LYCOMING SWIM TEAMS EARN ACADEMIC HONORS

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Both the Lycoming College women’s and men’s swimming teams have been awarded scholar All-American honors by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2003-2004 season. The CSCAA awarded scholar All-American status to swimming teams at all divisions which posted a combined team grade-point average of 2.8 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

The Warrior women earned an “Excellent” standard with a combined 3.22 GPA for the spring 2004 semester. Rebecca Fox (Jr./Middletown, N.J.; Middletown South) and Erin Horsley (Jr./Allegany, N.Y.; Allegany Central) led the squad with perfect 4.0 GPAs for the semester.

Lycoming’s men also earned an “Excellent” standard with a combined 3.01 GPA for the spring 2004 term. Steve Hawley (So./New Cumberland, Pa.; Trinity) and Andrew Shurer (Fr./Clearfield, Pa.; Clearfield) each posted perfect 4.0 GPAs for the semester.

“These awards help show our continued commitment to the true student-athlete here at Lycoming. Our swimmers achieve great things in the pool, but even greater things in the classroom,” said Warrior head coach Jerry Hammaker. “Our main objective is to educate young men and women and to have them graduate within four years. The fact that our swimmers can put in so many hours of hard work in training and competition but still achieve such lofty status academically is a tribute to them and their families.”