Swimming and diving places 13 on Pac-10 Academic Teams

March 27, 2008

The Arizona State men and women's swimming and diving teams placed 13 total student-athletes on the Pac-10 All-Academic teams. The women's team had 10 athletes earn honors while the men had three conference academic accolades. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and to either be a starter or significant contributor.<separator></separator>Two women and one male swimmer made the Pac-10 All-Academic First-Team. Senior All-American <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/andrew_caitlin00.html">C… Andrew</a> (biology, 3.65) earned her third conference first-team academic honors. Junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/judy_frankie00.html">Fra… Judy</a> held the conferences highest GPA with a 4.04 in marketing to earn first-team recognition. Judy also earned first-team academic honors last season. Sporting a 3.87 grade point average in interdisciplinary studies, senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/neuwert_steve00.html">St… Neuwert</a> earned first-team recognition. This is Neuwert's first All-Academic honors.<separator></separator>Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/brown_lindsey00.html">Li… Brown</a> (Psychology/Business, 3.58), junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/konowalik_amy00.html">Amy Konowalik</a> (Biochemistry, 3.76), sophomore <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/laney_max00.html">Max Laney</a> (Secondary Education, 3.33) and junior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/sweeney_billy00.html">Bi… Sweeney</a> (Graphic Design, 3.45) were all named to Second-Team Pac-10 All-Academic. This is Brown and Konowalik's second time being named to the second-team. Sweeney was a first-team selection last year and Laney's honors mark his first.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/brunner_rikka00.html">Ri… Brunner</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/hobbs_erin00.html">Erin Hobbs</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/lesch_ilene00.html">Ilene Lesch</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mcdaniel_sara00.html">Sa… McDaniel</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/schieman_ellis00.html">E… Schieman</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/tursick_emlynn00.html">E… Tursick</a> were all named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention team.