Eastern Illinois women's swimming had four student-athletes earn Academic All-District honors as released by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) this week.
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EIU's four honorees includedÂ
Phoebe Croston,
Autumn Grinter,
Corinne Staneart and
Olivia Viele Â
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Student-athletes must meet the following criteria to be considered for Academic All-District. From an academic standpoint they must hold a cumulative 3.5 or higher grade point average, if they are a graduate student, a 3.5 or higher must have been maintained for both undergraduate and graduate work.  In their sport of competition they must be a starter or key reserve having appeared in 90 percent of an institution's games/contests/sets or started in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.
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Croston holds a 3.93 GPA in Exercise Science. Grinter has a 3.88 GPA in Finance. Staneart is a Communication Disorders Science major with a 3.92 GPA. Viele has a 3.87 GPA in Biological Sciences.
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The 2023-24 Academic All-District® Swimming & Diving Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes swimming & diving honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
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Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early April.Â