Swimming & Diving Places Six Members On Winter Academic All-League TeamApril 17, 2007 MILWAUKEE - Six members of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's and women's swimming & diving teams were named to the 2006-07 Winter Academic All-Horizon League Team, the league office announced today. The league recognized the academic achievements of its members on Wednesday, as a total of 82 student-athletes from six sports were honored in balloting by the league's faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors. Milwaukee led the way with 12 members overall, tied by UW-Green Bay for highest in the league. Butler and Youngstown State were both next with 11. Complete Horizon League Release in PDF Format "It is great to see the academic success of our student-athletes," UWM head coach Dave Griffore said. "They are here for an education first and we stress the importance of academics ... swimming is just a bonus." On the women's side, senior Lindsay Caldwell was one of 11 student-athletes league-wide to be honored for a third time. In February, she won Horizon League Championship Swimmer of the Meet honors for the third straight season. She claimed four league titles as a senior (50/100/200 freestyle and one relay) to bring her career total to 13 (eight individual and five relay). She won Horizon League Scholar Athlete of the Week twice this year and leaves the program holding 16 records (11 school/five league). Caldwell carries a 3.57 grade point average as a journalism/mass communications major.
Junior Emma McKeith was also a repeat selection on the squad. This season, she owned Top 10 times in the league in the 500 freestyle (10th) and 1650 freestyle (fourth). McKeith holds, or has held, school records in the 1000 and 1650 freestyle, and owns the freshman marks in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles. She carries a 3.961 GPA as an education major. Senior Crystal Szymanski earned the honor despite missing more than half the season to injury. She came back to earn Horizon League Diver of the Meet honors at the League Championships, claiming a league title on the one-meter board and second place on the three-meter board. She is a Spanish major with a 3.432 GPA. On the men's side, senior Karl Winderl is the Panthers lone repeat honoree. He set personal-bests in the 500 and 1650 freestyles as a senior and was also named the valedictorian of UWM's school of business. Winderl is an accounting major with a 3.953 GPA in the classroom. Junior David Yugo had an impressive season in the pool and out, establishing career-bests in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyles. The team captain is a business major with a 3.657 GPA. Robby Leibold is the only student-athlete of the six selected that is a sophomore. He was one of UWM's top finishers at the League Championships, taking third in the 1650 free and sixth in the 1000 free. He was named Horizon League Scholar Athlete of the Week twice this season and set personal-bests in the 500 and 1650 freestyle this season. He carries a 3.845 GPA and is undecided on his intended major. The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with Academic All-League teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits. |
