Richmond, VA. -- The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Assosciation of America (CSCAA) named 789 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2020-21 season and Lenoir-Rhyne placed six on the list. The award recognizes students who achieved a GPA of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at their respecitve national championship. 

To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship.  Second-Team selections (also called Honorable Mention) must have 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. Due to the cancellation of the Division III and NAIA championship, the CSCAA established time standards for qualification based on a standard deviation of previous national championship participation. All criteria can be found on the CSCAA website.

The six earning the honor from LR are:

Lisa Boernigen - International Business Management
Lauren Rutherford - Exercise Science
Kimberley Scheiber - International Business Management
Spencer Ashby - Business Administration
Micah McRea - Political Science
Jacob Queen - Biology

About the CSCAA: Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.