RICHMOND, Va. – Senior Olivia Evans of the Towson University women's swimming and diving program earned a spot on the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Academic Team, league officials announced on Thursday. In addition, six Tigers received All-CAA honors for their performances at the 2017 CAA Championship Meet.
 
Drexel's Rachel Bernhardt was named Swimmer of the Year while fellow Dragon Alexa Kutch earned Rookie Swimmer of the Year honors. Olivia Lehman of James Madison was tabbed as the Diver of the Year while her teammate Caryln McNeely was named Rookie Diver of the Year. Drexel's Adam Braun and James Madison's Dane Pederson shared Swimming Coaches of the Year accolades and James Madison's John Wolsh picked up Diving Coach of the Year honors.
 
Evans earned a spot on the CAA All-Academic team for the first time in her career. She posted a 3.750 grade point average (GPA) in the fall semester. A mass communictions major, she has a cumulative GPA of 3.825. At the conference meet, Evans placed sixth in the 100-yard butterfly, eighth in the 100-yard backstroke and ninth the 200-yard backstroke.
 
All-CAA accolades are based on individual and/or relay performances at the 2017 CAA Championship Meet, with the top three individual finishers or relays being honored.
 
Jacy Icard, Ashley Illenye and Kendall Krumenacker headlined the list for the Tigers, being named to the All-CAA team in two events each. Sarah Margaret Locke, Corie Morton and Melissa Toy each received one recognition.
 
Icard won silver in the 100-yard backstroke with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 53.43. She posted an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:58.09 in the 200-yard backstroke to earn bronze.
 
Illenye was the lone Tiger to be named an event champion at the CAA Championship. She won the 1,650-yard freestyle in 16:40.07. She also picked up a silver medal in the 400-yard individual medley, timing 4:21.30.
 
Krumenacker timed 2:02.11 to win silver in the 200-yard individual medley. She also swam the final leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:20.85) with Locke, Toy and Morton to win bronze at the conference championship.
 
The Tigers finished third at the 2017 CAA Championship Meet, setting a school record, posting two NCAA 'B' cut times and earning a spot at the podium six times.
 
2017 All-CAA Team
50 Freestyle: Jaimie Miller, William & Mary; Annie Miller, William & Mary; Rachel Bernhardt, Drexel
100 Freestyle: Jaimie Miller, William & Mary; Megan Clark, Northeastern; Bonnie Zhang, James Madison
200 Freestyle: Jaimie Miller, William & Mary; Bonnie Zhang, James Madison; Shannon Harper, James Madison
500 Freestyle: Kristie Darmody, James Madison; Maria Oceguera, William & Mary; Morgan Smith, William & Mary
1650 Freestyle: Ashley Illenye, Towson; Morgan Smith, William & Mary; Maria Oceguera, William & Mary
100 Butterfly: Sara Touchette-McGowan, Northeastern; Abby Mack, William & Mary; Mina Feyrer, Delaware
200 Butterfly: Abby Mack, William & Mary; Meagan Johnson, UNCW; Maria Oceguera, William & Mary
100 Breaststroke: Rachel Bernhardt, Drexel; Katie Parker, James Madison; Megan Marsh, James Madison
200 Breaststroke: Rachel Bernhardt, Drexel; Claire Williams, William & Mary; Allie Christy, William & Mary
100 Backstroke: Alexa Kutch, Drexel; Jacy Icard, Towson; Sophie Rittenhouse, William & Mary
200 Backstroke: Alexa Kutch, Drexel; Sophie Rittenhouse, William & Mary; Jacy Icard, Towson
200 Individual Medley: Shannon Harper, James Madison; Kendall Krumenacker, Towson; Katie Parker, James Madison
400 Individual Medley: Claire Adkins, James Madison; Ashley Illenye, Towson; Maddie Massey, James Madison
200 Freestyle Relay:
William & Mary (Jaimie Miller, Annie Miller, Emma Herold, Katie Sell)
Drexel (Alexa Kutch, Aubrey Murray, Claudia Duguay, Rachel Bernhardt)
James Madison (Bonnie Zhang, Shannon Harper, Mackenzie Gring, Katie Parker)
400 Freestyle Relay:
William & Mary (Georgie Crompton, Katie Sell, Annie Miller, Jaimie Miller)
James Madison (Bonnie Zhang, Kristie Darmody, Jillian Breeger, Shannon Harper)
Drexel (Rachel Bernhardt, Emily Joyce, Alexa Kutch, Claudia Duguay)
800 Freestyle Relay:
James Madison (Katie Parker, Emma Gourdie, Shannon Harper, Bonnie Zhang)
William & Mary (Selina Fuller, Maria Oceguera, Morgan Smith, Jaimie Miller)
Towson (Sarah Margaret Locke, Melissa Toy, Corie Morton, Kendall Krumenacker)
200 Medley Relay:
Drexel (Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay)
Northeastern (Christine Leong, Taylor Ellis, Sara Touchette-McGowan, Megan Clark)
William & Mary (Sophie Rittenhouse, Jess Crowley, Abby Mack, Annie Miller)
400 Medley Relay:
Drexel (Alexa Kutch, Rachel Bernhardt, April Forsthoffer, Claudia Duguay)
James Madison (Abby Ortman, Megan Marsh, Katie Parker, Bonnie Zhang)
William & Mary (Sophie Rittenhouse, Jess Crowley, Abby Mack, Jaimie Miller)
One-Meter Dive:  Olivia Lehman, James Madison; Madison Kramer, Drexel; Carlyn McNeely, James Madison
Three-Meter Dive: Olivia Lehman, James Madison; Carlyn McNeely, James Madison; Alyssa Seales, Northeastern
 
2017 CAA Women's Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team
Claire Adkins, James Madison    Sr.           Martinsville, Va.
Sarah Braatz, Delaware             Jr.           Newark, Del.
Olivia Evans, Towson                Sr.           Adamstown, Pa.
Jaclyn Goulet, Drexel               Sr.           Middlebury, Conn.
Meghan Lahr, UNCW               So.          Evergreen, Colo.
Emma Merrill, William & Mary    Jr.           Fairfax, Va.
Carly Schnabel, Northeastern   So.          Wrentham, Mass.