Three members of the Calvin University men's swimming and diving team were named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team.
 
Jackson Merkel (Grandville, Mich./Grandville) was named a CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American, while Ryan Halberg (Novi, Mich./Northville) and Jacob Ziegler (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) were both named Second Team Scholar All-Americans by the organization.
 
This marks the first CSCAA Scholar All-America award for Merkle, Halberg and Ziegler.
 
To qualify for the First Team, student-athletes must have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher and participated in their respective NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Second Team selections must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and also must have posted a 'B' cut qualifying time or participated for a diving zone qualification meet.
 
Earlier this year, Halberg and Zielger were also named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
 
The Calvin men's swimming and diving team also earned a CSCAA Spring Scholar All-America Team honor after posting a team GPA higher than 3.0.
 
During the spring semester, the men's team finished with a 3.28 GPA.
 
The team award is presented twice annually, once after the fall semester/term, and then another following the semester/term of the NCAA/NAIA/NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the winter or spring.
 
The CSCAA (founded in 1922) is the nation's first organization of college coaches, with a mission of advancing the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy and professional development.

Calvin men's swimming and diving finished second at the MIAA Swimming and Diving Championships in February and recorded a 12th-place finish at the 2026 NCAA III Swimming and Diving Championships.
 
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