Kelly VanDyke Named to Grand Valley Athletics Hall of Fame
Grand Valley State Director of Athletics, Keri Becker, announced the 2019 GVSU Athletics Hall of Fame class, which will be the 34th inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Stanford Sweeps MPSF Water Polo Top Awards
Stanford’s Makenzie Fischer, Ryann Neushul and John Tanner swept the MPSF Player, Newcomer and Coach of the Year honors to lead the conference’s postseason awards.
Alabama Celebrates 2018-19 Season with Postseason Awards Dinner
The Crimson Tide celebrated a season which included a top-10 NCAA finish for the men, a top-35 finish for the women and a combined nine men and women earning All-America honors.
Pomona-Pitzer’s Hill, Cal Lutheran’s Rond Lead SCIAC Honorees
Pomona-Pitzer’s Natalie Hill was named the 2019 SCIAC Athlete of the Year, while the league’s Newcomer of the Year award went to Cal Lutheran’s Lexi Rond.
Michigan’s Steere, Andrews Lead CWPA All-Conference Honorees
Maddy Steere and Abby Andrews of the University of Michigan claim Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year honors, while Princeton University head coach Derek Ellingson takes Coach of the Year accolades to headline the 2019 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division I All-Conference Team.
149 Men, 232 Women Swimmers, Divers Named to SEC All-Academic Teams
A total of 705 student-athletes were named to the 2018-19 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll, including 149 men and 232 women swimmers and divers.
Champions League Final 8 Set Without Szolnok, Eger
All spots are booked in the Champion League Final Eight: five sides will return from last year (Recco, Brescia, Barceloneta, Jug and Olympiacos), while there will be three newcomers.
Mende, Hoherz, Burvill, Mathews Headline Iowa Team Awards
The University of Iowa swimming and diving team announced its 2018-19 team awards during their annual awards banquet Tuesday night following the annual Golden Herkys.
East Bay’s Bill, UC San Diego’s Schilling Named WWPA Players of the Year
Auriel Bill of Cal State East Bay and Chanel Schilling of UC San Diego highlight the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) all-conference teams announced Wednesday.
Pacific’s Christmas Repeats as GCC Water Polo Player of the Year
University of the Pacific junior Kyra Christmas claimed back-to-back Golden Coast Conference Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year honors.
Cal’s Rachael Acker Earns NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship
Former Golden Bear swimmer Rachael Acker, the 2016 Pac-12 Woman of the Year who is now a second-year medical student at Harvard, is the recipient of a prestigious Walter Byers Scholarship.
We Rise By Lifting Others
I am less than two weeks away from graduating college. I miss swimming a lot, but I truly feel the good it brought me every day.
Iowa’s Colin Receives 2019 Jim McKay Scholarship
University of Iowa senior Ben Colin has been named a recipient of the 2019 Jim McKay Scholarship, it was announced Tuesday by the NCAA. He is the first Hawkeye athlete to be awarded the scholarship.
Gu Records Tufts Swimming’s First-Ever Olympic Trials Cut in 50 Free
Junior Roger Gu, who became the first Jumbo in 37 years to win an NCAA swimming championship in March, recently added another historic Tufts achievement to his resume, becoming the first Jumbo to swim an Olympic Trials cut.
Champions League Prelims Wrap Up Tuesday, Wednesday
It’s decision time, most of the open questions, if not all, could be settled on the penultimate day in the Champions League prelims.
