DETROIT -- The 2024-25 Wayne State University men's swimming and diving squad had 15 Academic All-GLIAC honorees, which increases the total number of recipients to 95 over the last six seasons.
Criteria states the student-athlete must be an active member on the roster at the end of the season, and not a freshman or a first-year transfer student.
All-Academic Excellence Team Selections (3.5-4.0 GPA)
Harrison Arnold, So., Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower, Electrical Engineering, 3.96 (first-year eligible)
Khalil Ben Ajmia, So., Tunis, Tunisia / Lycée Pierre De Coubertin, Marketing, 3.93 (first-year eligible)
Joey Dombkowski, Sr., Canton, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central, Nutrition & Food Science, 3.89 (third consecutive season recognized)
Lucas Harding, Sr., Chelsea, Mich. / Salem, Electrical Engineering, 3.84 (third straight Excellence distinction)
Trevor Jones, Gr., Farmington, Mich., MBA, 3.94 (third year in a row honored)
Ryan Kruger, Sr., Livonia, Mich. / Churchill, Marketing, 3.94 (third excellence distinction in as many campaigns)
John Martin, So., Brownstown, Mich. / Woodhaven, Mechanical Engineering, 3.64 (first-year eligible)
Joe O'Neal, So., Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron, Management, 4.00 (first-year eligible)
Zach Pauley, So., Allen Park, Mich., Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, 3.61 (first-year eligible)
Nicholas Slater, So., Novi, Mich. / Walled Lake Western, Electrical Engineering, 3.52 (first-year eligible)
All-Academic Team Selections (3.0-3.49 GPA)
Alex Duhaime, Jr., Harrison Township, Mich. / Macomb Dakota, Exercise & Sport Science, 3.23 (first-time honoree)
Muhammed Eliwat, Jr., Riverview, Mich., Computer Science, 3.13 (second consecutive season recognized)
Matt Hernandez, Jr., Lake Orion, Mich., Exercise & Sport Science, 3.14 (first-time honoree)
Clayton Kinnard, Sr., Dexter, Mich., Mechanical Engineering, 3.02 (third straight selection)
Mitchell McMath, Jr., Midland, Mich., Biological Sciences, 3.40 (second distinction in as many seasons)
Arnold, Ben Ajmia, Jones, and Martin were named CSC Academic All-District. Jones then went on to receive his second GLIAC Commissioner's Award and became a three-time CSC Academic All-American.
