March 5, 2008

CINCINNATI - Two members of the Xavier men's and women's swimming teams have been named to the Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving Academic All-Conference Team as announced by the conference office Wednesday, March 5. Sophomore Martha Cutter-Wilson and senior Matt Krouse earned the honor in voting conducted by the conference's sports information directors.

Cutter-Wilson, a native of St. Paul, Minn., earned three silver medals at the 2008 A-10 Swimming and Diving Championship held in February. She set new school records in the 200 Breaststroke and 400 Individual Medley events along with being a part of school-record setting finishes by the 200 and 400 Medley Relay teams at the Championship.

Krouse, a native of Havertown, Pa., is a 2007-08 team captain and earned two silver medals at the 2008 A-10 Swimming and Diving Championship last month. He was a part of four record-setting relay teams at the Championship and swam in 10 different events over the course of the season.

2008 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING ACADEMIC

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Name School Cl. Hometown Major

Lauren Beaudreau Richmond Jr. Seymour, Conn. Criminal Justice

Martha Cutter-Wilson Xavier So. St. Paul, Minn. Undecided

Samantha Demty Massachusetts Sr. Seekonk, Mass. Accounting

Shannon Duval La Salle So. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Accounting

Melissa Johnson Duquesne Gr. Phoenix, Ariz. History

Anna Larson Saint Louis So. St. Charles, Mo. Biology

Caitlin Napoli Fordham So. Hauppauge, N.Y. Business Administration

Katie Sieben Richmond So. Seymour, Conn. Business Administration

Lauren Stephens Duquesne Sr. Allentown, Pa. Elementary Education

Katrina Streiner Duquesne Jr. Monroeville, Pa. Accounting

Student-Athlete of the Year: Melissa Johnson, Duquesne

2008 ATLANTIC 10 MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING ACADEMIC

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Name School Cl. Hometown Major

Michael Berthaume Massachusetts So. Hampden, Mass. Engineering and Anthropology

Brad Byars Saint Louis Sr. Marion, Ill. Human Resources Management

Donato Callara Fordham Sr. Scarsdale, N.Y. Political Science

Ryan Coombs Fordham So. Newburgh, N.Y. Chemistry

Scott Jordan St. Bonaventure Sr. Higganum, Conn. English

Matt Krouse Xavier Sr. Havertown, Pa. Philosophy, Politics, and the Public (Honors)

Ryan Sheatsley Rhode Island Sr. Allentown, Pa. Mechanical Engineering

John Weaver Massachusetts Sr. East Longmeadow, Mass. English

James Wood St. Bonaventure Sr. Fairport, N.Y. Psychology

David Zenk George Washington Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Biology

Student-Athlete of the Year: Brad Byars, Saint Louis