Catie Baker Named an Academic All-America®

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June 10, 2010

June 10, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. - A sophomore computer science major from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Catie Baker has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division Women's At-Large Second Team as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Through three semesters, Baker posted a 4.00 cumulative grade point average.

Baker was the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference female swimmer of the year this season after setting a DePauw single-season record with 615.75 total points. She was also named conference swimmer of the meet with wins in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 & 200 breaststrokes.

Baker earned all-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 100 breast and earned honorable mention all-America in the 200 individual medley and the 200 breast. She also holds two school individual records and two more on relays.

Baker is DePauw's 42nd Academic All-America selection and the first DePauw student-athlete to earn the honor as a sophomore since three-time honoree Nancy Gritter did so in 1986.

Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

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For more information about the Academic All-America Teams program, please visit the CoSIDA site.

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