Plymouth Meeting, Pa. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its Scholar All-Americans with Concordia-St. Paul junior Sophie Leo being named to the First Team on Thursday morning.

Leo was named to the First Team for the first time of her career after earning Second Team honors last season. 

To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second-Team selections, must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met an NIC "A" time standard in Division I or an NCAA "B" qualifying standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet for Division II, Division III, and NAIA. 

 The Junior put together the best swimming performance in program history this past season, reaching finals in three events at the 2025-26 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. She earned three All-America honors including a First Team accolade with a fourth place finish in the 100-yard backstroke. 

ABOUT THE CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.  

Sophie Leo (Back/Free, 6-1, Jr., Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS)

• CSCAA First Team Scholar All-America

• CSC Academic All-American Third Team

• Two-time CSC Academic All-District Team

• 2025-26 NCAA Individual Qualifier

• Two-time NSIC Individual Champion

• 2025-26 NSIC Swimmer of the Year

• Tallied three All-America finishes, making finals in three events at NCAA Swimming Championships 

• Placed fourth in the 100-back at NCAA Championships

• Gathered four All-NSIC Finishes at NSIC Swimming and Diving Championships

• CSCAA Scholar All-America Second team

• Two-Time NSIC All-Academic Team

• 2023-24 NSIC Freshman of the Year