April 9, 2013

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Five members of the UNLV men's swimming team have been named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic Scholar-Athlete Squad, the league office announced on Monday night.

Making repeat appearances on the team was senior Cody Roberts and junior David Szele. First-time honorees include sophomores Balint Batka, Joe Riggert and Matt Roe.

To be eligible for the team, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically, have completed one academic year at their institution, have participated in at least 50% of the competitions this past season and own at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

MPSF MEN'S SWIMMING ALL-ACADEMICUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS (5)
Student-Athlete      GPA Year    Events      Hometown/Previous SchoolMatt Roe         3.74    So.     Distance    Starwood, WA/Starwood HSBalint Batka         3.73    So.     Fly         Budapest, Hungary/Kolcsey IerevcCody Roberts         3.36    Sr.     Free/Fly    West Richland, WA/Richland HSDavid Szele       3.26    Jr.     Breast      Budapest, Hungary/Csck Fereuc HSJoe Riggert       3.10    So. Distance    Vacaville, CA/Vacaville HS