2025 Spring Scholar All-America Teams | 2025 Scholar All-Americans

RICHMOND, Va. – For the 18th consecutive semester, both the Drew University men's and women's swimming & diving teams have captured College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America distinction.
 
In addition, sophomore Nicholas Heinio-Widell captured CSCAA First-Team Scholar All-America recognition.
 
It was the 31st straight semester in which the women's squad has been recognized with CSCAA Scholar All-America honors, while the Ranger men were honored for the 18th semester in a row.
 
Teams must have a combined GPA of 3.00 or higher in order to earn CSCAA Scholar All-America status. The Ranger women posted a team GPA of 3.71 during the spring semester while the men's squad recorded a 3.50 cumulative GPA.
 
The CSCAA honors its Scholar All-America programs twice an academic year, once after each semester. In total, 763 programs from 432 institutions earned the honor for the fall.
 
A Finance major, Heinio-Widell became the second member of Drew's men's swimming & diving team to be honored as a CSCAA Scholar All-American. He joins Hayden Koh C'24, who earned first-team recognition in 2022-23 and second-team honors in 2023-24. On the women's side, Mal Vishwanath C'20 earned the award for the Rangers three consecutive years from 2018-20, capturing first-team honors in 2018, while Jenny Stein C'18 took home the same award as an honorable mention in 2018.
 
Students that have achieved a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher and competed at their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA swimming & diving championships are named to the CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team. In addition, students who have achieved a GPA of 3.50 and achieved a "B" time standard for the national championship or competed at a diving zone qualification meet receive honorable mention.
 
Heinio-Widell competed in three events at the NCAA Division III Championships this past winter and placed 18th in the 100-freestyle, 19th in the 100-butterfly, and 38th in the 200-IM. He also captured Landmark Conference Swimmer of the Year honors for the second straight season after winning all seven events he competed in (three individual, four relay) at the Landmark Conference Championships. At the same meet, he broke three conference and meet records, reset four school records, and achieved three NCAA B cuts. He established Landmark Conference and meet records in the 100-butterfly (48.15), 100-freestyle (45.46), and the 200-medley relay (1:30.90) and school records in the 100-butterfly, 100-freestyle, 200-IM (1:50.03), and 200-medley relay. He also registered B cuts in the 100-butterfly, 100-freestyle, and 200-IM.