DURHAM, N.H. – Freshman Anna Metzler (Regensburg, Germany) of the University of New Hampshire swimming and diving team has earned Scholar All-America honors as announced by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). She is the sixth athlete in program history to be named a Scholar All-American (Denise Leckenby: 1995-1998; Shannon Daly: 2006; Kary Goodman: 2006; Lauren McCandless: 2011, 2013, 2014; and Katie Mann: 2012-2015).
Metzler received second team accolades as she posted a 3.91 GPA as a Medical Laboratory Science major and tallied a NCAA "B" time in the 400 IM at the America East Championship with a UNH freshman record time of 4:13.43. To be selected to the second team you must record a 3.50 GPA or better and achieve an individual NCAA "B" time. Metzler had an outstanding freshman season as she was named the America East Rookie of the Year and won two America East championships. Anna Metzler won the America East Rookie of the Year
The Wildcats also posted a 3.47 grade point average as a team for the Spring 2018 semester to earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Team accolades. The 3.47 GPA is the highest average in program history. To earn the honor, teams were required to post a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the Spring Semester. The team grade point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes.
