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ELITE 90 ACADEMIC RECOGNITION AWARD PROGRAM

The NCAA's Elite 90 Award, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also recognizing the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 90 championships. Read More About The Award HERE
 

DID YOU KNOW?

Through the 2020 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the Delta State Swimming and Diving program is the only school in the country to have three different student-athletes (Melanie Tombers - 2017, Kyle Weesner - 2019 and Michael Maly - 2020) receive the Elite 90 Award. Within NCAA Division II, this amount also represents the most recipients from a university sponsoring a swimming and diving program in the country. Each of Delta State's student-athletes earning the award maintained a 4.0 GPA within their respective major. 

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MELANIE TOMBERS

Dusseldorf, Germany

4.0 GPA

2017 NCAA Championships | Birmingham, Ala.

Earned her bachelors degree in Business Administration (International Business), and also earned her MBA
 
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KYLE WEESNER

Houston, Texas

4.0 GPA

2019 NCAA Championships | Indianapolis, Ind.

Biology major
 
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MICHAEL MALY

White Oak, Texas

4.0 GPA

2020 NCAA Championships | Geneva, Ohio

Chemistry major

 
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