Swimming & Diving Receives Four College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honors

HOUSTON – Four members of the University of Houston Swimming & Diving program were selected as Academic All-District honorees from the College Sport Communicators, the organization announced Tuesday. The award recognizes excellence both in the pool and in the classroom.
S&D Academic All-District CSC

The Cougars are coming off their seventh consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship title win on Feb. 18 at the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium in Dallas.

Seniors Elizabeth Richardson (Industrial Engineering), Julia Koluch (Strategic Communication), Chase Farris (Psychology) and junior Hedda Grelz (Mechanical Engineering) each earned Academic All-District honors.

Farris was named the American Athletic Conference Women's Diver of the Year after winning the 3-meter event, alongside taking second place in both the 1-meter and platform at the Championships.

Grelz advanced to finals in two events, fifth in the 1-meter and eighth in the 3-meter. Richardson, one of three team captains, advanced to a consolation and bonus final, earning a total of 22 points for the Cougars. Koluch placed first in the 200-backstroke consolation final with a time of 1:59.52.

UP NEXT
Houston Diving will compete in NCAA Zone D Diving Championships held in Minneapolis Minn., from March 7-9.

Qualifying Cougars will then focus on NCAA Championships beginning March 15 in Knoxville, Tenn.

ABOUT THE AWARD
The 2022-23 Academic All-District® Women's Swimming & Diving Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the pool and in the classroom.

All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in late March.

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