Artis, Bell Selected To Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senior Jack Artis and sophomore Andrew Bell of the University of Massachusetts men's swimming and diving team were tabbed to the 2023-24 Atlantic 10 Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team, as announced by the league on Thursday afternoon. Artis receives the honor for the second consecutive year, while Bell earns the All-Academic nod for the first time in his career.

A mechanical engineering major, Artis claimed first place twice in the year and placed within the top-three nine times. The Medford, New Jersey, native, swam a season-best 55.12 in the 100 breaststroke at the A-10 Championships, finishing eighth in the event. He also raced into fifth with a season-best time of 1:58.51 in the 200 breaststroke at the A-10 Championships.

Bell, a South Windsor, Connecticut, native, is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences and Mathematics. He claimed first place in 18 diving events across both the one-meter and three-meter, while breaking school all-time and pool records several times throughout the season. Earlier in the year, Bell set a new school record, as well as a new Joseph R. Rogers, Jr. Pool record in the one-meter with a score of 409.05 on January 6. Bell also broke the three-meter record three times this season, before setting on a personal-best 461.40 on February 10. Bell was named the Atlantic 10 Diver of the Year and became only the second diver in UMass men's swimming and diving history to qualify for the NCAA Swim & Dive Championships after scoring a 730.80 (12-dive) to take fifth in the one-meter, and a 664.80 (12-dive) in the three-meter to place eighth at the NCAA Zone A Championships.

While at the NCAA Championships, Bell finished 20th in the three-meter event, marking the highest finish for a UMass men's diver in program history. Bell's place in the three-meter dive is the highest finish for either the men's or women's team since Emma Roush placed 15th in the one-meter dive in 2017. In the three-meter dive, he recorded a six-dive total of 350.70 in the event trials. During the one-meter diving trials, the Bell scored a 280.80 to earn 42nd on the day.

Women's Swimming & Diving All-Academic

Annica Valmassei, Davidson
Haley Scholer, Duquesne
Ainhoa Martin, Fordham
Ali Tyler, George Mason
Olivia Paquette, George Washington
Marlee Rickert, George Washington
Megan Carson, Richmond
Katelyn Pennell, Richmond
Lucy Yeomans, Richmond
Kenna Cashman, Saint Louis
Carly McKeon, Saint Louis

Men's Swimming & Diving All-Academic

Ian Brann, Davidson
Guil Ware, Davidson
Wojciech Dutkowiak, Fordham
Guy Gropper, Fordham
Alex Wilhelm, Fordham
Felix Jedbratt, La Salle
Jack Artis, Massachusetts
Andrew Bell, Massachusetts
Alex Behr, St. Bonaventure
Brae Sanchez, Saint Louis

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