By: Sam Boender
2025-26 CSCAA Individual Scholar All-Americans | Scholar All-America Teams
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GOLDEN, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving squads were recognized by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches' Association of America (CSCAA) as Scholar All-America Teams for the Spring 2026 semester while 15 Orediggers claimed individual Scholar All-America distinction.
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The team accolades for the men and women were earned on the merits of a Spring 2026 semester grade-point average of 3.00 or higher. Mines' women posted a combined 3.42 for the term and the Oredigger men turned in a 3.30 team GPA. Overall, 714 teams from 418 institutions were recognized by the CSCAA.
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Individually,
Ava Burger,
Willow Coburn,
Kaya Flaherty,
Julie Gill,
Savannah Karas,
Mikaela Khan,
Jennifer Pierson, and
Jordan Tierney were named to the CSCAA's Scholar All-America team on the women's side.
Jack Fulham,
Lucas Hoke,
Charlie Krone,
Joseph Lev-Tov,
Cameron MacMillan,
Nathan Moss, and
Jackson Steider earned the same recognition for the Mines men. An individual GPA of 3.5 or higher along with individual qualification for the 2026 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships helped Coburn, Flaherty, Gill, Karas, Khan, and Tierney claim First-Team Scholar All-America Status. Burger, Pierson, Fulham, Hoke, Krone, Lev-Tov, MacMillan, Moss, and Steider were Second-Team Scholar All-Americans thanks to a 3.5 GPA or higher and a "B" standard for the national meet. In total, the CSCAA recognized over 2,200 swimmers and divers for the 2025-26 season.
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July's academic announcements add to a successful season for Mines swimming & diving which featured the highest national finish for the women at 16th along with team silver for both the men and women at the conference meet. The men also finished tied for 28th in the nation.
Anna Bream won RMAC Freshman of the Year as well.
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