(Ames, IA) – Iowa State Cyclone swimming and diving earned three Second Team Scholar All-Americans announced by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The Cyclone’s swimming and diving team was one of 180 Division 1 women’s teams that received spring team honors, holding a 3.73 GPA, a record high for the program. The spring honor makes it the 35th consecutive semester Iowa State has received the team award.
Sophomore Lauren Kimball, freshman Ally Blumenfeld, and Kate Mitchell were the three Cyclones that made the Individual Scholar All-America Second Team. The three of them maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher while participating in an NCAA Zone Diving qualifier. It is the second Scholar All-America honor for Mitchell and the first for Blumenfeld and Kimball.
Iowa State’s swimming and diving team was able to close out the regular season with five swimming events that included a three-meter diving event. The Cyclones recorded multiple bests in the Big XII Championships that included Kimball and Mitchell.