LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced the 777 teams that have earned the distinction of Scholar All-America team for the 2019 spring semester and both the Rider University men's and women's swimming and diving teams were recognized.

"The coaching staff is proud of our team's commitment to the classroom," Rider Head Coach Steve Fletcher said. "Our Associate Head Coach, Shannon Daly, provides critical leadership and an enormous amount of professional expertise to our team in this area.  She is managing an advising caseload that includes our entire roster over the course of the entire academic year including Summer.  Coach Daly continuously tracks our athletes' academic progress and takes the time to listen to the individual needs of our athletes in every situation related to their academic career from choosing a major, searching for the right internship or graduate program or creating an academic plan to recover from a tough semester or course."

The teams represent a record 480 institutions from across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA Divisions.  The CSCAA recognizes teams with the Scholar All-America Award for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The Bronc men posted a GPA of 3.3 and the women registered a cumulative GPA of 3.48.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America – the oldest organization of college coaches in America – is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming and diving at the collegiate level.