Swimming Academic All-American

Powell named as Swimming Academic All-American

May 26, 2009….Ashley Powell, a Mt Juliet resident and graduating senior from the Pope John Paul II High School Swim Team, has been selected by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association as an Academic All-American for the 2008-2009 school year.

To be eligible for the award, swimmers must be graduating seniors having maintained an unweighted GPA of 3.75 through the first semester of their senior year. Additionally they must have also lettered in swimming for three years, including their senior year.

“Pope John Paul II High School has a strong tradition of academic excellence, and the swim team is proud of Ashley having attained this national recognition for her academic success”, Pope John Paul II Swim Coach John Barnes commented. “Ashley did a great job of balancing academics, athletics, and her leadership roles within Pope John Paul II; she is a fine example of the accomplished student-athlete which the high school produces each year.”

For more information on Pope John Paul II High School Swim Team, visit www.jp2hs.org