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The University of Redlands’ women’s and men’s swimming & diving teams collected College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors for the fall of 2009, as announced today by the CSCAA.

The women compiled an impressive 3.40 semester GPA, tying for the 23rd-best mark out of the 89 NCAA Division III teams that gained the distinction.

Redlands’ men tied for the 42nd-best semester GPA (3.12) out of the 56 NCAA Division III programs that were recognized.

The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), which has long prided itself on the high academic standards of its membership, enjoyed prominent representation on the Scholar All-America teams. Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (3.53), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (3.43) and Whittier College (3.11) all earned a spot on the women’s Scholar All-America list while Pomona-Pitzer (3.31) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3.24) picked up Scholar All-America laurels on the men’s side.

In order to qualify for the Scholar All-America program, teams must meet a fall semester GPA of no less than 3.0.

Redlands (6-1, 6-0 SCIAC; 6-1, 6-0 SCIAC) travels to Claremont on Saturday for its most important dual meet of the year. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (6-3, 6-0 SCIAC; 6-3, 6-0 SCIAC) sits atop the both the women’s and men’s SCIAC standings with the Bulldogs. Diving is scheduled to commence at 10 a.m., with swimming to follow at 11 a.m.

A complete list of honorees can be found at http://collegecoaches.org/rank/aadivisionIIIF09.shtml.