University of North Texas Athletics
North Texas Swimming & Diving Receives Academic Honors
10/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
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DENTON, Texas (10/22/08) The University of North Texas swimming and diving team has been selected as a top Academic All-American team in NCAA Division I, ranking second in the Sun Belt and 29th in the nation by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for the 2007-08 school year.
The CSCAA recognizes the top NCAA Division-I women’s programs with the highest team grade point averages ranging from 3.0-4.0. The Mean Green was selected for the honor after recording a superior team GPA of 3.340.
North Texas was one of only two Sun Belt Conference schools to make the list with the other being the
Head coach Joe Dykstra was honored as the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Women's Swimming Coach of the Year following a season in which This year’s squad is continuing the success of last year by competing against schools such as Texas A&M, SMU, TCU, and Houston.
North Texas is swimming and diving at New Orleans this Friday, October 24, marking the first Sun Belt dual meet of the season for both schools.
