Cailey Simard Garners CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University junior Cailey Simard has been named as a First Team Scholar All-American for the 2024-2025 season by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).

To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, a student-athlete 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 a “B” time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.

A native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Simard is majoring in physical education and checks in with a cumumlative 3.87 GPA through her first six semesters. She is the first member of the BSU swimming & diving program to earn the honor as well as the only member of the Little East Conference.

Simard helped the BSU women's swimming & diving team place second at the Little East Championships this past February. She captured Little East Diver of the Year honors for the third straight season as she placed first and set school and meet records on both the one-meter and three-meter boards.

A seven-time LEC Diver of the Week recipient in 2024-2025, Simard competed at the DIII Northeast/North Regional Diving Championships for the third straight season (placing sixth on the one-meter board) and became the first member of the BSU women's swimming & diving program to compete at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships.

2024-2025 CSCAA Division III Scholar All-American Teams (PDF)