TACOMA, Wash. – The Pacific Lutheran men's and women's swimming teams and five individuals earned Scholar All-American recognition for the 2015-16 season by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
The Scholar All-America Team Award goes to teams with a combined cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. PLU's 3.6 GPA for the women's team ranked 18th in the nation and best in the Northwest Conference. In addition to winning the PLU team GPA this year, the women's program earned the CSCAA honor for the fifth straight year.
The PLU men earned the honor for the third year in a row, continuing to improve with a combined GPA of 3.21 to rank third among NWC programs that received the award.
"It is so exciting and rewarding to see our student-athletes succeed at such a high level in both the classroom and in the pool," said Matt Sellman, PLU head coach. "We believe that excellence is contagious and success fuels success. This is a perfect example of that."
In addition, five Lutes were garnered individual Scholar All-American honorable mention. To earn the honor, a student-athlete much compile a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while achieving 'B' standard national qualifying times in the pool. Three Lute women and two men earned the honor: Erica Muller, Kylie Webb, Alex Weeks, Hunter Cosgrove and Matt Wehr.
Pacific Lutheran won it's third consecutive NWC women's title in 2016, while the men's and women's programs combined to claim 93 All-NWC honors. Sellman was named NWC Women's Coach of the Year for a record-setting fourth year in a row.
