REDLANDS, Calif. - The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the 2023 Individual Scholar All-America team Monday recognizing a total of 2,290 (1,270 women and 1,020 men) swimmers and divers as Scholar All-Americans for the 2022-23 season.
University of Redlands Graduate Student Tom Jansen (Pleasant Hill, CA) represented the Bulldogs being selected for the third time in his career. He majored in Human Resource Management and carried a perfect 4.00 GPA.
Tom put together a record-breaking season for the Maroon and Grey qualifying for the NCAA Division III National Championships in the 1650 Free before becoming a 2nd Team All-American after finishing 9th with a 15:35.59. This time was a 7.58 second drop from his personal best, while at the same time setting new school records in the 1000 Free (9:24.19) and 1650 Free (15:35.59).
At the Championships he also competed in the 500 Free coming in seeded 36th out of 39 competitors. At the end of the event he finished 21st overall with a time of 4:31.97, dropping 1.6 seconds off his personal best. He also moved up 15 spots from his original seeding.
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To be named to the First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.50 and participate in their respective national championship. Second-Team selections also earned a GPA of 3.50 or higher and met the "B" time standard for the national championship or participated in a diving zone qualification meet.
Nearly 47% of the swimming & diving student-athletes honored are receiving a degree in a STEM related field. Top majors, in order, included Business, Biology, Psychology, Economics, Exercise Science and Mechanical Engineering. Below is a breakdown of the number of students recognized in each division:
- Division I: 1,201 students were recognized - 721 women and 480 men.
- Division II: 356 students were recognized - 194 women and 162 men.
- Division III: 561 students were recognized - 265 women and 296 men.
- NAIA: 139 students were recognized - 72 women and 67 men.
- NJCAA: 33 students were recognized - 18 women and 15 men.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.