GREENWOOD, Ind. – Six student-athletes from the Penn State Altoona swimming program were recognized for their academic excellence on Tuesday afternoon, when the College Sports Communicators released their NCAA Division III Academic All-District swim teams.

To be eligible for a spot on an Academic All-District team in swimming, student-athletes must meet certain academic and athletic requirements. Academically, student-athletes must be at least sophomores while holding cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Athletically, swimmers must have competed in at least 75 percent of their team's competitions or finish top-eight at a conference meet. Nominators could submit up to four qualified student-athletes per team.

The six Penn State Altoona swimming student-athletes named to the CSC Academic All-District teams are:

Women's Swimming:

-sophomore Anna Heller (Chesapeake, VA/Huntingdon); majoring in Biology

-senior Isabella Rhoades (Tyrone, PA/Tyrone); majoring in Business Management/Marketing

-sophomore Claire Smith (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley); majoring in Biology

Men's Swimming:

-senior Adam Dotts (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin); majoring in Communications

-sophomore Ben Dotts (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin); majoring in Business

-senior Caden Traggiai (Saxonburg, PA/Knoch); majoring in Human Development and Family Studies

For more information on the CSC's academic awards, visit https://academicallamerica.com/

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