• Sylvia Kobylak
• Brandon Loschiavo
• Maggie Merriman
• Maycey Vieta