MALIBU, California – Lexie Martin of the Pepperdine women's swim and dive team has been named a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) second team Scholar All-American following a successful freshman campaign.
 
The award recognizes students who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and were invited to compete in their respective national championship. To qualify for first-team Scholar All-America, student-athletes earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 and participated in their national championship.  Second-team selections also earned a 3.50 GPA or higher and achieved a "B" time standard for the national championship or participated at a diving zone qualification meet.
 
Martin (Keller, Texas), an exercise and nutrition science major with a cumulative grade point average of 3.92, was an All-PCSC first-team honoree in both the one-meter and three-meter diving. She, along with Paulina Holmberg, became the first two Pepperdine divers to qualify for the NCAA Zone Diving competition since 2012. Twice Martin was named the PCSC Athlete of the Week. She is the first Wave to be named a CSCAA Scholar All-American.
 
In total, 1,206 swimmers and divers were recognized.
 
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.