(LEBANON, Ill., Jan. 22) – The McKendree University swimming and diving programs excelled in the classroom during the Fall 2018 semester as they were recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) on the Scholar All-American Team.
The men's team accumulated a team GPA of 3.30, ranked 17
th. The women's team accumulated a team GPA of 3.50, ranked 26
th.
Seven student-athletes were named to the President's List (4.0 GPA): freshmen
John Bodden (George Town, Cayman Islands/Cayman Prep and High),
Hallie Dixon (Jeffersonville, IN/Jeffersonville High School), sophomores
Ashton Pearson (Wichita, KS/Maize South High School),
Meredith Geyer (Germantown, TN/Germantown High School), and juniors
Matthew Meals (McKinney, TX/McKinney Boyd High School),
Matija Pucarevic (Belgrade, Serbia/Sixth Belgrade Grammar School), and
Sydney Rey (Columbia, IL/Columbia High School).
Fourteen student-athletes were named to the Dean's List (3.6 GPA): freshmen
Ken Hauter (Waterloo, IN/Veritas Academy),
Noah Javens (West Lafayette, IN/William Henry Harrison High School),
Gregg Lichinsky (West Des Moines, IA/West Des Moines Valley High School),
Garrett Schrock (Peoria, IL/Peoria High School),
Claire Brouillet (O'Fallon, MO/Fort Zumwalt West High School),
Camryn Anderson (Sycamore, IL/Sycamore High School),
Haley Rey (Columbia, IL/Columbia High School),
Abby Rumpp (Knoxville, TN/L&N STEM Academy), sophomores
Dylan Galbiati (Highland, IL/Highland High School),
Brian Baggette (Glen Carbon, IL/Edwardsville High School),
Christina Marshall (Winston Salem, NC/Reagan High School), juniors
Luca Simonetti (Sassari, Italy/Liceo Scientifico Gulielmo Marconi Sassari),
Magdalena Knapp (Bolzano, Italy/Gymnasium Walther von der Vogelweide Bozen), and senior
Macartney Motsinger (Harrisburg, IL/Harrisburg High School).
The Bearcats return to the water at the GLVC Championships in Crawfordsville, Ind. on Feb. 6-9.
