Eight members of the William Smith College swimming and diving team earned a spot on the 2009-10 Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association All-Academic Team. The honorees include all five members of the Heron Class of 2010.
To qualify for the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically, have earned an average 3.3 GPA for the previous two semesters and must compete in the New York State Championship meet.
The following Herons were honored for their success in the classroom:
- Senior Jessica Cook (New Paltz/New Paltz, N.Y.), biochemistry major
- Senior Mamme Daley (Cohasset/Cohasset, Mass.), public policy studies major
- Senior Lauren Jack (Holy Cross/Watertown, Conn.), economics major
- Senior Rachel Johnson (Emma Willard School/Clifton Park, N.Y.), history major
- Sophomore Amy Kievit (Farmington/Farmington, Conn.), undeclared
- Sophomore Caitlin O’Brien (Arapahoe/Centennial, Colo.), undeclared
- Senior Charlotte Scott (Columbia/Maplewood, N.J.), environmental studies major
- Junior Lindsay Simonson (New Paltz/New Paltz, N.Y.), environmental studies major
William Smith finished 10th out of 17 teams at the UNYSCSA, the team’s best finish since 2006. The Herons were 6-2 in dual meets this season and won the Skidmore Sprint Invitational.