Harris and Thielking named Academic All-Americans®

Austin, Texas – Seniors Emily Harris and Drue Thielking of the Denison University ladies’s swimming & diving crew have been named to the Third and First Team Academic All-America® as chosen by College Sports Communicators for the 2025-26 season.

Emily Harris (Castalian Springs, Tenn. | Financial Economics) is a 20-time NCAA Division III All-American, together with thrice within the 200 Fly, 400 Relays, and 800 Relays, and has been named a CSC Third Team Academic All-America®. This is the second time Harris has been honored as an Academic All-America®; final 12 months, she was named to the Second Team. At the convention degree, throughout her senior season, she tallied two particular person championships within the 400 IM and 200 Fly in addition to a championship within the 800 free relay.

Drue Thielking (Brighton, Mich. | Biology) is an 11-time NCAA Division II All-American, together with 4 occasions within the 200 and 100 breaststrokes and twice within the 200 IM. She has additionally been named a CSC First Team Academic All-America®. This is the second time Thielking has been honored as an Academic All-America®; final 12 months, she was named to the Third Team. At the convention degree throughout her senior season, she tallied two second-place finishes within the 200 IM and 200 Breast, incomes her spots in every occasion at nationals. 

This brings Denison’s rely to 134 Academic All-Americans® winners at school historical past. Harris and Thielking are each multi-time Academic All-Americans® honorees, and produce the ladies’s swimming and diving Academic All-America® recognition complete to 31. 

Created in 1952, the Academic All-America® program, chosen by College Sports Communicators, is a premier, nationwide faculty scholar-athlete awards program. It acknowledges over 1,400 excellent student-athletes yearly in Division I, II, III, and NAIA, overlaying all NCAA championship sports activities.