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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Elina Eggers, ASU |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Economics |
Rebecca Ejdervik, ASU |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Global Studies |
Lizzy Luttrell, ASU |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Communication |
Second Team |
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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. |