NLSC Swimmers Named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team

Three NLSC members were named to the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team today.  Kelly Brakora, Erin McDuffie, and Wyatt Adams were each named to the 2007-08 team.  Nine-hundred and seventy-four athletes made the team this year, including 600 women and 374 men.  The 3 NLSC swimmers were the only Alaskans named to the team.

Criteria for selection to the Scholastic All-America Team include the following:

• Must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade
• Must be a USA Swimming member athlete
• Must have participated in an individual event that met the Junior National Bonus Time Standard during the qualifying period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
• Must have achieved a 3.5 GPA

This selection marked Kelly Brakora’s 2nd selection to the team.  Erin McDuffie and Wyatt Adams were selected for their first time.

Certificates and awards will be mailed to each Scholastic All-American later this fall.  Applications for the 2008-09 year will be available on the USA Swimming Web site Jan. 1, 2009t.  Deadline for submission will be Aug. 1, 2009.  To learn more about the USA Swimming Schlastic All-America Team click here.