PENN STATE ALTOONA'S WAREHAM NAMED TO CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

Penn State Altoona senior men's swimmer Jay Wareham has been named to the Honorable Mention category of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America's (CSCAA) Division III Scholar All-America team.

Wareham is the first Penn State Altoona men's swimmer in program history to earn a spot on the CSCAA's Scholar All-America squad.

At the conclusion of his junior year, Wareham held a 3.92 cumulative grade point average and has achieved no less than a 3.8 GPA in any of his semesters at Penn State Altoona. He was also named the school's 2013-2014 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was selected to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's All-Academic Team.

Wareham also posted a successful season in the pool during his junior campaign. During February's AMCC Championships, he earned First Team All-Conference status in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, in which he was a member of the title-winning squad for the Lions. Wareham also qualified for the finals in two individual events -- the 200 Yard IM and 100 Yard Freestyle -- during the conference championships.

Wareham helped Penn State Altoona men's swimming finish as the AMCC Runners-Up with a team score of 207 in the three-day championship.

The CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America award is presented to college and university swimmers and divers who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester, or cumulative average, and have achieved a "B" time standard but did not qualify or compete in their respective national championship.