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(July 26) The Emory University men's and women's swimming and diving squads have been recognized as All-Academic Teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). In addition, 19 Eagles were honored as All-Academic Individuals.

The women's squad accumulated a 3.52 GPA last spring, the fifth highest in the nation among NCAA Division III schools. Emory was the only Division III women's team to finish in the top five in both GPA and at the NCAA national swimming and diving championships. The women finished second at the 2004 NCAA nationals.

The men's team tallied a 3.44 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) last semester, which was the fourth highest in the nation among NCAA Division III men's swimming and diving programs. The Emory men were the only Division III team to finish among the top five in both GPA and at the NCAA swimming and diving national championships. The Eagles were second at the 2004 NCAA men's championships.

No NCAA school had as many individual honorees as Emory. Its women's team had nine honorees, tops in the nation in Division III. The men had 10 honorees, which tied for first in the nation (along with Johns Hopkins) in Division III.

Cited as All-Academic Individuals were David Black, Jason Bodell, Brandon Burke, Andrew Callam, Christian Groth, Justin Hake, Richard Kinnett, Tim Newton, Andrew Schapiro, John Sutter, Miriam Brown, Jessica Burley, Jamie Lawler, Julia Mavrodin, Kari Schneibel, Tracy Shessler, Alexis Smith, Samantha White, and Donley Zifkin.

Honorable mention went to Alex Emerson, Devin Rhinerson, Andrew Roos, Thomas Roos, Jennifer Kanetsky, and Heather Kuntz.

To be honored, an individual must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and qualify for the NCAA national championship meet. To be honored, a team must have at least a 2.80 GPA for a semester.

(May 4) The Emory University men's and women's swimming and diving squads have been recognized as All-Academic Teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).

The men's team tallied a 3.41 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) last fall, which was the sixth highest in the nation among NCAA Division III men's swimming and diving programs. The Emory men were one of three NCAA Division III teams to finish among the top 10 in both GPA and at the NCAA swimming and diving national championships. The Eagles were second at the 2004 NCAA men's championships.

The women's squad accumulated a 3.39 GPA last semester, the 12th highest in the nation among NCAA Division III schools. Emory was one of two Division III women's teams to finish in the top 15 in both GPA and at the NCAA national swimming and diving championships. The women finished second at the 2004 NCAA nationals.

To be honored, a team must have at least a 2.80 GPA for a semester.

(April 28) Emory University senior Richard Kinnett has been awarded a $7,500 postgraduate scholarship from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He is one of 29 male athletes nationally from all NCAA divisions to receive the award for winter sports.

Kinnett is one of 12 swimmers or divers honored, regardless of NCAA affilation. He is one of four Division III swimmers or divers honored.

Kinnett is one of three individuals in school history to earn All-America honors in three individual events in one year. Kinnett placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle at this year's NCAA national championships, the fourth consecutive year that he has earned All-America status in that event.

He had a 3.55 cumulative grade point average as a chemistry major. He has been recognized as an All-Academic Individual by the U.S. Swimming Coaches Association.

Kinnett is the ninth Emory swimmer ever to win the NCAA postgraduate award and the seventh in the last four years.

(March 22) Emory University finished second in the nation at the NCAA Division III national championships, tying the best finish in school history. A school-record 14 swimmers earned All-America honors in 11 different individual events and all five relays. Fifteen out of a possible 21 school records were broken.

Junior Chris Halstead became the second national champion in school history by winning the 200-yard backstroke. He broke the Emory school record and recorded the third-fastest time (1:48.13) in that event in NCAA Division III history in the process. Halstead also earned All America honors in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley and as a member of the 200- and 400-yard medley relay teams. He set school records in three individual events and on one relay. Halstead became one of three individuals in school history to earn an All America citation in three individual events in one year.

Senior Richard Kinnett finished second in the 1650-yard freestyle, breaking his own school record with a time of 15:44.44. Kinnet also earned All America honors by placing fifth in the 500-yard free and eighth in the 400-yard I.M. Kinnett became one of three individuals in school history to earn All America citations in three individual events in one year. Kinnett is the second individual in school history to earn All America honors in the 1650 free for four consecutive years.

Senior Brian Seymour finished third in the 100-yard free, breaking the school record and becoming the first Emory All-American in that event in school history. Seymour swam a leg on four school-record breaking relays. He now has 12 career All-America citations, the second most of any individual in school history.

Junior Dan Weissman earned All America citations in the 500-yard free, breaking the school record with a time of 4:33.30, the 1650-yard free and the 800-yard free relay.

Junior Chris Press earned All America honors by placing eighth in the 50-yard free and the 100-yard butterfly and swimming a leg on the school record-breaking 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Other All Americans include juniors David Black, Christian Groth, Jimmy McGee and Andrew Schapiro, sophomore Brandon Burke and freshmen Andrew Callam, Ted Hamilton and Tim Newton.

Emory finished second with 446 points, the third highest runner-up score ever. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Eagles have finished in the top three. Emory previously finished second in 2001.

(March 5) Emory University qualified its largest contingent ever, 19 competitors, for the NCAA Division III national championships.

Schools are allowed to qualify a maximum of 18 swimmers, or 17 swimmers and up to three divers. Only one other school in the nation, defending national champion Kenyon, qualified as many as 18 competitors (all swimmers).

Emory qualified two divers, Michael Klein and John Sutter, marking the first time since 1990 that the men's team has two diving entrants at the national meet. That year, Chris Radpour won the national title on both boards and Stephen Gannon was an honorable mention All-American.

Chris Halstead has the fastest entry time in the nation in the 200-yard backstroke and is fifth in the 100 backstroke. The top eight finishers in each event earn All-America citations.

Other Emory entrants with top-eight seeds based on their season-best times are Justin Hake, 3rd in 100 butterfly; Ted Hamilton, 3rd in the 1650 freestyle; Andrew Schapiro, 5th in 200 butterfly; and Brandon Burke, 8th in 400 individual medley.

All five Emory relays are seeded in the top eight.

The Eagles have finished in the top three at the NCAA meet the last four years.

(Feb. 23) Emory University won 14 of 15 events at the Emory Invitational. Six swimmers qualified for the NCAA Division III national championships.

Sophomore Ryan Kolynych qualified in the 200-yard individual medley (1:56.02) and in the 400-yard individual medley (4:05.21), both NCAA provisional 'B' cuts.

Sophomore Devin Rhinerson qualified in the 100-yard butterfly with a 'B' cut time of 50.89 seconds, making him the third fastest Emory swimmer in that event this season. Sophomore Nolan Phillips swam a 'B' cut time of 4:07.77 in the 400-yard IM.

Freshmen Alex Emerson and Matt Shack qualified in the 1650-yard freestyle. Freshman Alex Fleet qualified in the 200-yard backstroke.

(Feb. 16) Emory University won its sixth consecutive University Athletic Association conference title. The Eagles won the meet with 979 points.

The Eagles touched the wall with NCAA qualifying swims 64 times, including six automatic 'A' cut qualifying times. Nineteen of 22 athletes qualified individually for the nationals. Ten athletes made the all-conference team including four individual conference champions. The 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relays placed first.

Junior Chris Halstead and freshman Ted Hamilton won events with NCAA 'A' cut qualifying times. Halstead won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.12 seconds and Hamilton won the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:48.36. Hamilton was voted the UAA Rookie of the Year.

Sophomore Justin Hake won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.23 seconds. Senior Richard Kinnett placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle (15:59.21) and second in the 400-yard IM (4:04.11). Junior Andrew Schapiro placed second in the 200-yard butterfly (1:52.71).

Junior John Sutter and sophomore Michael Klein placed first and second respectively in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Sutter was voted UAA Diver of the Year.

(Feb. 4) CollegeSwimming.com named Dan Weissman of Emory University NCAA Division III Swimmer of the Week. Weissman won the 1650-yard freestyle and finished second in the 100-yard backstroke helping the Eagles to victories in a double-dual meet against Transylvania (KY) and Wittenberg (Ohio).

(Feb. 2) Emory University won four events in a dual meet against NCAA Division I school Georgia Tech. The Eagles lost the meet 158-133.

The Eagles' first-place finish in four events was an improvement over last season's count of one first-place finish. Emory narrowed the margin of victory of their Division I competition from 70 points last season to 25 points this season.

Sophomore Justin Hake helped the Eagles to victory in the 200-yard medley relay event. He also won the 100-yard butterfly event with a time of 50.49 seconds, the eighth-fastest time in the nation this season. Hake already holds the third-fastest time position in that event.

Junior Chris Halstead won the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events. He achieved a provisional 'B-cut' qualifying time for the NCAA national championships in both races.

(Jan 21) Emory University is ranked second in the nation in an NCAA Division III power ranking. The ranking is compiled by Collegeswimming.com and the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.

Emory was ranked second behind Kenyon, the reigning NCAA Division III national champion.

The rankings are calculated by hypothetical dual-meet lineups and best times submitted by participating teams and recognize teams' relative strengths in-season.

Emory finished third at the NCAA national championships last season.

(Jan. 12) Emory University won a dual meet against NCAA Division II University of Tampa. The final score was 136.5-125.5.

The meet marked the end of the annual winter training trip. Last season Tampa finished sixth in the NCAA Division II national championships.

Emory swimmers won eight events including 1-2-3 sweeps in the 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly.

Junior Andrew Schapiro won both the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events. The other individual event winners were senior Richard Kinnett, juniors Chris Halstead and David Black, sophomores Jason Bodell and Brandon Burke and freshman Andrew Callam.

(Dec. 8) Emory University finished fourth at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational, a meet featuring eight teams including an NCAA Division I school and last year's Division III national champion.

Kenyon (Ohio) finished in the top spot with 2,350 points, followed by Miami with 1,321 and Johns Hopkins with 1,053. The Eagles had 808 points followed by University of Cincinnati (Ohio) with 421 and Carnegie Mellon (PA) with 416.5.

Emory achieved 49 qualification times for the NCAA national championships, 14 of which were automatic 'A cut' times.

Juniors Chris Halstead and Chris Press swam six NCAA qualifying races each. Seven Emory athletes achieved four NCAA cuts.

Halstead swam the fastest time of the meet and broke Emory's school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:49.02. He finished third in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:52.70, the second-fastest time in school history. Sophomore Brandon Burke and freshman Tim Newton finished third and fourth respectively in the 400-yard I.M. Sophomore Justin Hake finished third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49.31 seconds.

Emory's 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays and 200-yard medley relays finished in second place.

(Nov. 14) Emory University lost a dual meet to the University of Georgia, ranked No. 7 in the nation in NCAA Division I. The final score was 144-85.

David Black finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke, ahead of one Georgia competitor.

Brian Seymour was third in the 100 freestyle placing ahead of two Georgia swimmers.

Emory is off until the Miami (Ohio) Invitational Dec. 5-7 where a number of swimmers will shave and taper to attain NCAA qualifying times.

(Nov. 9) Emory University finished second at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational in a meet featuring three national top-five teams.

The Eagles were second out of four teams with a score of 820 points, behind Johns Hopkins (Md.) at 979 points. Behind Emory were Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) with 808 points and Case Western Reserve (Ohio) at 436.

Last season, Emory was third at the NCAA Division III national championships while Johns Hopkins was second and Carnegie Mellon was fourth.

The Eagles won two events, both diving events. John Sutter was first on the one-meter board and Michael Klein won the three-meter board. Klein also surpassed the provisional qualifying score for the NCAA national meet.

Klein was one of four Emory team members to attain provisional qualifying times for the NCAA national meet. Justin Hake had a national "B" cut time in the 100-yard butterfly, Chris Halstead did so in the 200-yard backstroke, Dan Weissman turned the feat in the 1650-yard freestyle, and Klein did it in three-meter diving.

(Nov. 1) In its second consecutive meet against an NCAA Division I school, Emory University lost to North Carolina-Wilmington, 157-134.

David Black was a double winner for Emory by sweeping the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events. Other Emory winners were Chris Halstead in the 200 backstroke and Justin Hake in the 100 butterfly.

(Oct. 18) Emory University opened its season with a 151-81 win against Davidson College (N.C.), an NCAA Division I school.

The Eagles won both relay events and nine of 11 individual events.

Emory's Daniel Weissman and Michael Klein were double winners. Weissman was first in the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle events. Klein had the highest score in the one- and three-meter diving events.