2008 Woodie Awards
15 and Still Counting
Colleen McGourty
Issue date: 10/13/04 Section: Sports
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The women's swimming and diving team has five juniors, six sophomores, and a handful of freshman that total fifteen swimmers. For the 15th consecutive semester, all of the team members have earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-America Status.
It was posted that the team's overall Grade Point Average (GPA) was a 3.35 for the 2004 spring semester. They placed 22nd overall among the top Division I colleges and universities. Respectfully, the swimming team was the only men or women's MAAC team to receive this great honor.
Equally anticipated, Manhattan College was among the leaders in graduation rates for student-athletes. Schools in Division I and II use these rankings, determined by federal graduation-rate forms. Division III does not compete because they do not receive scholarships. , Manhattan College, a recipients of the USA TODAY/NCAA Academic Achievement Award, was announced recently by USA TODAY and the NCAA to be the third ranked among Division I-AAA schools. Manhattan's graduation rate of 82 percent placed third exclusively behind Bradley with 93 percent and UNC-Wilmington with 89 percent. They placed ahead of a number of prominent schools including Gonzaga who placed fourth with 81 percent, Creighton, seventh place with 78 percent and Providence, ninth with 76 percent. Congratulations to the Jaspers Women's swimming and diving team for all of their hard work, and most importantly for this wonderful achievement. The team is expected to keep performing the same and to receive the same honor for more semesters to come. Their gung-ho attitude is worth more to the athletic program, and to their school, than anything they could possibly do on paper.
The swimming team also performed well at the meets. Last year the team pulled through to win their last home meet against St. Joseph's on Valentine's Day. They finished the 2003/2004 season with a 10-5 record, and the team did extremely well in their dual meet competition. They tied a best finish ever, ninth place, at the 2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships. They have room to advance this year, as they face Stevens Tech for their first meet at the end of the month. They begin the upcoming season with heightened expectations as their first two meets are away in Hoboken, NJ and then Loudonville, NY where they will face Vermont and MAAC rival, Siena. November sparks off with two home meets against Sacred Heart and Bridgeport.
It was posted that the team's overall Grade Point Average (GPA) was a 3.35 for the 2004 spring semester. They placed 22nd overall among the top Division I colleges and universities. Respectfully, the swimming team was the only men or women's MAAC team to receive this great honor.
Equally anticipated, Manhattan College was among the leaders in graduation rates for student-athletes. Schools in Division I and II use these rankings, determined by federal graduation-rate forms. Division III does not compete because they do not receive scholarships. , Manhattan College, a recipients of the USA TODAY/NCAA Academic Achievement Award, was announced recently by USA TODAY and the NCAA to be the third ranked among Division I-AAA schools. Manhattan's graduation rate of 82 percent placed third exclusively behind Bradley with 93 percent and UNC-Wilmington with 89 percent. They placed ahead of a number of prominent schools including Gonzaga who placed fourth with 81 percent, Creighton, seventh place with 78 percent and Providence, ninth with 76 percent. Congratulations to the Jaspers Women's swimming and diving team for all of their hard work, and most importantly for this wonderful achievement. The team is expected to keep performing the same and to receive the same honor for more semesters to come. Their gung-ho attitude is worth more to the athletic program, and to their school, than anything they could possibly do on paper.
The swimming team also performed well at the meets. Last year the team pulled through to win their last home meet against St. Joseph's on Valentine's Day. They finished the 2003/2004 season with a 10-5 record, and the team did extremely well in their dual meet competition. They tied a best finish ever, ninth place, at the 2004 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships. They have room to advance this year, as they face Stevens Tech for their first meet at the end of the month. They begin the upcoming season with heightened expectations as their first two meets are away in Hoboken, NJ and then Loudonville, NY where they will face Vermont and MAAC rival, Siena. November sparks off with two home meets against Sacred Heart and Bridgeport.