Michigan State University Athletics
Ling Garners CoSIDA Academic All-America Kudos
8/6/2021 12:23:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State senior diver Amanda Ling was named to the 2021 Academic All-District® At-Large Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), in recognition of the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in the athletic realm and in the classroom.
Complete 2021 Academic All-America At Large Team Announcement
Ling is one of four swimming & diving student-athletes to earn a spot on the first team, including one other from the Big Ten (Abigail Knapton, Nebraska). Among the 45 women selected to the Academic All-America® Division I At-Large teams, 21 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 17 members of the women's at-large first team carry an average GPA of 3.926.
Ling finished her MSU career as one of the most decorated Spartans to come through the program. Ling won the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. In addition, the May 2021 graduate was one of eight Spartan senior student-athletes to share the prestigious President's Award at the Student Athlete Support Services (SASS) Academic Gala and was MSU's female recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. A Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection, Ling is also a four-time Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American. She advanced to the NCAA Championship weekend as a senior for the first time in her career, where in the 1M diving competition she scored a 247.95 to finish 37th overall nationally.
Complete 2021 Academic All-America At Large Team Announcement
Ling is one of four swimming & diving student-athletes to earn a spot on the first team, including one other from the Big Ten (Abigail Knapton, Nebraska). Among the 45 women selected to the Academic All-America® Division I At-Large teams, 21 carry a 4.0 grade-point average. The 17 members of the women's at-large first team carry an average GPA of 3.926.
Ling finished her MSU career as one of the most decorated Spartans to come through the program. Ling won the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships. In addition, the May 2021 graduate was one of eight Spartan senior student-athletes to share the prestigious President's Award at the Student Athlete Support Services (SASS) Academic Gala and was MSU's female recipient of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. A Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection, Ling is also a four-time Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American. She advanced to the NCAA Championship weekend as a senior for the first time in her career, where in the 1M diving competition she scored a 247.95 to finish 37th overall nationally.
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