Two members of the Missouri S&T swimming team have been named to the ESPN The Magazine academic all-district team for the 2007-08 season as first team selections, making both eligible for Academic All-America honors for their performance both on the field and in the classroom.
Seniors David Calcara and Mark Chamberlain were both selected to the at-large squad, which encompasses all sports that do not have a team of its own. Both earned All-America honors in the pool during the season to help the Miners finish as the national runner-up at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
Chamberlain, who is from Lake Jackson, Texas, posted individual times of 21.00 in the 50-yard freestyle, 47.10 in the 100-free, 50.88 in the 100-butterfly and was part of four relays teams that had seasonal bests during the 2008 season. At this year's national meet, he earned four All-America awards to give him 15 for his career
An applied mathematics major who has been named to three all-academic teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America and New South Intercollegiate Swimming Conference, Chamberlain earned his four All-America awards as part of relay teams in the 200- and 400-medley relays as well as the 200- and 400-yard freestyle.
Calcara, who is majoring in biological sciences, recorded times of 57.14 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke and 2:03.04 in the 200-breaststroke to earn All-America honors in those events at the 2008 NCAA meet. He was seventh in the 200-breaststroke after taking 12th in the 100-breaststroke.
A native of Olympia, Wash., Calcara earned two All-America awards in his junior year and has also earned all-academic honors from the NSISC.
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