Five Purple Knights Earn CSCAA Scholar All-American Recognition

Colorado Springs, Colo.-The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named 1,221 swimmers and divers to Scholar All-American Team for the 2018-19 season. The award recognizes students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

Five University of Bridgeport swimmers were recognized for their outstanding performances in the water and in the classroom, as three UB men and UB women earned spots on the Scholar All-American Squads.  For the men, seniors Wilmar Du Plessis and Klavio Meca plus junior Erik Hren were named to the team, and on the women's side, senior Nina Stegu and Mariia Rezhylo were recognized.    

The selections, drawn from 190 colleges and universities across all Divisions, include CSCAA Swimmers-of-the-Year Beata Nelson (Wisconsin), Pol Roch (Keiser), Honore Collins (NYU) and Mendy De Rooi (Cumberlands) and CSCAA Divers-of-the-Year Christina Sather (Clarion), Lindsey Ruderman (Amherst), Heath Ogata (Lake Forest), and Andrea Adam (Saint Ambrose). Thirty-eight student-athletes have maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA over their career with another 145 earning a 4.0 over the course of the semester.