FIVE JACKS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE HONORS

SIOUX FALLS — Five South Dakota State swimmers — three men and two women — were honored Wednesday as members of the Summit League Swimming and Diving Academic All-League teams. Selections to the honor squads are determined by a vote among the league's sports information directors and faculty athletics representatives.

The Jackrabbit contingent was paced by three-time selections Katie Pattee in the women's division and Luke Nichols on the men's side. A senior from Farmington, Minnesota, Pattee has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average throughout her collegiate career while majoring in mechanical engineering. She also was honored as a Co-Scholar of the Championship at last month's Summit League Swimming and Diving Championships.

Nichols carries a 3.91 GPA as a civil engineering major. He is a senior from North Liberty, Iowa.

Also representing the SDSU women's squad was repeat honoree Jenna Currier. A junior from Denison, Iowa, Currier has compiled a 3.97 GPA as a mathematics and data science major.

Completing the list of Jackrabbit honorees were junior Braxton McGrath and sophomore Kolden Kringen. A repeat selection to the men's squad, McGrath holds a 3.81 GPA as a mechanical engineering, while Kringen was honored for the first time after posting a 4.0 GPA as a psychology and pre-law major.

To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions.

-GoJacks.com-

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Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at National Invitational Championships on March 13, 2025 , , 20th Place — 135 Points[ 5 Qualifiers]

Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Summit League Championships on February 19, 2025 , , 3rd of 7 Teams — 544 Points

Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Coyote Invite on January 31, 2025 , , No Team Scores — 8 Event Titles

Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus South Dakota on January 18, 2025 , Win , 155, to, 145

Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving versus St. Cloud State on January 17, 2025 , Loss , 119, to, 124

Completed Event: Men's Swimming and Diving at Augustana on January 10, 2025 , Win , 159, to, 75

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