Grinnell College’s Daniel Goldstein ’16 joined elite company Tuesday when he became the 24th Pioneer in history to earn Academic All-America® recognition.
Goldstein made the At-Large Team after enjoying a stellar diving, and scholastic, career at Grinnell.
The team is chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), The At-Large category includes 16 sports, including Grinnell’s offerings of men’s and women’s swimming and diving, golf and tennis.
Goldstein, a computer science/mathematics major from Ann Arbor, Mich., qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships for the third year in a row this season. He earned honorable mention All-America honors twice.
A three-time Midwest Conference Diver of the Year, he won five league titles in his career and owns school and MWC records in 1-meter diving for 11 dives (score of 529.45), 1-meter diving for six dives (333.55) and 3-meter diving for six dives (335.90).
Goldstein three times earned Academic All-District® recognition and in 2016 collected Grinnell’s Morgan Taylor ’26 Award for outstanding senior athlete.
