Spiders Morning Jolt 6/3: Swim and Study

Three swim and dive athletes earned All-Academic Team honors.

Good morning. It’s June already? Where has the time gone?!

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🏊 Three academic honors
🏀 Former Spider in the Finnish League
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Tip-Top Trio. Three Spider swim and dive athletes were named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team— Megan Carson, Katelyn Pennell and Lucy Yeomans. The swim and dive team was named a 2023 Fall Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming and Diving Association of America, earning the second-highest GPA in the country at 3.79.

🔼  Bright Future. It’s hard to watch them go, but we love to watch their journey. Andre Gustavson was on the Spider men’s basketball team from 2018-23. He is now on his way to play on Karhu in the Finnish Basketball League.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

True or False.

The 2024 football season will be the last one as part of the Coastal Athletic Association.

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

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

All Wrapped Up. It’s that time of year when college sports are all finished for the University of Richmond. Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hardt had wonderful things to say about the Spiders this school year. More than 100 student-athletes received their degrees, the Spiders won five conference championships, grades were outstanding and changes were announced for football in 2025.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: True! The program will move to the Patriot League in 2025.

🕷️ Have a great Monday!

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