GREENWOOD, Ind. – Junior
Kass Carpenter (Mechanicsville, Va.) and sophomores
Acadia ElzHowe (Georgetown, Texas) and
Jillian Lewis (Ellicott City, Md.) have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) 2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Academic All-District Team, the organization announced today, Feb. 28.
Carpenter, an environmental science major, earned a total of five first-place finishes throughout the 2022-23 season. She placed 13th at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Swimming Championships in the 1650-yard freestyle with a career-best time of 19:34.45.
An engineering science and mathematics major, ElzHowe placed first in two races this past season. She earned a team-best finish of seventh at the ODAC Championships in 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:16.79 as well as a 13th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:01.31.
Lewis, an engineering science major who previously earned All-District recognition as a soccer player, came first in four races this season. The Maryland native placed 14th at the ODAC Championships in 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:39.36, a new career high.
This marks the first CSC Academic All-District honors for both Carpenter and ElzHowe.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.50 and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's meets.
The swimmers now have a chance to be the first in 20 years to receive Academic All-America honors since Lauren Friend '03 earned the nomination while it was an at-large sport in 2003.
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