WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Seventeen Boilermakers that compete at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center – eight divers and nine swimmers – were recognized for their academic excellence in conjunction with their athletic accomplishments, earning Scholar All-American accolades from the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America.
The CSCAA honors student-athletes that achieved 3.5-plus grade-point averages during the spring semester/quarter, which coincides with swimming & diving's championship season, headlined by the NCAA Championships in March. First-team honorees competed at the NCAA Championships and second-team honorees achieved an individual NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut) or competed at their NCAA Diving Zone Championships meet.
Team GPAs also remained strong at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic. The Purdue men and women were recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams again. The women posted a 3.38 team mark and the men compiled a 3.17 GPA for the spring semester. The men's mark also climbed to 3.37 when calculated using the formula the CSCAA requests for the team awards. Teams are recognized each semester for having 3.0-plus GPAs.
All eight Purdue Divers that qualified for the NCAA Championships also earned Scholar All-America accolades for their 3.5-plus GPAs in the spring. Sophie McAfee, Jordan Rzepka, Maycey Vieta and Daryn Wright were also All-Americans as championship finalists on platform at NCAAs – with McAfee also accomplishing the feat on 3-meter. As freshmen, Holden Higbie (platform) and Max Miller (1-meter) were honorable mention All-Americans as consolation finalists at NCAAs.
Unlike Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten, freshmen are eligible for the CSCAA academic honors. Purdue had 10 student-athletes earn all three academic honors – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the 2023-24 school year), CSCAA Scholar All-America (3.5+ GPA for spring semester) and Academic All-Big Ten (3.0+ cumulative GPA).
QUADRUPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2023-24
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-District, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Kendra Bowen
• Aaron Frollo
• Maggie Love
• Sophie McAfee
• Ethan Shaw
• Maycey Vieta
• Andrew Witty
TRIPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2023-24 (5 Boilermakers above plus…)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Jaye Patrick
• Jenna Sonnenberg
• Daryn Wright
• Luke Fortner (Academic All-District vs. Scholar All-America)
Purdue swimming & diving earned 49 Academic All-Big Ten (26 women, 23 men) and 19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (15 women, 4 men) honors for the 2023-24 school year. Boilermakers at the pool accounted for 66% of Purdue Athletics' Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the winter sports season and 32% of the department's Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for the school year.
Vieta closed out her collegiate career as a five-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. Love, McAfee, Sonnenberg and Witty were all recognized for the third year in a row. Rzepka and Shaw earned the second honors of their careers.
2024 HIGHLIGHTS FOR PURDUE'S CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
• Olympic Qualifiers in 10-Meter Diving: Daryn Wright (USA), Maycey Vieta (Puerto Rico), Jaye Patrick (Latvia)
• All-Americans: Jordan Rzepka, Sophie McAfee, Maycey Vieta, Daryn Wright
• Honorable Mention All-Americans: Holden Higbie, Max Miller
• Medaled at Big Ten Championships: Jordan Rzepka (silver on platform, bronze on 3-meter), Daryn Wright (bronze on platform)
• Eclipsed Team Records: Maggie Love (200 IM), Dylan Burau (200 Back)
• Scored in All 3 Individual Events at Big Tens: Jordan Rzepka (All Diving), Sophie McAfee (All Diving), Daryn Wright (All Diving), Holden Higbie (All Diving), Ethan Shaw (200 Fly, 400 IM, 500 Free), Idris Muhammad (50 & 100 Free, 100 Back), Kate Mouser (200 Breast, 400 IM, 500 Free), Aaron Frollo (500 & 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• All 17 Boilermakers scored in an individual event at the Big Ten Championships, with 16 scoring in multiple events
The CSCAA honors student-athletes that achieved 3.5-plus grade-point averages during the spring semester/quarter, which coincides with swimming & diving's championship season, headlined by the NCAA Championships in March. First-team honorees competed at the NCAA Championships and second-team honorees achieved an individual NCAA provisional qualifying time (B Cut) or competed at their NCAA Diving Zone Championships meet.
Team GPAs also remained strong at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic. The Purdue men and women were recognized as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams again. The women posted a 3.38 team mark and the men compiled a 3.17 GPA for the spring semester. The men's mark also climbed to 3.37 when calculated using the formula the CSCAA requests for the team awards. Teams are recognized each semester for having 3.0-plus GPAs.
| 2024 SPRING SEMESTER BY THE NUMBERS | |
| WOMEN 4.0 GPAs: 9 3.5+ GPAs: 25 3.0+ GPAs: 38 Cumulative Team GPA: 3.41 |
MEN 4.0 GPAs: 1 3.5+ GPAs: 16 3.0+ GPAs: 24 Cumulative Team GPA: 3.29 |
All eight Purdue Divers that qualified for the NCAA Championships also earned Scholar All-America accolades for their 3.5-plus GPAs in the spring. Sophie McAfee, Jordan Rzepka, Maycey Vieta and Daryn Wright were also All-Americans as championship finalists on platform at NCAAs – with McAfee also accomplishing the feat on 3-meter. As freshmen, Holden Higbie (platform) and Max Miller (1-meter) were honorable mention All-Americans as consolation finalists at NCAAs.
| CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS (FIRST TEAM) | |
| Boilermaker | Major |
| Holden Higbie | Selling & Sales Management |
| Sophie McAfee | Economics |
| Max Miller | Biomedical Health Sciences |
| Jaye Patrick | Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate |
| Jordan Rzepka | Selling & Sales Management |
| Jenna Sonnenberg | Law & Society |
| Maycey Vieta | Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate |
| Daryn Wright | Retail Management |
| CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS (SECOND TEAM) | ||
| Boilermaker | B Cut(s) / Zones | Major |
| Kendra Bowen | 100 Free | Communication & Leadership Graduate Certificate |
| Dylan Burau | 100 & 200 Back | Chemical Engineering |
| Aaron Frollo | 1650 Free | Computer Engineering |
| Maggie Love | 100 Breast, 200 IM | Biomedical Engineering |
| Coleman Modglin | 100 & 200 Breast | Construction Management |
| Kate Mouser | 400 IM, 500 Free | Professional Flight Technology |
| Idris Muhammad | 50 Free, 100 Back | Mechanical Engineering |
| Ethan Shaw | 200 Fly, 500 Free | Supply Chain & Engineering Tech. |
| Andrew Witty | 100 & 200 Breast | Mechanical Engineering |
Unlike Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten, freshmen are eligible for the CSCAA academic honors. Purdue had 10 student-athletes earn all three academic honors – Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the 2023-24 school year), CSCAA Scholar All-America (3.5+ GPA for spring semester) and Academic All-Big Ten (3.0+ cumulative GPA).
QUADRUPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2023-24
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-District, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Kendra Bowen
• Aaron Frollo
• Maggie Love
• Sophie McAfee
• Ethan Shaw
• Maycey Vieta
• Andrew Witty
TRIPLE ACADEMIC HONORS FOR 2023-24 (5 Boilermakers above plus…)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, CSCAA Scholar All-America, Academic All-Big Ten
• Jaye Patrick
• Jenna Sonnenberg
• Daryn Wright
• Luke Fortner (Academic All-District vs. Scholar All-America)
Purdue swimming & diving earned 49 Academic All-Big Ten (26 women, 23 men) and 19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (15 women, 4 men) honors for the 2023-24 school year. Boilermakers at the pool accounted for 66% of Purdue Athletics' Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the winter sports season and 32% of the department's Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for the school year.
Vieta closed out her collegiate career as a five-time CSCAA Scholar All-American. Love, McAfee, Sonnenberg and Witty were all recognized for the third year in a row. Rzepka and Shaw earned the second honors of their careers.
2024 HIGHLIGHTS FOR PURDUE'S CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
• Olympic Qualifiers in 10-Meter Diving: Daryn Wright (USA), Maycey Vieta (Puerto Rico), Jaye Patrick (Latvia)
• All-Americans: Jordan Rzepka, Sophie McAfee, Maycey Vieta, Daryn Wright
• Honorable Mention All-Americans: Holden Higbie, Max Miller
• Medaled at Big Ten Championships: Jordan Rzepka (silver on platform, bronze on 3-meter), Daryn Wright (bronze on platform)
• Eclipsed Team Records: Maggie Love (200 IM), Dylan Burau (200 Back)
• Scored in All 3 Individual Events at Big Tens: Jordan Rzepka (All Diving), Sophie McAfee (All Diving), Daryn Wright (All Diving), Holden Higbie (All Diving), Ethan Shaw (200 Fly, 400 IM, 500 Free), Idris Muhammad (50 & 100 Free, 100 Back), Kate Mouser (200 Breast, 400 IM, 500 Free), Aaron Frollo (500 & 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• All 17 Boilermakers scored in an individual event at the Big Ten Championships, with 16 scoring in multiple events