Information courtesy of the official CSCAA announcement

CLEVELAND, Ohio - This week, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced the Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps, along with the individual Scholar All-American Team for the 2025-26 season. The Mid-American Conference has eight of its teams earn recognition, with the addition of 26 student-athletes to this year's individual Scholar All-America recipients. 

Teams were selected based on their Spring 2026 grade point averages and were required to achieve a team GPA of 3.00 or higher to earn Scholar All-America recognition. Bowling Green led the conference with a 3.85 GPA for the spring semester under second-year Head Coach Tanner Barton. 

To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met an NIC “A” time standard in Division I or an NCAA “B” qualifying standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet for Division II, Division III, and NAIA. Akron's Claire Cox and Felicia Klintemar were joined by Ohio's Zita Szoke and Casadie DiBetta as First-Team honorees. The Zips led the conference overall with seven student-athletes, followed by Miami with six, and Buffalo with five. 

Mid-American Conference 2026 CSCAA Scholar All-America and Individual Scholar All-America Teams
University of Akron / 3.76 GPA / Head Coach Brian Peresie
Claire Cox, First Team, Exercise Science
Feleicia Klintemar, First Team, Business Administration
Helena Lalkovic, Second Team, Psychology
Elizabeth Noble, Second Team, Psychology
Lydia Redd, Second Team, Marketing
Adriana Szwabinska, Second Team, Business Administration
Martyna Piesko, Second Team, Business 

Ball State University / 3.69 GPA / Head Coach J. Agnew 

Bowling Green State University / 3.85 GPA / Head Coach Tanner Barton 
Emily McNicol, Second Team, Business Administration
Sadie Dempz, Second Team, Aviation
Evie Long, Second Team, Environmental Science
Elise Snyder, Second Team, Graduate Studies

University at Buffalo / 3.75 GPA / Head Coach Andy Bashor 
The Bulls were named to the All-America list for the 29^th consecutive semester. Teams must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or greater during the spring semester to earn the honor. The program has not only met that mark but exceeded a 3.50 grade point average in the past 11 semesters. The Bulls also ranked 17^th in team grade point average (3.75) of the 170 Division I women's programs.

Adele Melamud, Second Team, Engineering
Presley Dorsett, Second Team, Exercise Science
Mallory Hanna, Second Team, Biomedical Engineering
Sophie Meuwissen, Second Team, Biomedical Sciences
Maggie Meyers, Second Team, Logistics, Materials & Supply Chains 

University of Massachusetts / 3.63 GPA / Head Coach Maiya Otsuka 

Miami University / 3.70 GPA / Head Coach Sam Pitter
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams and named over 2,230 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps. The Miami University women's swimming and diving team was recognized posting a GPA of 3.80.

The women who earned Second-Team honors included Natalie Gilson, Jenna Halliday, Kaylin Herbet, Mia Meinhardt, Sydney Rice and Julia Waechter.

Natalie Gilson, Second Team, Nursing
Jenna Halliday, Second Team, History 
Kaitlyn Herbet, Second Team, Humanities Engagement, Journalism/ Media Communications
Mia Meinhardt, Second Team, Accountancy 
Sydney Rice, Second Team, Biology 
Julia Waechter, Second Team, Marketing

Ohio University / 3.58 GPA / Head Coach Mason Norman 
Zita Szoke, First Team, Linguistics
Casadie DiBetta, First Team, Early Childhood Education 
Bella Basfod, Second Team, Cellular Biology

University of Toledo / 3.56 GPA / Head Coach Jacy Dyer 
The Toledo women's swimming & diving team was selected as Spring Term Scholar All-America by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America, the CSCAA announced. The Rockets finished with a 3.565 GPA during the spring 2026 semester to obtain the award. To qualify, teams must have combined for at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. This is the 12^th-straight semester the Rockets have earned the honor.

Leah Evans, Second Team, Health Science and Human Performance