COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Salisbury University swimming teams more than tripled its record for College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors this week, as
10 individuals captured Division III All-America status for the 2025-26 academic year and
both the women's and men's squads garnered All-America laurels for the spring 2026 semester.
The women's team produced seven First- Team Scholar All-Americans in
Lily Griffin,
Maddie Powell,
Addi Wood,
Rachel Rickabaugh,
Alexa Hilty,
Jenna Krawlzik, and
Olivia Polucha. On the men's side,
Mason Potts,
Owen Brewer, and
Michael Paulos made their respective Scholar All-America First Teams.
Griffin (Jr. – Taneytown, Md.) put up a strong year in the Exercise Science program at SU while winning six New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) medals, including gold in the 400 free relay and 200 medley relay. She also participated in two individual events (50 free, 100 fly) and four relays at the 2026 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships.
Powell (Jr. – Fairfax, Va.) is a top CSCAA Scholar for the second straight year as a Computer Science major and Mathematics minor. She won the NJAC gold and silver in the 200 breast and 100 breast, respectively, and swam in those two events plus the 200 IM at nationals.
Wood (So. – Virginia Beach, Va.) earned top marks studying Political Science while training to win an NJAC gold in the 1,650 free, silver in the 500 free, and bronze in the 400 IM. She competed in three distance events at the NCAA Championships and earned First-Team All-America accolades via her second-place finish in the 1,650 free.
Rickabaugh (Jr. – Centreville, Md.) excelled in the Nursing program during a year that saw her take NJAC gold in the 400 free relay. She swam in both the 200 and 400 free relays at nationals.
Hilty (Sr. – York, Pa.) majored in Communications and English while taking a trio of NJAC medals in relay events, including gold in the 400 free relay. At nationals, Hilty was between the lanes for the 200, 400, and 800 free relays.
Krawlzik (So. – West Lawn, Pa.) proved a strong bookworm in the Elementary Education program while winning a gold (800 free) and silver (1,650 free) between the lanes at the NJAC Championships. She also sawm in the 800 free relay at the NCAA Championships.
Polucha (Jr. – Odenton, Md.) garnered high marks in the Nursing program and secured NJAC gold in the 200 fly and 800 free relay, plus a bronze in the 100 fly. She represented the Sea Gulls in the 800 free relay at nationals.
Potts (So. – Landsdale, Pa.) double majored in Mathematics and Secondary Education in the classroom; in the pool, he earned a trio of silver medals in relay events at the NJAC Championships. He competed in six events at the NCAA Championships and was a member of both the Sea Gulls' First-Team All-America 200 medley relay and Second-Team All-America 400 medley relay quartets.
Brewer (Jr. – Mechanicsburg, Pa.) boasted strong marks in the Exercise Science program while taking home three relay silvers at NJACs. He swam in a trio of relays at nationals, making the All-America Second Team in the 400 medley relay.
Paulos (Gr. – Bethesda, Md.) began his Business Administration program while finding the time to win NJAC silver in the 200 medley relay. He lined up for SU in the 200 medley and 200 free relays at the NCAA Championships, taking First-Team All-America honors in the former.
Along with individual classroom standouts, the CSCAA spotlights sides that hold GPAs of 3.0 or higher during the semester as All-America teams. The Sea Gull women earned their ninth consecutive prize with a 3.37 team GPA, while the Sea Gull men posted a 3.29 mark for their fourth straight nod.
In total, 2,230 individual swimmers, plus 714 teams from 418 institutions (16,680 total student-athletes) at all levels of collegiate swimming, were dubbed Scholar All-Americans during the spring 2026 semester.
Salisbury is coming off a banner year in 2025-26 for both of its teams. The SU women repeated as NJAC champions and placed 22nd at the NCAA Championships, while the SU men took second at NJACs and tied for 26th at nationals. Both NCAA finishes represented the highest national marks in program history.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
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