Eastern Illinois women's swimming has been awarded The Summit League Team Academic Achievement Award for 2024-25 as the league announced its academic awards this week.
 
The Summit League awards Team Academic Achievement honors for each sport based on the percentage of list-eligible student-athletes on the Commissioner's List.  The Panthers are affiliate members of The Summit League in men's and women's swimming.
 
EIU had 13 team members earn Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence honors with four members from the men's team and nine from the women's team.
 
EIU men's honorees were Conner Colston, Dismas Dillon, Andrew Herman *, Nolan Wallace * while the women's selections included Genevieve Biberdorf *, Bella Earll, Kaitlyn Evans, Autumn Grinter, Emma Keith, Claire Malinowski *, Alexis Pierce, Corinne Staneart * and Olivia Viele.
 
 Qualifications for Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
• In order for a student-athlete to be selected to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence, the student-athlete must carry a 3.50 or better cumulative GPA, have used a year of eligibility and completed three full semesters or five quarters at the nominating institution.
• Student-athletes having a 3.9 or higher cumulative career grade-point average are designated with an asterisk to indicate "with distinction."
 
In addition, EIU had 22 swimmers earn Summit League Academic Honor Roll accolades in the classroom this academic year.
 
EIU Men's Academic Honor Roll Selections: Zach Clark, Conner Colston, Dismas Dillon, Andrew Herman, Carson Hughes, Thomas Miller,  Eddie Myers,  Andrew Simonek, Nolan Wallace, Spencer Wilson and Joseph Wyatt.
 
EIU Women's Academic Honor Roll Selections: Genevieve Biberdorf, Bella Earll, Kaitlyn Evans, Izzy Glasgow, Autumn Grinter, Emma Keith, Claire Malinowski, Kaylan Ottosen, Alexis Pierce, Corinne Staneart and Olivia Viele.
 
 Qualifications for Academic Honor Roll
• Student-athletes must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average (GPA), on a 4.0 scale, for the year awarded.
• Student-athletes must have used a season of competition (a year of athletic eligibility) in the sport in which he/she is nominated.