The NCAA announced its 64-team Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship Tournament field on Monday, Nov. 18, officially selecting the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference champion Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball team to its postseason.
GREENWOOD, Ind. — Six student-athletes from the Penn State Altoona swimming program were recognized for their academic excellence on April 7 when the College Sports Communicators released their NCAA Division III Academic All-District swim teams.
To be eligible for a spot on an Academic All-District team in swimming, student-athletes must meet certain academic and athletic requirements. Academically, student-athletes must be at least sophomores while holding cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Athletically, swimmers must have competed in at least 75% of their team’s competitions or finish top-eight at a conference meet. Nominators could submit up to four qualified student-athletes per team.
The six Penn State Altoona swimming student-athletes named to the CSC Academic All-District teams are listed below.
Penn State Altoona student-athletes Anna Heller, Isabella Rhoades and Claire Smith.
Women’s swimming
- Anna Heller, of Chesapeake, Virginia, majoring in biology.
- Isabella Rhoades, of Tyrone, majoring in business management and marketing.
- Claire Smith, of Hellertown, majoring in biology.
Penn State Altoona student-athletes Adam Dotts, Ben Dotts and Caden Traggiai.
Men’s swimming
- Adam Dotts, of Hummelstown, majoring in communications.
- Ben Dotts, of Hummelstown, majoring in business.
- Caden Traggiai, of Saxonburg, majoring in human development and family studies.
