University of New Hampshire Athletics
5/21/2020 7:32:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
The All-American and NCAA qualifier has a 3.91 GPA.
GREENWOOD, Ind. - University of New Hampshire sophomore swimmer Anna Metzler (Regensburg, Germany) has been named to the 2020 Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team, selected by CoSIDA. The honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance in athletic competition and in the classroom. Metzler will now advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. Academic All-America honorees will be announced from June 16-19.
To be nominated for CoSIDA Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be a major contributor to the team athletically, have reached their sophomore year and have at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA.
Metzler is a 2020 NCAA All-American and has a 3.91 GPA as a Biomedical Science/Medical Lab Science major. She qualified for the NCAA Championships with the 19th fastest time in the nation in the 400 IM (4:07.20), which set an ECAC Championships, America East and school record. Metzler earned numerous accolades this year including being named the ECAC Swimmer of the Meet and the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the America East Championships. At the America East Championships, Metzler won three individual gold medals and four relay titles, while she set 15 new records.
Metzler was named the 2020 America East Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as being a member of the 2020 America East All-Academic Team. She also won the inaugural UNH Athletics Performer of the Year Award.
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Teams
The UNH swimming and diving program won its eighth America East Championship in program history in 2020 which are the most in conference history (1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2020). The Wildcats won 15 of the 20 events and captured the championship by 116.5 points.
To be nominated for CoSIDA Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be a major contributor to the team athletically, have reached their sophomore year and have at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA.
Metzler is a 2020 NCAA All-American and has a 3.91 GPA as a Biomedical Science/Medical Lab Science major. She qualified for the NCAA Championships with the 19th fastest time in the nation in the 400 IM (4:07.20), which set an ECAC Championships, America East and school record. Metzler earned numerous accolades this year including being named the ECAC Swimmer of the Meet and the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the America East Championships. At the America East Championships, Metzler won three individual gold medals and four relay titles, while she set 15 new records.
Metzler was named the 2020 America East Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as being a member of the 2020 America East All-Academic Team. She also won the inaugural UNH Athletics Performer of the Year Award.
2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Teams
The UNH swimming and diving program won its eighth America East Championship in program history in 2020 which are the most in conference history (1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2020). The Wildcats won 15 of the 20 events and captured the championship by 116.5 points.
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