The College Swimming Coaches Association of America have recognized the Canisius College women's swimming and diving team with CSCAA Scholar All-American Team honors for the 2009 fall semester, the CSCAA recently announced.

"This award is a great accomplishment for our program," said head coach Scott Vanderzell. "It shows that an athlete can be successful in their sport and in the classroom. Our academics are our future and I am proud that our student-athletes and our College take academics very seriously."

The CSCAA selects and honors teams as Scholar All-American Teams twice a year, once after each semester. To earn these honors, a team must have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average for the semester.

The Griffs' 3.26 GPA earned them a spot among 112 Division I schools honored, where they rank 51st on the list of GPAs ranging from 3.00 to 3.52. "We are an athletic team, but along with that, we set goals around our academic performance and gauge that as part of our success each semester," said Vanderzell.

The Golden Griffins wrapped up their season with an eighth-place finish at the 2010 MAAC Championships after breaking eight records at the meet.