Twenty-three members of the University of California Davis women's swimming and diving team were named in the Academic All-Conference list for the winter quarter by the Big West Conference. Photo by University of California Davis


SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - On a list released on April 14th by the Big West Conference, 23 members of the University of California (UC) Davis women's swimming and diving team were named in the Academic All-Conference list for the winter quarter.

 

In the discipline, 84 total athletes earned this nod across the entire conference. The Aggies lead the numbers by far, the only team to break into the twenties out of the rest of the conference competitors.

 

The Big West recognizes individuals academically per season, fall, winter, and spring, for all conference-sponsored sports. The Fall Academic All-Conference Team was announced in January, and the Winter Academic All-Conference Team honors student-athletes from men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's swimming and diving. The aquatic athletes also headlined the UC Davis numbers, making up most of the 31 individuals whom earned this award from the school.

 

In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference honor, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average, must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's contests in the student-athlete's respective sport.