NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- The 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s and Women’s Academic All-Conference teams were announced Thursday, comprising student-athletes based on their performance in the pool, as in the classroom. 

To be nominated, swimmers and divers must have a GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) for their entire academic career. The teams were selected through voting conducted by the league’s Sports Information Directors. 

Making up the Men’s Swimming and Diving Academic All-Conference team are Davidson’s Crossan Cooper and Daniel Valmassei, Fordham’s Christopher Sleutjes, George Mason’s Ryan Donnelly and Logan Eubanks, George Washington’s Moritz Fath and Peter Nachtwey, Massachusetts’ Casey Ransford, St. Bonaventure’s Tjaard Krusch, and Saint Louis’ Collin O’Brien and Keegan Paulson.

The Women’s Swimming and Diving Academic All-Conference team consisted of Davidson’s Siena Senn, Duquesne’s Emma Brinton, Lauren Devorace, Hanna Everhart, Clare Flanagan, and Carson Gross, Fordham’s Hannah McGee, Massachusetts’ Maja Boric and Beth Luther, Richmond’s Hannah Gouger, and St. Bonaventure’s Rachel Kimmel. 

Men’s Academic All-Conference Team:
Crossan Cooper, Davidson
Daniel Valmassei, Davidson
Christopher Sleutjes, Fordham
Ryan Donnelly, George Mason 
Logan Eubanks, George Mason
Moritz Fath, George Washington
Peter Nachtwey, George Washington
Casey Ransford, Massachusetts
Tjaard Krusch, St. Bonaventure
Collin O’Brien, Saint Louis
Keegan Paulson, Saint Louis

Women’s Academic All-Conference Team:
Siena Senn, Davidson
Emma Brinton, Duquesne
Lauren Devorace, Duquesne
Hanna Everhart, Duquesne
Clare Flanagan, Duquesne
Carson Gross, Duquesne
Hannah McGee, Fordham
Maja Boric, Massachusetts
Beth Luther, Massachusetts
Hannah Gouger, Richmond
Rachel Kimmel, St. Bonaventure