Four members of the #22 Middlebury women's swimming and diving team have been lauded with College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District accolades. Hannah Baumgartner, Emma Hall, Chloe Katz and Maddy Reid earned recognition by the organization.

HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS

• Baumgartner
  • Baumgartner is an economics and sociology double major and lands a spot on the all-district team for the first time.
  • The junior competed in her first NCAA Championships in March. She was a member of the 200 (22nd), 400 (20th) and 800 (19th) freestyle relays. 
  • She swam a leg on the school-record-setting 800 free relay that posted a fourth-place time of 7:30.31 during the NESCAC Championships.
  • Baumgartner tallied individual wins in the 200 free against Connecticut College and Bates, while claiming the 500 free at the Middlebury Invitational.
  • She has also made the NESCAC All-Academic list each of the last two years.
• Hall
  • Earning the accolade for the initial time is Hall who is a neuroscience major.
  • A breaststroke specialist, she competed in her first NCAA Championships as a part of the 400 medley relay.
  • Hall swam a leg in the 200 (fourth) and the 400 (fifth) medley relays at the NESCAC Championships.
  • The junior also earned a spot on the NESCAC All-Academic list for the second time.
• Katz
  • This marks the second time Katz has garnered all-district praise.
  • The economics and computer science double major was the first Panther in program history to be named a CSC Academic All-America honoree with a third-team nod a year ago.
  • Katz secured nine individual dual-meet victories, mainly in the distance freestyle events, and swam the opening leg of the squad's program-record time of 7:30.31 in the 800-yard freestyle relay at the NESCAC Championship.
  • She tallied All-NESCAC laurels in the 1,000 free for the third time in her career, touching the wall in third place.
  • Katz was selected to compete in a pair of individual events in this year's NCAA Championships (500 free and 1,650 free), as well as swimming a leg in the 800 free relay.
  • She is a three-time NESCAC All-Academic recipient and a four-time College Scholar.
• Reid
  • Reid earns a CSC All-District award for the first time.
  • The sociology major is a three-time NESCAC All-Academic honoree and was a NESCAC All-Sportsmanship Team recipient a season ago.
  • She garnered All-NESCAC accolades this year with her runner-up effort in the 50-yard backstroke (26.20).
  • The Panther tallied a pair of individual breaststroke wins in the 50 against Colby and the 100 in the season opener versus Connecticut College.
  • Reid competed in her first NCAA Championships, swimming a leg in the 200 (19th) and 400 (19th) medley relays. 

The CSC Academic All-America teams will be announced on Tuesday, April 22.