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Byrne, Cummings, Bison Swim & Dive Earn Academic Honors From CSCAA
7/9/2019 10:07:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell's Julie Byrne and Chadd Cummings were recognized by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America as Honorable Mention Scholar All-Americans.
In addition, the Bison women's and men's squads were named CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams for their performance in the classroom during the 2019 spring semester. The women posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.36 while the men recorded a 3.25 mark. Earlier, the programs combined to place 38 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Roll and 23 on the Bucknell Dean's List.
Byrne, an early childhood education major, graduated as a three-time CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American; she was previously honored in 2017 and 2018. Cummings, an accounting & financial management major, received his first CSCAA Scholar All-America laurels in 2019 to cap a standout career.
Byrne, a 2019 All-Patriot League First Team and Academic Team selection, excelled at her final Patriot League Championships. She totaled 47 points, good for eighth among all swimmers, by capturing a silver medal in the 200 backstroke, winning a bronze medal in the 200 IM and taking fifth in the 100 backstroke. During the 200 backstroke preliminaries, she clocked an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:57.11, the second fastest in school history. She was also a member of the third-place 400 medley relay and sixth-place 200 freestyle relay teams.
Byrne scored 125 points in her career at the Patriot League Championships, competing there all four years. Also a 2017 All-Patriot League Second Team selection, she graduated with Bucknell's second-fastest 200 backstroke mark and fourth-fastest 100 backstroke (54.76) and 200 IM (2:02.27) times. Over the course of her career, she won 22 individual events, including 12 as a senior. She was presented Bucknell's Margaret L. Bryan-Albert E. Humphreys Award for exhibiting exceptional versatility and displaying outstanding achievement and selfless determination to help her team succeed by contributing in a variety of ways.
Cummings made the 2019 All-Patriot League Second Team after netting 29 points at his final Patriot League Championships. He earned a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke by clocking a school-record time of 54.12; he became the first Bison to clear 55 seconds in that event. In addition, he was a member of the bronze medalist 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams and fourth-place 200 freestyle relay squad.
Cummings accumulated 105 points in his career at the Patriot League Championships, also swimming there all four years. He graduated with school records in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke (1:58.85) and was a member of nine relay teams that posted program top-10 times. A 12-time individual event winner, he was presented Bucknell's Lee S. "Bud" Ranck Memorial Award for outstanding spirit and contributions to the Bison athletic program.
In addition, the Bison women's and men's squads were named CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams for their performance in the classroom during the 2019 spring semester. The women posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.36 while the men recorded a 3.25 mark. Earlier, the programs combined to place 38 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Roll and 23 on the Bucknell Dean's List.
Byrne, an early childhood education major, graduated as a three-time CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American; she was previously honored in 2017 and 2018. Cummings, an accounting & financial management major, received his first CSCAA Scholar All-America laurels in 2019 to cap a standout career.
Byrne, a 2019 All-Patriot League First Team and Academic Team selection, excelled at her final Patriot League Championships. She totaled 47 points, good for eighth among all swimmers, by capturing a silver medal in the 200 backstroke, winning a bronze medal in the 200 IM and taking fifth in the 100 backstroke. During the 200 backstroke preliminaries, she clocked an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:57.11, the second fastest in school history. She was also a member of the third-place 400 medley relay and sixth-place 200 freestyle relay teams.
Byrne scored 125 points in her career at the Patriot League Championships, competing there all four years. Also a 2017 All-Patriot League Second Team selection, she graduated with Bucknell's second-fastest 200 backstroke mark and fourth-fastest 100 backstroke (54.76) and 200 IM (2:02.27) times. Over the course of her career, she won 22 individual events, including 12 as a senior. She was presented Bucknell's Margaret L. Bryan-Albert E. Humphreys Award for exhibiting exceptional versatility and displaying outstanding achievement and selfless determination to help her team succeed by contributing in a variety of ways.
Cummings made the 2019 All-Patriot League Second Team after netting 29 points at his final Patriot League Championships. He earned a silver medal in the 100 breaststroke by clocking a school-record time of 54.12; he became the first Bison to clear 55 seconds in that event. In addition, he was a member of the bronze medalist 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams and fourth-place 200 freestyle relay squad.
Cummings accumulated 105 points in his career at the Patriot League Championships, also swimming there all four years. He graduated with school records in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke (1:58.85) and was a member of nine relay teams that posted program top-10 times. A 12-time individual event winner, he was presented Bucknell's Lee S. "Bud" Ranck Memorial Award for outstanding spirit and contributions to the Bison athletic program.
In 2019, a record 1,221 swimmers and divers were selected to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for achieving a GPA of at least 3.50 and competing at their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. An additional 890 student-athletes were recognized on the Honorable Mention list for achieving a GPA of 3.50 and posting a "B" time standard or competing at an NCAA Regional or Zone Diving qualifier. A record 777 teams, representing 480 institutions, were honored as Scholar All-America Teams for achieving a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher for the semester.
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