Richmond, VA --The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named Oakland's Christian Bart – Honorable Mention (Criminal Justice), Mack Flowers – Honorable Mention (Mathematics), Ryan Geheb – Honorable Mention (Computer Science), Marko Khotynetskyi – Honorable Mention (Business Administration) and on the women's side, Taylor Bailey – Honorable Mention (Health Science and Human Performance), Susan LaGrand – first team (Pre-Medicine), and Sydney McDowell – Honorable Mention (Biomedical Science)to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2020-21 season. The award recognizes students who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at their respective national championship.

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 (also called Honorable Mention) must have also earned a 3.50 GPA or higher and achieved a "B" time standard for the national championship or participated at a diving zone qualification meet. 

The award-winners studied a multitude of subjects ranging from A (Accounting) to Z (Zoology). More than a third (35%) of all award-winners are pursuing a major in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) field. Business majors were the second-most represented with 23% of recipients followed by the social sciences (13%). The most popular majors were biology, exercise science, psychology, business administration, mechanical engineering, and finance.

About the CSCAA: 
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.