Tiger Swimmers Honored On Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic Teams

Woodland, Calif. - The 2010-11 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic Swim Teams were announced on June 1 with the Pacific swim teams placing 13 swimmers on the teams.

"I am very proud of these student-athletes as they represent our mission as an academic driven swimming program," said head coach Adam Kennedy. "We stress from day one that academic and athletic success is a linear relationship.  As a team we are very proud of these teammates who showcase so well our core values."

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes have to maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, have attained a sophomore standing academically and competed in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.

The following are the Pacific Tiger student-athletes that earned honors:

Women's Swimming:
Jenna Chaplin (Nassau, Bahamas)
Allie Vetterlein (Seattle, Wash.)
Ellen Barton (Modesto, Calif.)
Mallory McGowan (Colusa, Calif.)
Becca Wyant (Redmond, Wash.)

Men's Swimming:
David Hernandez (Chico, Calif.)
Zachary Zlotoff (San Jose, Calif.)
Kevin Byers (Puyallup, Wash.)
Danny Platow (Westport, Conn.)
RJ Barton (Modesto, Calif.)
Sean Dunnigan (Bel Air, Md.)
Chris Berg (Chico, Calif.)
Tyler Hannis (Santa Rosa, Calif.)