By John Painter 
(Hamilton, NY – March 6, 2013) Colgate freestyler Sami Wary is one of 10 student-athletes named to the 2013 Academic All-Patriot League Swimming and Diving Team, announced Wednesday by the conference office.
Wary is a sophomore psychology major with a 3.58 GPA. The Harrisburg, Pa., native was part of Colgate’s third-place finish at last month’s Patriot League Championships.
She helped the Raiders’ 400-yard freestyle relay team to a Patriot League championship with a time of 3:23.43. Wary also placed third in the 100-yard freestyle and fifth in the 50-yard freestyle, while boosting Colgate to a pair of third-place finishes in the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays.
Her point total earned Wary a position on the All-Patriot League second team.
Navy’s Laura Gorinski was named Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Gorinski becomes the second in the sport to claim the award three times, joining Navy’s Kelly Zahalka, who was honored from 2007-09.
This year’s scholar-athlete and the team were nominated and voted on by the League’s swimming and diving sports information directors, who cannot cast a ballot for their own student-athletes.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible.
2013 Patriot League Academic Awards in Women’s Swimming and Diving
Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Laura Gorinski, Navy, Sr.
Academic All-Patriot League Team
Melissa Parker, American, So.
Rita Snyder, Army, Jr.
Kristen Barta, Army, So.
Elizabeth Porcellio, Bucknell, Sr.
Kelly Pontecorvo, Bucknell, Jr.
Tara Boyle, Bucknell, So.
Lauren Perry, Bucknell, So.
Sami Wary, COLGATE, So.
Kelsey Poremba, Holy Cross, Jr.
Laura Gorinski, Navy, Sr.