Denver Puts Four on CSCAA All-America Teams
Denver Puts Four on CSCAA All-America Teams
Release courtesy of denverpioneers.com
COLORADO SPRINGS (DU/CSCAA) – The University of Denver men's swimming and diving program had four student-athletes earn CSCAA All-America honors on Wednesday, the coaches' association announced.
Cameron Auchinachie (Binghamton, N.Y.), Sid Farber (Portland, Ore.), Cy Jager (Moscow, Idaho) and Adriel Sanes (Rosharon, Texas) earned the national status following successful seasons swimming for the Crimson and Gold.
The quartet helped Denver qualify for the NCAA Championships in the 200 free, 400 medley relay, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay.
Now a two-time All-American, Auchinachie qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships in the 50 free, 100 back and the 100 free before it was cancelled due to the Coronavirus, while he was also set to swim in all four relays. Auchinachie set or was a part of five school records in 2019-20, including tying his own record in the 50 free.
Farber qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships in the 50 free, 100 fly and 100 free. The Denver redshirt-junior was a part of four relay school records set by the Pioneers this season, and set a new El Pomar Natatorium record in the 50 free. Farber also set four Summit League Championship records.
Jager earned All-Summit League honors in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 100 fly, 400 medley relay, 100 breast and 200 breast. He was also a part of three school records and three Summit League Championship records.
The 2020 Summit League Men's Swimmer of the Championship, Sanes was a part of six school records in 2019-20, and four Summit League Championship records. Sanes earned All-Summit League honors in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, 200 IM, 100 breast, 200 breast and the 400 free relay.
Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the CSCAA Board adjusted the selection criteria for each Division.
This isn't the first time the association adjusted All-America criteria. The first CSCAA All-America team was published in 1924, thirteen years before the first men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. The first women's All-America team was published in 1975, seven years prior to the first NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship. During much of that time, the team was selected by a panel of coaches. In 1985 the honor was standardized around the NCAA Championships with the top eight finalists receiving first-team recognition and consolation finalists being named Honorable Mention.
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