RICHMOND, Va. -- The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named 1,206 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2021-22 season, and Delta State University placed eight Statesmen swimmers and divers on the list.

The award recognizes students who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at their respective national championship.

To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections also earned a 3.50 GPA or higher and achieved a "B" time standard for the national championship or participated at a diving zone qualification meet. All criteria can be found on the CSCAA website.

The award-winners studied a multitude of subjects ranging from A (Accounting) to Z (Zoology). More than a third (35%) of all award-winners are pursuing a major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) field. Business majors were the second-most represented with 23% of recipients followed by the social sciences (13%).

The most popular majors were biology, exercise science, psychology, business administration, mechanical engineering, and finance.

CSCAA FIRST-TEAM SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Emanuel Fava (Exercise Science)
Alex Miller (Mathematics)
Berk Ozkul (Business)
Savio Ragonesi (International Business & Marketing)
Tucker Schroer (Aviation)
Carson Traylor (Chemistry)

CSCAA SECOND-TEAM SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Ben Kelly (Computer & Information Science)
John Stewart (Business)