John Dina awarded NESCAC All-Academic honors at Bates College

2016 Mar 17

John Dina, a member of the men's swimming and diving team at Bates College, received New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Academic distinction for the winter 2016 season. To receive NESCAC All-Academic honors, an athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.35.

Dina, the son of Mr. Vincent J. Dina and Ms. Lois M. Stanley of Kenilworth, Ill., is a 2013 graduate of New Trier High School. He is majoring in physics at Bates.

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