MAC Represented by 28 on CSC Academic All-District Swimming & Diving Team

Information courtesy of the College Sports Communicators official launch

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference noticed 28 student-athletes from seven of the league’s 9 groups earn Academic All-District Team honors for the 2025-26 girls’s swimming & diving season, as introduced by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday. 

The educational honor acknowledges the nation’s high student-athletes for his or her mixed performances within the pool and within the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program individually acknowledges honorees in 4 divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. To be nominated, a student-athlete should be a starter or necessary reserve with at the least a 3.50 cumulative grade level common (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her present establishment. Student-athletes should compete in 90 p.c of the establishment’s video games/contests/units performed OR should begin in at the least 66 p.c of the video games/contests/units.

Academic All-District® honorees have been thought-about for development to the CSC Academic All-America® poll, and finalists denoted with an asterisk will advance to the nationwide poll to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees might be introduced April 28 (girls) and April 29 (males).

Akron – Four members of the Akron girls’s swimming and diving group have been named to College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team as introduced on Tuesday, April 7. Felicia Klintemar*, Elizabeth Noble, Ada Szwabinska and Claire Cox* represented the Akron Zips.

Buffalo – Kaley Ream, Nicole Aguilar, Elise McCaul, Presley Dorsett

Eastern Michigan – Eastern Michigan University swim and dive student-athletes Aisling Gutierrez, Nina LaRosa, Tristen Mina, and Azra Umut have been named Academic All-District honorees by College Sports Communicators (CSC), the group introduced Tuesday, April 7. All 4 of Eastern’s honorees earned top-eight finishes on the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships to qualify. The accolade additionally marks the to start with 4 of the student-athletes’ respective careers. Gutierrez earned the distinction with a 3.92 GPA and her eighth-place end within the 3m diving finals. LaRosa made the record along with her 3.94 GPA whereas ending fourth within the 100y breaststroke finals. Mina held a 3.63 GPA and completed seventh within the 100y butterfly finals, and Umut earned the accolade along with her 3.55 GPA and a seventh-place end within the 500y freestyle finals.

Massachusetts – Eight members of the University of Massachusetts swim and dive group earned Academic All-District honors, as introduced by the College Sports Communicators group on Tuesday. Jude Boukarroum, Kendall Gilbert, Maria Grishaeva, Danielle Guerin, Sammy Quigg, Liam Rayson, Aidan Shepston and Courtney Tedesco have been chosen for his or her efforts within the pool and within the classroom, whereas Bell superior to the Academic All-America poll as finalist.

Gilbert, a kinesiology main, positioned 14th within the 200 breaststroke finals on the Mid-American Conference Championships with a time of two:18.35. The Glenville, New York, native, completed second with a personal-best time of 25.43 within the 50 freestyle timed finals. She additionally took twenty second within the 100 breaststroke prelims with a season-best time of 1:05.06.

A biochemistry and molecular biology main, Grishaeva took dwelling the bronze medal on the MAC Championships after ending the 200 breaststroke finals with a time of two:13.03, after inserting second within the prelims with a personal-best time of two:13.03. The time marked the second-best time in program historical past. The Broadland, Virginia, native, positioned tenth within the 200 particular person medley with a time of two:01.49, earlier than taking fourth within the 400 particular person medley with a time of 4:19.67. She additionally aided the sixth-place 400 medley relay group to a brand new program file time of three:41.51 because the leadoff, swimming the third-best time in program historical past of 55.28 within the 100 backstroke.

Guerin, a sport administration main, positioned twelfth general within the one-meter dive finals on the MAC Championships with a rating of 251.65. The Auckland, New Zealand, native, completed the three-meter dive preliminaries with a six-dive complete of 205.65 to take a seat twenty sixth.

Tedesco, a twin main in finance and economics, swam a personal-best time of 23.37, which marked the sixth-best time in program historical past, within the 50 freestyle preliminaries on the MAC Championships. The Charleston, South Carolina, native, set a personal-best time within the 100 freestyle prelims with a time of 51.66 to take a seat twenty seventh, whereas inserting twenty third within the 100 butterfly with a personal-best time of 56.61. She additionally completed third with a personal-best time of 1:54.67 within the 200 freestyle timed finals. 

Miami – The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams, chosen by College Sports Communicators, acknowledge the nation’s high student-athletes for his or her mixed performances within the pool and within the classroom. The girls’s group contains 4 Miami University student-athletes: Kaylin Herbet, Casey Stephens, Julia Waechter and Ella Ziegert. 

Ohio –  Four members of the Ohio swimming and diving group have been named to the 2025-2026 Academic All-District® Women’s Swimming and Diving group, chosen by College Sports Communicators, the group introduced this week. Senior Casadie DiBetta, juniors Katie Buroker and Zita Szoke, and sophomore Juliana Slaninka all earned the distinction.

This is the third 12 months Dibetta has earned her spot on the All-District Team. The early childhood training main achieved a 3.991 GPA and is coming off a historic senior season. DiBetta earned a spot within the NCAA National championships after a college record-setting 200-yard breaststroke swim on the MAC Championships, the place she positioned first with a time of two:09.33, in addition to second within the 100 breast, with a college record-setting time of 59.78. DiBetta was the primary breaststroke swimmer in 26 years to make it to the NCAA Championships, the place she positioned 48^th within the 200-yard breast and 43^rd within the 100-yard breast. DiBetta earned a spot on the All-MAC First Team whereas serving to Ohio place second on the MAC Championships.

This is the primary time Buroker earned a spot on the All-District Team. The Bios Wildlife and Conservation main earned a 4.000 GPA and is coming off a aggressive junior season. At MACs, Buroker was part of the 200-free relay that positioned second with a time of 1:29.70, breaking a 15 -year old fashioned file. Buroker was additionally named to the Academic All-MAC group.

Szoke earned Academic All-District honors for the second time in her profession. The Linguistics main earned a 3.691 GPA, and is coming off one other record-setting 12 months. Szoke is contemporary off a visit to the NCAA Championships for the third 12 months in a row, after a historic MAC Championship efficiency. At MACs, Szoke set a college file within the 50 free, with a time of twenty-two.10, set a pool and MAC Championship file in 200 free with a time of 1:44.82, the place she was topped a MAC Champion, and set an Ohio, pool, MAC, and MAC Championship file within the 100 free, with a time of 47.55 in her prelims swim. Szoke was additionally a member of the 200 and 400 free relay and the 400 medley relay that set new college information. At the NCAA Championships, Szoke positioned 37^th within the 200 free, 49^th within the 50 free, and 26^th within the 100 free. Szoke earned First Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honors.

Slaninka earns Academic All-District honors for the primary time in her profession. The Studio Art main achieved a 3.887 GPA after coming off a powerful sophomore season. Slaninka most not too long ago competed on the CSCAA National Invitational Championships in Ocala, FL, the place she was on the 800-free relay that positioned 14^th. At the MAC Championships, Slaninka completed third within the comfort warmth and 11^th general within the 200-yard backstroke. Slaninka was additionally chosen to journey to the Toyota US Open in Austin, Texas, the place she positioned 15^th general within the 200-meter backstroke, with a time of two:18.05. She was additionally chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team.

Dibetta and Szoke might be thought-about for development to the CSC Academic All-America® poll. Student-athletes chosen as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and can advance to the nationwide poll to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees might be introduced April 28, 2026. 

Toledo – Toledo girls’s swimming & diving student-athletes Leah Evans, Rosie Richards, Janne Slegers and Hannah Wentzel have been named to the College Sport Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the group introduced on Tuesday. Richards and Wentzel are first-time honorees whereas Evans and Slegers have been named to the all-district squad for the second-straight season. All 4 Rockets have been additionally named to the Academic All-MAC Team final week. Evans and Slegers will transfer to the Academic All-American poll. First-, Second-, and Third-Team Academic All-America honorees might be introduced on April 28.

Toledo Women’s Swimming & Diving CSC Academic All-District Honorees

Leah Evans*, Junior, Health Sciences, 3.823

Rosie Richards, Sophomore, Psychology, 3.747

Janne Slegers*, Senior, Psychology, 3.900

Hannah Wentzel, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, 3.978