FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield University men's and women's swimming and diving teams ranked first among all Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) programs as the conference announced its annual All-Academic teams.

The men's team placed 15 student-athletes on the All-Academic squad, eclipsing Niagara University's count of 13 student-athletes. The women's team added 17 student-athletes to the All-Academic team, two more than Marist Colleges 15 recipients.

The Stags were represented by junior Lily Barker, junior Elizabeth Beaulieu, senior Alexis Gaulin, sophomore Callie Gray, junior Erin Hoyland, sophomore Caroline Krawec, senior Maggie O'Donnell, junior Lia Oppenheim, junior Erini Pappas, sophomore Holly Rahurahu, junior Sydney Scalise, graduate student Nora Segurola-Larrinaga, junior Alison Sposili, sophomore Cailey Stockwell, junior Garbriella Tejeda, junior Olivia Thompson, and senior Serafina Viola on the women's side.

For the men, senior Alexey Belfer, sophomore Nicholas Besgen, senior Christopher Chumbley, junior Noah Duncan, sophomore Patrick Gill, junior Ed Hunt, senior Hans Tristan Lim, sophomore Oliver McLaughlin, junior Dillon O'Connor, sophomore Jay Parente, sophomore Tim Regan, sophomore Ryan Schuller, sophomore Alex Sirkowa, junior Joseph Stewart, and junior Jeff Vlass were recognized for their academic achievement.

To eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.