Eight Aggies Named Academic All-Big 12 Team

Feb. 25, 2009

 

Eight members of the Texas A&M men's swimming and diving team were named to the Academic All-Big 12 team, the conference office announced.

Three Aggies received special recognition for earning perfect 4.0 grade point averages - senior swimmer Brad Raiford (information and operations management major), junior diver Henry Stevens (finance major), and junior swimmer Casey Strange (business).

Also earning first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors, which requires a 3.20 or higher GPA, were junior swimmer Jason Bergstrom (agricultural communications / journalism), senior swimmer Shawn Clarke (civil engineering), senior diver Eric Sehn (geography) and senior swimmer John VanNatta (petroleum engineering).

Earning second-team academic honors (3.00 to 3.19 GPA) was senior swimmer Kyle Holland (sport management).

The Aggies will compete in the 2009 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday through Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

First Team (3.20-plus GPA; *indicates nominated with a 4.00 GPA)

Name	School	Class	Major	Hometown
Jason Bergstrom	Texas A&M	JR	Agricultural Communications/Journalism	Friendswood, TX
Shawn Clarke	Texas A&M	SR	Civil Engineering	Bridgetown, Barbados
Brad Raiford *	Texas A&M	SR	Information & Operations Management	Kingwood, TX
Eric Sehn	Texas A&M	SR	Geography	Edmonton, Alberta
Henry Stevens *	Texas A&M	JR	Finance	Midland, TX
Casey Strange *	Texas A&M	JR	Business	Houston, TX
John Van Natta	Texas A&M	JR	Petroleum Engineering	The Woodlands, TX

Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 GPA)

Name	School	Class	Major	Hometown
Kyle Holland	Texas A&M	SR	Sport Management	Houston, TX