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Asia Seidt Wins 2019 Women's D1 Elite 90 Award
Braden Keith by Braden Keith 0 March 21st, 2019 College, News, SEC For the 3rd time in the last 4 seasons, the Kentucky Wildcats will take home the prestigious NCAA Elite 90 Award at the NCAA women’s Division I Swimming & Diving Championships. This year, backstroker Asia Seidt won the award. The honor is given annually the highest GPA of all athletes who advanced to compete at the NCAA Championship’s final site, with 90 representing the 90 NCAA Championships, across all divisions, each season.
Florida Names Whitney Hite as Associate Head Coach
Whitney Hite, who was terminated in March as the head coach at Wisconsin, has been hired as an associate head coach with the women’s program at the University of Florida. Florida recently named Jeff Poppell as the head coach of the women’s program, splitting the team into separate men’s and women’s squads after the retirement of long-time head coach Gregg Troy.
Liberty's Finnigan Receives Elite 90 Award for Highest GPA of DI NCAAs
2018 WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Alicia Finnigan of Division I Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia has received the Elite 90 Award for the student-athlete with the top GPA at the 2018 Women’s NCAA DI Swimming and Diving Championships. Finnigan, a junior interdisciplinary studies major, has a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA. Finnigan is Liberty’s first-ever athlete to win the award.
Sarah Gibson, Danielle Galyer Honored as NCAA Top 10 Award Winners
Texas A&M graduate Sarah Gibson and Kentucky graduate Danielle Galyer have both been named as honorees for the 2017 NCAA’s Today’s Top 10 Award winners. The honor recognizes student-athletes who have completed their eligibility during the previous year for their success on the field, in the classroom, and in community service.
2017 W. NCAA Picks: Baker Seeks NCAA Gold in 200 Back
After making the podium at the 2016 Rio Olympis, Cal backstroker Kathleen Baker has been looking to move up in the yards pool. As a freshman last season, she placed 13th in the 200 back with a 1:52.37, but this season she’s already been as fast as 1:48.33, making her a big favorite for the title. Baker is now within half asecond of Elizabeth Pelton’s American Record of 1:47.84 from the 2013 NCAA Championships, and will look to join the shortlist of women who have broken the 1:48-barrier.
SEC Releases Preliminary 2017 Championship Psych Sheets
The SEC has released the preliminary, pre-cut psych sheet for the 2017 conference championship meet that begins next week. The psych sheets begin to shape the meet, though many changes are yet to come. Specifically, teams have been allowed to enter athletes in more than the mandated-maximum of 3 individual events, and have been allowed to enter more than the maximum of 22 roster spots (of which no more than 19 can be swimmers).
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