La Crosse, Wis. - Nine members of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women's and men's swimming & diving team have been named to the 2010 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-Academic Team. The Eagles' women's squad also earned recognition on the list of All-Academic teams with a cumulative 3.20 grade point average.

On the women's side, UW-L's Abby Diehl, Danielle Ellingson, Katelyn Hartung, Chelsea Hoff and Rachel LaValley were named to the all-academic team while Shannon Doyle was selected to the all-academic honorable mention team.

For the men, the Eagles' Benjamin Knutson, Spencer Loch and Kevin Misener were named to the CSCAA All-Academic Team.

To be eligible for the award, each student-athlete must have maintained a 3.50 semester grade point average, earned a "B" qualifying time for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Championships, and been invited to the national meet.

The women's and men's squads each finished second at the 2010 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships. Head coach Rich Pein was selected the WIAC Men's Swimming & Diving Coach of the Year.

The women's team finished seventh at the 2010 NCAA III Championships, its best finish since a fifth-place showing in 2004. UW-L's men's team was 22nd at the national meet, its best finish since placing 16th in 1993.

UW-L opens its 2010-11 season with its alumni meet Saturday, October 30 starting at 1 p.m. in Mitchell Hall.