Swim & Dive Teams Represented on NEISDA Fall All-Academic Team

WESTON, Mass. – One day after receiving the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team awards, the Regis College men's and women's swimming and diving teams are represented on the 2018-19 Fall All-Academic Team sponsored by the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA), announced Wednesday by the coaches' organization.

In order for a swimmer or diver to make the All-Academic Team, the student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the Fall 2018 semester. In total, 165 student-athletes, 138 women and 27 men, made the 2018-19 NEISDA Fall All-Academic Team.

Nine members of the Regis women's swimming and diving team earned a spot on the NEISDA Fall All-Academic Team. Seniors Katherine Mariano (Newton, Mass.) and Lila Williams (East Bridgewater, Mass.) received their fourth career All-Academic honor from the NEISDA, while junior captain Sarah Leonard (Brockton, Mass.) was named to the team for the third time in her collegiate career.

Juniors Caoilinn Bassignani (Franklin, Mass.) and Ryan Moran (Arlington, Mass.) and sophomore Amy Collins (Hanson, Mass.) were recognized for the second time. Sophomore Thalia Bowie (Lexington, Mass.) and freshmen Julia Burke (North Andover, Mass.) and Alexa Lancisi (Milford, Mass.) were able to successfully balance academics and athletics in their first semester with the Pride to be included.

Connor Schwarze (Melrose, Mass.) is the lone representative from the Regis men's swimming and diving team, earning his third career NEISDA All-Academic honor. With his inclusion, Regis is one of 10 NEISDA member schools with both male and female student-athletes on the Fall All-Academic Team.

Regis College is preparing for the 2019 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championships, to be hosted by Simmons University in Boston Feb. 1-3. The 2019 NEISDA Championships will take place Feb. 21-24 at MIT in Cambridge, Mass.