KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Kutztown University women's swimming team earned another honor as it was recognized for its classroom excellence by earning a place on the distinguished College Swimming Coaches Association of America 2010 Spring Semester Scholar All-America Team.
 
The Golden Bears posted a 3.30 overall team grade point average, which was the highest under veteran coach Tim Flannery. Kutztown's overall GPA ranked it 13th nationally. This is the fourth consecutive season and sixth time in the last seven years, KU has earned a spot on the CSCAA Scholar-All-America Team.
 
This is a terrific ending to a phenomenal season for the Golden Bears. Kutztown finished fourth at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championships and tied for 16th at the NCAA Division II Championships. In addition, Flannery was named PSAC Women's Swimming Coach of the Year.
 
"This is a really neat honor for our program and we are definitely proud of this recognition," Flannery said. "This really demonstrates that our girls are not only serious swimmers, but that they are very dedicated and committed to excellence in the classroom.  As a coach, you couldn't ask for anything more. This is a tribute to all of the hard work the young ladies put into their studies and pool all year. I am very proud of my team and the accomplishments. They did a great job all year and this just awesome."
 
To earn CSCAA Scholar All-America team honors, a swim team must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the spring semester.
 
In addition, the following student-athletes were recognized by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as 2009-10 scholar-athletes: Kerry Choplin (Thorofare, N.J./West Deptford), Monica Fisher (Secane, Pa./Upper Darby), Helena Hewitt (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), Stephanie Kearns (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East), Katie Kelly (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West), Lauren Malloy (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Catholic), Krista Schlupp (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown), Allison Sheely (Enola, Pa./Trinity) and Heather Wolkom (Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven Regional ).
 
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming at the collegiate level.
 
In cooperation with our sister organizations – USA Swimming, the American Swimming Coaches Association, United States Masters Swimming and the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association – the CSCAA is dedicated to promoting the benefits of the sport of swimming at all levels and throughout the life cycle.
 
The CSCAA recognizes outstanding achievements by coaches and swimmers; promotes communication and cooperation both within the sport of swimming and with our fellow Olympic sports; protects, promotes and seeks to expand competitive intercollegiate swimming programs; recommends rules and regulations to the NCAA; sponsors events; certifies new coaches; provides ongoing educational and leadership training for coaches and athletes; and serves as a source of information to its membership and for the general public.