Lumberjacks Acknowledged as CSCAA Scholar All-America Team

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (July 1, 2026) – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has acknowledged the Northern Arizona swimming and diving workforce as a Scholar All-America Team for the Spring 2026 semester.

To earn the distinction, groups should submit a grade level common of three.0 or increased through the semester. This spring, 714 groups from 418 establishments had been acknowledged for his or her educational excellence, representing a mixed 16,680 student-athletes throughout all collegiate divisions.

Northern Arizona completed the semester with a 3.61 workforce GPA.

“We are extremely proud of the outstanding performance of our team in the classroom,” head swimming coach Andy Johns stated. “With 11 of our student-athletes achieving a 4.0 GPA for the spring semester, they continue to be champions in and out of the pool.”

Among Mountain Pacific Sports Federation packages, the Lumberjacks recorded the convention’s second-highest workforce GPA, trailing solely UTRGV (3.68). At the Division I stage, Stanford led all ladies’s packages with a 3.91 GPA.

“This recognition celebrates the remarkable commitment these student-athletes make to excellence both in the classroom and in competition,” CSCAA Executive Director Samantha Barany stated. “The 714 teams honored this spring represent the very best of collegiate swimming and diving, demonstrating that academic success and athletic achievement go hand in hand. We congratulate every student-athlete, coach and institution recognized.”

Founded in 1922, the CSCAA is the nation’s first group of faculty swimming and diving coaches. Its mission is to advance the game by management, advocacy {and professional} growth.

The workforce’s educational success prolonged past the classroom honors, as current graduates Cydnie Perkins and Elsa Musselman had been named recipients of NAU’s prestigious Gold Axe Award.

Established in 1933, the Gold Axe Award is one among Northern Arizona University’s highest scholar honors, recognizing graduating seniors who reveal distinctive management, service and involvement on campus and of their communities. Approximately 1% of graduating seniors obtain the award every semester.

Perkins and Musselman had been two of fifty members of NAU’s Spring 2026 graduating class to earn the excellence. They additionally grew to become the 63rd and sixty fourth Lumberjack student-athletes to obtain the Gold Axe Award since 2004.

The Lumberjacks additionally made an affect past the classroom and the pool, finishing greater than 250 hours of neighborhood service through the 2025-26 educational yr. The workforce volunteered by Welcome Back Jacks, the Arizona Complete Health Swim Buddies program and the Flagstaff Family Food Bank, persevering with its dedication to serving the Flagstaff neighborhood.

The honors mirror one other profitable yr for the Lumberjacks, highlighting this system’s dedication to educational achievement, athletic excellence and neighborhood engagement.

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