Wheeling Males’s and Girls’s Swimming Acknowledged as CSCAA Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams

Wheeling, W. Va. – In the pool, it was a historic season for the Wheeling University Men’s and Women’s Swimming groups with each reaching new heights. That success would proceed into the classroom, with each groups producing Grade Point Averages of three.30 or greater. As a results of their success, each packages had been acknowledged by The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as Spring 2026 Scholar All-America packages. 

This season, 714 groups from throughout 418 establishments had been acknowledged, representing 16,680 student-athletes from throughout all collegiate divisions. In order to be chosen as a Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Team, the cumulative GPA for the Spring 2026 semester have to be 3.00 or greater. Both Cardinal swim packages are not any strangers to tutorial success, with each incomes Scholar All-America crew honors in 5 of the previous six semesters, with each packages additionally taking residence honors for the Fall 2025 semester. The tutorial success has been pushed by a younger Cardinal roster, as they give the impression of being to proceed their tutorial success and their success within the pool all through their careers. 

The Wheeling Women’s Swimming program is incomes their fifth Scholar All-America award within the final six semesters, and the eleventh time in program historical past. The Wheeling Women’s Swimming crew was led by Head Coach Will Hughes in his first season, and put collectively a cumulative GPA of three.76. They raised their crew GPA from the autumn semester by 11 factors, whereas wrapping up what was a historic season within the pool. The girls would end third amongst their Mountain East Conference (MEC) opponents on the 2026 MEC/Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Swimming & Diving Championships. They would find yourself bringing residence eight All-MEC honors on the occasion, led by a pair of First Team All-MEC honors from freshman Giulia Liberti. They would produce the best crew GPA within the convention, and look to construct on that success into 2026-2027. 

The Wheeling Men’s Swimming program can also be incomes its fifth Scholar All-America award within the final six semesters and its eleventh award in program historical past. The Men’s Swimmers had been additionally led by Head Coach Will Hughes, and produced a 3.35 GPA by means of the Spring semester, falling only one level shy of their Fall GPA. They would end as one in every of two MEC groups to earn the excellence, ending 29 factors behind Davis & Elkins for the highest spot within the convention. In the pool, Wheeling would find yourself ending second amongst their MEC opponents on the MEC/G-MAC Swimming & Diving Championships. It was the best convention end because the crew joined the MEC, and they’d add to that historical past with a program report 11 All-Conference honorees. Leading the way in which was freshman Segmen Duygun, who took residence three First Team All-MEC honors within the long-distance swims. 

The Cardinals are one in every of three MEC packages to be acknowledged within the Scholar All-America awards, becoming a member of Davis & Elkins and Fairmont State in being honored. The Cardinals put collectively the highest GPA on the ladies’s aspect, whereas Wheeling and Davis & Elkins had been the one two packages to earn honors on the lads’s aspect, with the Cardinals ending second. 

“This recognition celebrates the remarkable commitment these student-athletes make to excellence both in the classroom and in competition,” mentioned CSCAA Executive Director Samantha Barany. “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.” 

The Wheeling University Men’s and Women’s Swimming groups proceed their low season preparations as they give the impression of being to come back again sturdy in 2026-2027.