NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt swimming earned Scholar All-America Team recognition from the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) in both the fall and spring during the 2024-25 season, marking the third year in a row that the Commodores have accomplished the feat.
In addition, Vandy had three individuals honored for the second straight season after Kailia Utley, Emily Constable and Aubrey Hull were each named second-team Scholar All-America after the conclusion of the campaign.
Programs must post a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better for the semester in order to receive the award, with the Dores accomplishing the feat with a 3.73 mark in the fall and a 3.70 GPA in the spring. Individually, the three Commodores were recognized after recording a 3.5 or higher GPA and meeting the NCAA B Standard in at least one event.
During the 2024-25 season, Vanderbilt had six swimmers break school records eight time while Constable and Hull combined to set new freshman standards in three events on six occasions. In all, 17 individuals achieved a mark in at least one event that either met qualification for the NCAA and CSCAA National Invitational Championships, and 14 Dores had times that made the program’s all-time top-10 list on 28 occasions.
Utley, who hails from Huntington Beach, California, concluded her Vandy career by becoming the first member of the program to swim at the NCAA Championships in consecutive seasons since 1987-89. She departs as the school record holder in the 100 and 200 butterfly as well as the 200 individual medley, while Utley is the first member of the program to be named a CSCAA Scholar All-American each of her four years and to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team three times.
In her first season at the collegiate level, Constable broke the school freshman record in the 100 breaststroke—a mark that had stood for more than a dozen years—with a time that ranks second on the Dores’ all-time performer list. The Westfield, New Jersey, native also finished the season among the top 10 all-time at Vanderbilt in the 200 breaststroke after picking up three individuals victories during the campaign.
Hull began the season by being named the initial SEC Freshman of the Week and ended it as the Commodores’ overall and freshman record holder in the 100 backstroke after becoming the first swimmer in program history to post a time below 54 seconds in the event. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, she also set the school freshman record and stands second all-time in the 200 backstroke as she won eight individual races throughout the campaign.
Utley was joined on the CSC Academic All-District team by Kate Heintz, Quinlan Hinerfeld and Reagan Mathieson, while the Dores had 20 swimmers on the Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll—the second year in a row that Vandy has had 20 or more individuals earn the honor—and 11 members of the program make the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
