RICHMOND, Va. – The College of Saint Benedict swimming and diving team collected College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America honors for Spring 2026 on Wednesday, July 1.

In total, 714 programs earned the honor, which is achieved by posting a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the spring term. The 23 Bennies combined for a 3.58 GPA last semester.

Twelve Saint Benedict swim & dive student-athletes earned 2025-26 Winter Academic All-MIAC recognition on Thursday, June 25. Three of those honorees – junior Jayda Alholm (Little Falls, Minn./Little Falls Community), junior Mary Morris (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) and senior Megan Bartels (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) – were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District swim & dive team April 15.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.

The Bennies finished fifth out of nine teams Feb. 11-14 at the 2026 MIAC Championships and 29th out of 44 teams March 18-21 at the NCAA Division III Championships. CSB collected the program's highest conference meet point total (467) since 2011-12 (478) and won eight conference titles. Junior Haley Zelen (Shakopee, Minn.) earned All-America honors with a runner-up finish in the 100-yard butterfly, the highest finish by any Bennie swimmer at the national meet. She was named the MIAC Women's Swimmer of the Year after breaking eight program records and winning six MIAC titles. Saint Benedict head coach Mandy Wolvert was honored as the MIAC Coach of the Year after coaching her athletes to 13 All-MIAC and honorable mention honors, the most since 1998-99.