Spiders Morning Jolt 6/26: Scholar Swimmers

The swim and dive team had the second highest GPA in the country during the 2023-24 school year.

Good morning. Congratulations to a Spider great!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏊 2nd highest GPA
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Scholar Student-Athletes. The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America named the University of Richmond swim and dive team a 2024 Spring Scholar All-America Team. The program earned the second-highest GPA in the country through the 2023-24 academic year with a 3.795. 🏊 Read more about the team here.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Large Pool. The Spiders swim and dive team was awarded for having the second-highest GPA in the country out of multiple teams.

How many teams were included in the decision process for the award?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Spider Quartet. Four Spiders represented Richmond Athletics at the third annual NIL Summit at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Soccer players Sofia Mancino and Marisa Snee, along with men’s basketball players DeLonnie Hunt and B. Artis White, attended the event.

Over 500 student-athletes heard from panels of leading experts in areas of branding, corporate partnerships, social media engagement and more over three days.

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 722!

🕷️ Have a great Wednesday!

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