Dancsok and Schmiedel Named 2025-26 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

FAIRBANKS – Dorka Dancsok and Cosima Schmiedel of the Alaska Nanooks swimming group garnered 2025-26 College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American accolades on Thursday. Dancsok earned First Team honors, whereas Schmiedel was named to the Second Team.

“Dorka and Cosima being selected for this award shows how much care they put into their work in the pool and in the classroom,” stated assistant swim coach Logan Indest. “I am glad they were able to represent UAF nationally for their excellence academically and athletically.”

Last season, Dancsok turned the primary Nanook to compete within the NCAA Championships since Charlotte Fletcher-Stables did so in 2023-24, and the primary Nanook All-American since Oda Bygdnes in 2018-19 after inserting sixteenth in 400-yard IM. She set two program information within the 400-yard IM in 2025-26, posting a 4:24.90 on the UNLV Invite and a 4:23.31 on the PCSC Championships, the latter of which made her a convention champion. Dancsok additionally set the Patty Center Pool file within the occasion with a 4:28.39 in a twin meet vs. Simon Fraser. She recorded 5 top-five performances in program historical past and notched NCAA B-Cuts within the 400-yard IM, 200-yard IM, 200-yard breaststroke and 100-yard breaststroke.

Schmiedel had a season to recollect in 2025-26, recording two program-record swims within the 200-yard butterfly, each set on the PCSC Championships, posting a 2:04.98 within the prelims and a couple of:04.35 within the finals of the occasion. The sophomore had six top-10 performances in Nanook historical past, notched an NCAA B-Cut within the 200-yard butterfly and was top-8 in 400-yard IM and 200-yard butterfly at PCSC Championships.

To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes will need to have earned a GPA of three.5 or greater and took part of their nationwide championship. Second-Team alternatives, will need to have additionally earned a 3.5 GPA or greater and met an NIC “A” time customary in Division I or an NCAA “B” qualifying customary for the nationwide championship or certified for a diving zone qualification meet for Division II, Division III, and NAIA.

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