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Six Penn State Altoona swimmers earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
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April 7, 2026
By Adam Dotts, Ben Dotts, Anna Heller, Isabella Rhoades, Claire Smith, and Caden Traggiai were acknowledged for their performances both on and off the field.
GREENWOOD, Ind. - Six student-athletes from the Penn State Altoona swimming program were recognized for their academic excellence on April 7 when the College Sports Communicators released their NCAA Division III Academic All-District swim teams.
To be eligible for a spot on an Academic All-District team in swimming, student-athletes must meet certain academic and athletic requirements. Academically, student-athletes must be at least sophomores while holding cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Athletically, swimmers must have competed in at least 75 percent of their team's competitions or finish top-eight at a conference meet. Nominators could submit up to four qualified student-athletes per team.
The six Penn State Altoona swimming student-athletes named to the CSC Academic All-District teams are listed below.
Penn State Altoona student-athletes Anna Heller, Isabella Rhoades and Claire Smith
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Women's Swimming
- Anna Heller, of Chesapeake, VA, majoring in biology
- Isabella Rhoades, of Tyrone, majoring in business management and marketing
- Claire Smith, of Hellertown, majoring in biology
Penn State Altoona student-athletes Adam Dotts, Ben Dotts and Caden Traggiai
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Men's Swimming
- Adam Dotts, of Hummelstown, majoring in communications
- Ben Dotts, of Hummelstown, majoring in business
- Caden Traggiai, of Saxonburg, majoring in human development and family studies
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