MADISON, Wis.--The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) office announced the 2020 WIAC Max Sparger Men's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete Award has been given to men's diving national competitor Dylan Glumac-Berberich (Sr. – Fridley, MN).
While majoring in biology education and pursuing a minor in broadfield science, Glumac-Berberich has been recognized on the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, the UWEC Dean's List for many semesters, and has maintained a 3.67 GPA.
The senior captain was named Diver of the Meet at the WIAC Championships for the third consecutive year, won both the 3-meter dive and won the 1-meter dive at the NCAA Diving Zones, and is a three-time All-American. He currently holds all four diving records in UWEC Diving Program history.
With the first place finishes at the NCAA Diving Zones, Glumac-Berberich will compete at the NCAA Championship Meet on March 18-21 in Greensboro, NC.
The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Max Sparger, who served as commissioner of the Wisconsin State University Conference for 22 years from 1971-93. He oversaw the transition of the conference from NAIA to full NCAA membership. Sparger arrived at UW-Stout in 1959 and served the institution in a variety of capacities, including as an assistant football and basketball coach, head wrestling coach and head football coach. He served as UW-Stout's athletics director from 1969-71 and was inducted into the WIAC Hall of Fame in 2012.
In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.50 grade point average. In addition, he must be in his last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.
