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Swimming and Diving Place 25 on Pac-12 All-Academic Team

April 6, 2012

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--The Arizona State men's and women's swimming and diving program placed 25 student-athletes on the 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic teams, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today.

Eight Sun Devils earned first-team honors including seniors Constantin Blaha (3.58, Business Communications) and Derek Knittle (3.53, Finance and Accountancy) on the men's side and seniors Elina Eggers (3.96, Economics) and Rebecca Ejdervik (3.65, Global Studies) on the women's side. 

Eggers was also named the 2012 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete for women's swimming and diving, the Conference announced today.

In March, both the men's and women's teams were recognized as Scholar All-America teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association, with the women's team holding a 3.24 cumulative GPA and the men's team recording a 3.17 team GPA. 

Pac-12 Men's All-Academic

First Team

David Adalsteinsson, ASU

So.

3.88

Design Studies

Constantin Blaha, ASU

Sr.

3.58

Business Communication

Derek Knittle, ASU

Sr.

3.53

Finance and Accountancy

Julius Schmidt, ASU

Jr.

3.82

Marketing

Hayden Thomas, ASU

So.

3.70

Accountancy

Second Team

Ryan Dignan, ASU

So.

3.64

Exploratory

Ryan Glander, ASU

So.

3.42

Chemical Engineering

Alex Palumbo, ASU

So.

3.61

History

Honorable Mention: Jesper Akesson, Jr., ASU; Herbie Behm, So., ASU; Vincent Marucci, So., ASU; Sean Niccolucci, Jr., ASU; Caleb Veazey, Jr., ASU; J.H. Vivadelli, Jr., ASU.

  

Pac-12 Women's All-Academic

First Team

Elina Eggers, ASU

Sr.

3.96

Economics

Rebecca Ejdervik, ASU

Sr.

3.65

Global Studies

Lizzy Luttrell, ASU

Jr.

3.68

Communication

Second Team

Jordyn Green, ASU

Gr.

3.44

Family and Human Development

Jordan Iverson, ASU

So.

3.70

Business Tourism

Robyn Matthews, ASU

Jr.

3.58

Kinesiology

Honorable Mention: Tristin Baxter, So., ASU; Hailey Casper, So., ASU; Kallie Golden, So., ASU; Kelli Kyle, Sr., ASU; Shannon Landgrebe, Jr., ASU.