BERKELEY – The Pac-12 All-Academic women's swimming & diving team revealed Tuesday features 18 Golden Bears, including six who earned their place on the first team for their outstanding efforts in the classroom. No school in the conference had more first-team members than Cal.
 
Senior Amy Bilquist, with a 3.84 GPA in media studies, led the way with a spot on the first team for the third consecutive year. Others to make the first team were: Elizabeth Bailey (3.93, undeclared), Alexa Cacao (3.75, American studies), Jenna Campbell (3.74, molecular & cell biology), Kathleen Navas (3.94, molecular & cell biology) and Robin Neumann (3.93, undeclared).
 
In addition, 12 Golden Bears earned honorable mention notice from the Pac-12: Alexa Buckley, Sarah Darcel, Dannie Dilsaver, Ali Harrison, Sophie Krivokapic-Zhou, Phoebe LaMay, Aislinn Light, Katie McLaughlin, Maddie Murphy, Courtney Mykkanen, Briana Thai and Natalie Tuck.
 
The academic honors follow a fall team in which Cal was named a CSCAA Scholar All-America team for the 18th semester in a row – every time the coaches' association has presented the away.
 
In the pool, Cal finished second at the NCAA Championships last month for its 11th straight top three finish, with the Bears capturing four event national titles along the way. They also placed second at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships, where they won nine of 18 swimming events.
 
To be eligible for selection to the Pac-12 All-Academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and participate in at least half of their team's scheduled regular season events.