2 BSC Teammates Selected as Scholastic All-Americans
Congratulations to Kirsten Jacobsen and Mekenna Scheitlin for being Named to USA swimming's Scholastic All-America List both girls have a 4.0 grade average or higher.
This is Kirsten's First Naming to this Team
This is Mekenna's Third Time as a Scholastic All-American
Awesome Job Ladies!
Here are the Criteria for Selection
USA SWIMMING'S SCHOLASTIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM
The application process for 2013-2014 closed on August 15, 2014. The application for the 2014-2015 Scholastic All-America Team will be available June 1, 2015. The application deadline will be August 15, 2015.
• The only method for application will be the online application on the USA Swimming website.
• Applicants will be required to have a USA Swimming account.
• Qualifying times for the applicant will be validated through the Times on the USA Swimming website (time MUST be in SWIMS).
• Applicant will be required to have a transcript for the COMPLETE academic year available for uploading to the application.
• Applicant must have been a member at the time of the swim and a current member when applying for the 2014-15 SAA team.
Requirements:
• GPA Requirement – minimum 3.5 GPA for the current academic year.
o The Scholastic All America committee members will calculate the GPA based on SAA methods.
o Honors, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses will earn one extra Grade Point.
o Grades for academic subjects only are calculated – history/social studies, English, mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, arts (visual and performing), computer sciences. Grades for non-academic courses will NOT be calculated -band, choir, health, driver education, physical education, and any other class marked non-academic on a transcript.
• Pool Requirements
o Applicants must have swum a time equal to a Junior National 2011 bonus time in any event during the SAA qualifying period (August 16, 2014 – August 15, 2015) with qualifying times in SWIMS. The list of times are posted on the USA Swimming website (see links on this page) and in the USA-S Rule Book.
o A qualifying time will be available for selection from the SWIMS database during the application process.
• Disability or Open Water Requirements
o Applicants must have swum at one of the Disability Championship meets or the National Open Water Championships.
