FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) announced the 2025 Spring Scholar All-American teams and student-athletes on Thursday afternoon. Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s swimming teams were among the honorees, while 22 student-athletes (seven from the men’s program and 15 from the women’s) were named as Scholar All-Americans. To earn this prestigious honor, teams were required to achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher during the Spring 2025 semester. The Nova Southeastern University women’s swim team achieved a grade-point average of 3.59, while the NSU men’s program finished the spring semester with a 3.36 GPA.
To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections, must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met a “B” time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.
“I’m humbled by the team’s continued academic success and so proud of the standard they’ve set both in the classroom and in the pool. Their diligence, time management, and work ethic are truly commendable,” said Head Coach Ben Hewitt. “I’m especially thankful for the support of our academic services staff, including Deanna Rivero, who play such an important role in their success.”
The women’s swimming CSCAA Scholar All-Americans all represented Nova Southeastern during the NCAA Division II National Championships, where NSU claimed its third consecutive national championship. Maya Esparza, Grace Gardner, Claire Gass, Maria Goncalves, Zsofia Kurdi, May Lowy, Hannah Montgomery, Ilaria Murzilli, Kristina Orban, Emilia Ronningdal, and Hailey Williams earned first-team honors, while Danielle Grande, Mollie Morfelt, Carin Sanchez and Bethany Weber were named to the second-team.
On the men’s side, Luca Alessandrini, Gustav Henriksen, Gavin Lindley, Inigo Marina, and Rhett Moore, were named to the first-team, in addition to Michael Kent and Nickolas Peristeridis were named to the second-team.
Overall, 763 teams representing 432 institutions earned Scholar All-American recognition with a total of 18,459 earned individual scholar all-american honors. The full CSCAA release can be found here. NSU Swimming, under the direction of Head Coach Ben Hewitt will return to the pool in the fall of 2025. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Swimming, be sure to follow on Instagram & X at NSU_Swim.
