The City University of New York Athletic Conference annually recognizes its best and brightest student-athletes, who not only excel in athletics, but succeed in the classroom as well. Over the next few weeks, CUNYAC will recognize those who truly embody what it means to be a student-athlete.
Olivia Asher, a member of the Lehman College women's swim team, boasts a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. The Macaulay Honors College student is majoring in Biology.
In the pool, Asher finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2020 CUNYAC Swimming & Diving Championships with a time of 3:03.81. In addition, Asher posted personal bests in the 100, 200 and 500-yard freestyle events during the 2019-20 campaign.
Outside of the pool, Asher has held several research internships. Asher was a Department of Mammalogy Intern for the American Museum of National History and a Lichenology and Mycology Research Intern at the New York Botanical Garden.
2020-21 CUNYAC Scholar Athlete of the Year