Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving

Tiger Teams and Three Individuals Earn Academic Honors

San Antonio - The Trinity University Tigers swimming and diving teams have received high academic honors from the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).

Trinity’s men and women were honored as CSCAA Academic All-American Swimming Teams in the “superior” category, of a grade point average of 3.25 or better, based on a 4.0 scale.

The Tiger men were ranked 14^th nationally in the NCAA Division III category and the women were No. 68.

Individually, junior diver Ryan Cook of Katy, Texas (Katy High School), was named an Academic All-American by the CSCAA. Cook, a math and accounting major,    earned All-America honors – for the second straight year - last spring by finishing seventh in the men’s 3-meter competition at the Division III championships. He was runner-up in the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference meet.

Senior swimmer Dan Petersen of Littleton, Colo. (Littleton High School), and junior diver Lauren Walstad of Katy (Katy High School) received men’s and women’s Honorable Mention Academic All-America recognition, respectively. Petersen, a history major, was the SCAC Male Swimmer of the Year. Walstad, who majors in business administration with a marketing concentration, received the SCAC Female Diver of the Year accolade after winning the 1-meter and 3-meter events.

Trinity’s women won their sixth SCAC team championship and third in a row. And the Tiger men were runners-up.

The men’s and women’s swimming coach is John Ryan and the diving coach is Stan Randall.