RICHMOND, Va. -- The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recognized nine Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) men's swimming and diving student-athletes as Scholar All-Americans, while five conference programs were also honored as Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 academic year.
The CSCAA named more than 2,230 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season. First-Team Scholar All-America recognition is awarded to student-athletes who earn at least a 3.5 grade point average while competing at their respective national championship. Second-Team Scholar All-America honorees must also maintain a 3.5 GPA while meeting the applicable national qualifying standards.
Four student-athletes from Hope College and one from Calvin University earned First-Team Scholar All-America recognition.
First-Team Scholar All-America
- Calvin University
- Jackson Merkel – Business
- Hope College
- Joshua Bordovsky – Mathematics
- Everett Cox – Business
- Graham Eisenmann – Mathematics
- George Marsh – Business
Calvin's Ryan Halberg (Business) and Jacob Ziegler (Pre-Medicine), along with Hope's Luke Newcomb (Applied Mathematics) and Finn Sanders (Biochemistry), were recognized as Second-Team Scholar All-Americans.
In addition to the individual honors, five MIAA men's swimming and diving programs were recognized as Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps. The CSCAA honored 714 teams from 418 institutions after each achieved a team GPA of at least 3.00 during the spring semester.
The five MIAA programs recognized include:
- Albion College – 3.33 GPA
- Calvin University – 3.28 GPA
- Hope College – 3.26 GPA
- Alma College – 3.22 GPA
- Kalamazoo College – 3.22 GPA
Collectively, the Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams recognized 714 programs representing 16,680 student-athletes from 418 institutions across all collegiate divisions, highlighting excellence in both the classroom and the pool.