Cash Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year; 31 Student-Athletes Earn All-ACC Academic Team Honors
4/10/2024 12:00:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh men's and women's swimming and diving team saw 31 student-athletes placed on the All-Academic Team. After his stellar success in and out of the pool, junior Cameron Cash has been named the Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
All-American Cash becomes the first Panther to be named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year after his most successful season yet. The junior finished fourth in the nation on the 3-meter at the NCAA Championships, secured gold on both the platform and 3-meter and earned the Most Valuable Diver award at the ACC Championships. Outside of the pool, Cash has kept a 3.794 cumulative GPA as he peruses a degree in biological sciences.
The Panthers saw 18 Pitt women and 13 men named to the All-Academic teams. This is the most female student-athletes to secure a spot on the All-Academic team in program history.
All-ACC Academic Team Consideration Criteria
• Candidates must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a minimum 3.0 GPA during the most recently completed semester/quarter.
• Graduate students must have an undergraduate and graduate career minimum grade point average of 3.0 as well as a minimum 3.0 GPA during the most recently completed semester/quarter.
• Athletic criteria includes participation in the ACC Championships and/or NCAA Championships.
Below is a complete list of the 2023-24 All-ACC Academic Teams:
Women's Swimming and Diving Team:
Jillian Berger, Pitt, Jr., Digital Narr & Interact Design
Tara Culibrk, Pitt, Post-Bac, Digital Media Certificate
Parker Del Balso, Pitt, Fr., Engineering-Undeclared
Maggie Foley, Pitt, Fr., Arts & Sciences-Undeclared
Emma Gravgaard, Pitt, Sr., Industrial Engineering
Sydney Gring, Pitt, Fr., Arts & Sciences-Undeclared
Megan Iannon, Pitt, So., Arts & Sciences-Undeclared
Claire Jansen, Pitt, So., Natural Sciences Area
Avery Kudlac, Pitt, Fr., Arts & Sciences-Undeclared
Abby Licht, Pitt, Sr., Accounting
Maddie London, Pitt, Gr., Marketing Science
Avery Mcfaddin, Pitt, Jr., Marketing
Tessa Mock, Pitt, Jr., Law, Crim Justice, & Society
Jayla Pina, Pitt, So., Arts & Sciences-Undeclared
Jessica Strong, Pitt, So., Arts & Sciences-Undeclared
Jess Vega, Pitt, Jr., Law, Crim Justice, & Society
Sophie Yendell, Pitt, Sr., Urban Plan & Geographic Analysis
Olivia Yoo, Pitt, Jr., Biological Sciences
Men's Swimming and Diving Team:
Cameron Cash, Pitt, Jr., Biological Sciences
Jerry Chen, Pitt, Sr., Computer Science & Rehabilitation Science
Daley Fraser, Pitt, So., Computer Science
Marcin Goraj, Pitt, Sr., Nutrition Science
Drew Jalbert, Pitt, So., Arts & Sciences -- Undeclared
Adam Mahler, Pitt, Sr., Political Sciences
Max Matteazzi, Pitt, Post-Bac, Corporate/Community Relations Certificate
Jensen Nelson, Pitt, Fr., Arts & Sciences -- Undeclared
Michal Piela, Pitt, Fr., Arts & Sciences -- Undeclared
Paul Reed, Pitt, Gr., Management
Jackson Salisbury, Pitt, Sr., Accounting
Nikolas Short, Pitt, So., Finance
Javier Zorzano Jover, Pitt, Sr., History
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