TOWSON, Md. – Katerina Poulathas of Drew University has been selected as the 2024-25 Landmark Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Senior Scholar-Athlete.

The Landmark Conference selects 23 senior scholar-athletes each year to recognize the top student-athletes in each sport based on academics and athletics.

The honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.20 and are selected by a committee of Landmark Conference officers, athletics directors, senior woman administrators, faculty athletic representatives, athletic communications, and diversity, ethnicity, and inclusion designee.

A computer science major with a minor in art, Poulathas boasts a 3.91 grade point average and has earned multiple academic accolades. A two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honoree (2023, 2024), she has also been named to the Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll twice and is a consistent Dean’s List recipient. Poulathas was a Federation of Cypriot American Organizations Scholarship recipient and participated in the Tropical Marine Ecology ShortTREC in Belize in March 2023.

In the pool, Poulathas has left her mark on the Landmark Conference. A key contributor to Drew’s 2022 Landmark Conference team title, she is a three-time Landmark individual champion in the 1650-freestyle (2022, 2023, 2024) and also claimed a conference title in the 500-freestyle (2022). Named the Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year in 2022, Poulathas has also served as a team captain.

Beyond academics and athletics, Poulathas has dedicated time to leadership and community service initiatives. A member of the ISC2 New Jersey Chapter, she has served as a counselor for the New Jersey Governor’s School in the Sciences, a tutor at the Center of Academic Excellence, and a volunteer with the Great Swamp Watershed Association. Additionally, she has volunteered as a dive coach at Sunnybrook Swim Club.

Poulathas is the fourth straight Ranger to earn the Landmark Conference Women’s Swimming & Diving Senior Scholar-Athlete honor, joining former teammates Sydney Everhart (2022), Katie Cashin (2023), and Amira Hadri (2024). She is also the fifth Drew recipient in the last six years, following Mal Vishwanath’s selection in 2020.

Senior Scholar-Athlete History