HONOLULU-- In the last week, the University of Hawai'i swimming and diving team was named a College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American Team, and on Tuesday, the program was informed of four individual student-athletes being named to the official Scholar All-America Team, along with four honorable mentions.
Both the men's and women's teams had four members graced with the CSCAA honors. Two divers were named to the Scholar All-American team in freshman Elma Lund and sophomore Daphne Wils on the women's team. At the same time, the senior combination of swimmers Anna Kotonen and Lucia Lassman were selected as honorable mentions.
The 2020-2021 campaign marks the second consecutive year Wils was bestowed with CSCAA Scholar All-American honors, while it's the third time Lassman has been recognized. In 2017-18 and 2019-2020, she was named an All-American.
Two divers were awarded Scholar All-American status in junior Max Burman and freshman Zach Lundgren for the men's team. Fellow diver freshman Mason was picked as an honorable mention, along with sophomore swimmer Justin Lisoway. Burman keeps adding to his accolades as he has been named a Scholar All-American for two consecutive years.
In total, the CSCAA named 789 swimmers and divers to its Scholar All-American Team for the 2020-21 season. The award recognizes students who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete at their respective national championship.
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