WILKES-BARRE, PA (June 29, 2021) -- The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) office released the 2021 Winter and Spring Academic All-MAC squad for men's and women's swimming, and the King's College Monarch swimming teams saw two honorees as sophomores Jared Stephan and Rachel Woomer earned a spot on the 10-member teams. 

The Academic All-MAC teams recognize the top student-athletes both in the classroom and in athletic competition during the 2021 spring semester. The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote on the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success.

Stephan, who earned Academic All-MAC during his first season at King's as well, was once again one of the best swimmers in the MAC. Stephan helped the Monarchs to a seventh-place finish at the 2021 Virtual Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. Stephan started the action by finishing third in the 500 freestyle, swimming a 4:44.46 for 27 points. He then won the 400 IM with a time of 4:09.94, taking the event by three seconds. He finished his strong weekend of swimming with a win in the 1650 freestyle, posting a 16:36.24 in the mile. For the weekend, he earned 91 points as an individual while also helping on three relays for King's. Stephan posted a 4.0 in 2020-21 as a physician's assistant major. 

Woomer finished with the fourth-most points as an individual at the 2021 MAC Virtual Championships, while winning the 200 butterfly to highlight her season. Woomer finished fifth in the 200 IM at the MAC Championships after swimming a 2:16.77, and then finished second in the 100 butterfly after swimming a 59.38, missing another title by just 0.03 seconds. She would then get the title in the 200 fly with a dominating swim, winning by more than three seconds with a 2:11.03. The Academic All-MAC honor for Woomer is her first of her career at King's, as she posted a 4.0 grade point average as a physician's assistant major.