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Houston Named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
1/22/2019 1:44:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Cougars named to CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for seventh straight semester
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Swimming & Diving team succeeded in an out of the pool during the fall semester, earning College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America team honors for the seventh straight semester.
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After combining for a 3.38 team fall semester grade-point average, including five 4.0's (Rebecca Brandt, Peyton Kondis, Rachel Hicks, Jenny Penneck, Victoria Tillman) the Cougars are one of 476 institutions across all divisions to earn the distinction.
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The honor is awarded to teams with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and on average 23 of the 25 top-finishers at the NCAA Championships earn the award. All of the women's teams in The American were recognized for their academic achievement.
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UP NEXT
Houston will continue its tour of the SEC when its faces No. 11 Texas A&M and Vanderbilt on Jan. 26 in College Station, before heading to Baton Rouge to face LSU and Rice on Feb. 1-2.
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Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
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After combining for a 3.38 team fall semester grade-point average, including five 4.0's (Rebecca Brandt, Peyton Kondis, Rachel Hicks, Jenny Penneck, Victoria Tillman) the Cougars are one of 476 institutions across all divisions to earn the distinction.
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The honor is awarded to teams with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and on average 23 of the 25 top-finishers at the NCAA Championships earn the award. All of the women's teams in The American were recognized for their academic achievement.
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UP NEXT
Houston will continue its tour of the SEC when its faces No. 11 Texas A&M and Vanderbilt on Jan. 26 in College Station, before heading to Baton Rouge to face LSU and Rice on Feb. 1-2.
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FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the swimming & diving team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/UHCougarSwim) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSwim), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
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