ITHACA, N.Y. – The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its Scholar All-American Team on Wednesday, July 3 and named amongst the over 2,000 were 10 members from the Ithaca College men's and women's swimming and diving programs.
 
To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections, must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met a "B" time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.
 
Notable honorees among the women included six CSCAA Swimmers and Divers of the Year, which included Ithaca's Kailee Payne who earned CSCAA Division III Diver of the Year after being crowned the Individual National Champion on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards.
 
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.
 
Ithaca College CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

First Team
Alec Kutsner (First Year) – Architectural Studies
James Collishaw (Sr.) – Clinical Health Studies
Matthew Mitros (Jr.) - Clinical Health Studies
Abby Marraccino (Gr.) – Speech Language Pathology
Angela Burke (Jr.) - Exercise Science
Kailee Payne (Jr.) – Environmental Science
 
Second Team
Ethan Godfrey (Jr.) - Exercise Science
Audrey Scott (Sr.) - Health Sciences
Eliza Salus (So.) – Clinical Health Studies
Jenell Slesser (Sr.) – Occupational Therapy