ST. PAUL, Minn. – Four members of the Macalester College men's swimming & diving team were named to the Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Communicators, the organization announced today. Senior Adam Schroeder (Altadena, Calif./St. Francis) makes his third appearance on the Academic All-District Team, while juniors Alec Chen (Edina, Minn./Edina), TJ Palli (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) and Will St. John (McGaheysville, Va./East Rockingham) are repeat selections.

Schroeder has earned Academic All-District accolades three times while majoring in mathematics. At the MIAC Swimming & Diving Championships this year, he finished ninth in the 1650-yard freestyle and took 13th in the 400-yard individual medley to help the Scots finish fourth. Schroeder also has made the MIAC All-Academic team twice.

A date science major, Chen qualified for the MIAC Championships in three events and scored points in the 100-yard breaststroke for the second straight year. He also earned a spot on the MIAC All-Academic team in 2024.

Palli swam six personal-best times this season before studying abroad in the spring. He also helped the Scots' 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay teams break school records at the Roger Ahlman Invitational in December. An environmental studies major, Palli made the MIAC All-Academic team last year.

St. John made the A final in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke at the MIAC Championships this year, taking fifth in the 200 and eighth in the 100. He also scored in the 200-yard individual medley. Also a member of the MIAC All-Academic team last year, St. John is majoring in physics and computer science at Macalester.

Student-athletes must be at a sophomore, junior or senior, have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.50 and have either competed in five of their team's competitions or finished in the top eight at the conference championships to be considered for Academic All-District and All-American accolades.

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