WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's and women's swimming & diving programs were both selected as Scholar All-America teams, when the honors were awarded by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Additionally,
Drew Carbone,
Connor Morikawa and
Brett Sherman were all named CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention.
- The women's squad recorded a 3.84 GPA during the spring semester, while the men's team had a 3.67 GPA.
- Overall, 18 student-athletes registered perfect 4.0 marks in the spring while four were named to the Dean's List.
- For Carbone, this is his third-consecutive Scholar All-American selection.
- Carbone earned his third-straight BIG EAST Championships' Male Most Outstanding Swimmer at the 2020 BIG EAST Championships.
- He earned All-BIG EAST honors in seven events, winning three individual gold medals and three relay titles.
- Carbone broke an eight-year-old BIG EAST Conference record with a winning time of 1:42.11 in the 200-yard backstroke, marking Georgetown's first ever conference record.
- Morikawa took home All-BIG EAST honors in four events, winning two relays and finishing second in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke races.
- He set the school record in both breaststroke events, including becoming the first Hoya to break the two-minute mark in the 200.
- Sherman earned all-conference recognition in the 500-yard freestyle and the 400-yard IM where he set GU records in both events.
- He won gold in the 500 free, winning his second-straight title in the event, and took silver in the 400 IM.
To be eligible for Scholar All-America recognition, a team must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), as defined by the institution, for the spring semester. The team GPA includes all eligible varsity student-athletes. A record 789 teams, representing 461 institutions were honored across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA Divisions.
Individually, the award honors students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The three Hoyas were named as Honorable Mention selections for having similarly achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard or competed at an NCAA Regional or Zone Diving qualifier.
