LAKER SWIMMING & DIVING NAMED NCAA
DIVISION III SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

The Oswego State men's and women's swimming and diving team were recognized as NCAA Division III Scholar All-America teams by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2007-08 season. The Lakers were the lone SUNYAC school to have both its men's and women's teams honored by the CSCAA, which awards Scholar All-America recognition to teams that carry a 3.00 cumulative grade point average.

The Laker men were the lone SUNYAC team represented among 35 NCAA Division III teams, posting a 3.100 GPA for the 2007-08 season. Oswego also had two individuals garner Scholar All-America accolades.  Diver Kevin Morgan, a spring 2008 graduate, ranked 21st among 42 awardees with a 3.76 GPA, while classmate and fellow diver Carleton Dotson ranked 35th with a 3.61 GPA.

The Oswego women were one of three SUNYAC teams honored among 71 Division III Institutions with a combined 3.14 grade point average.  SUNY Geneseo (3.22) and SUNY Fredonia (3.05) were the other conference representatives.

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Junior Jenny Van Etten (Ravena) and sophomore diver Shawn Merlin (Palmyra) each claimed All-American honors for the second time during the final day of competition at the 2009 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center in Minneapolis.

Oswego State sophomore diver Shawn Merlin (Palmyra) finished seventh in the finals of the one-meter springboard at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, becoming the 17th male and 48th individual in the program’s history since 1994-95 to attain All-America accolades.

The Oswego State swimming and diving team will send three individuals to participate in this year’s NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, which will be hosted by Macalester College at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center on March 18-21 in Minneapolis.

Six members of the Oswego State swimming and diving team earned second team accolades on the 2009 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) All-Conference Teams as announced by the conference office. The honors were based on performances at the annual SUNYAC championship meet held on Feb. 12-11 in Buffalo, NY.

Paced by three-runner up individual performances by the women and a pair of top five performance in the men’s diving competition, the Oswego State swimming and diving team concluded competition at the 2009 SUNYAC Swimming and Diving Championships at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center in Buffalo.  The Laker women finished second out of nine teams with 640 points, an improvement of two places from a year ago, while the Laker men placed fourth with a score of 388 points.