PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – A day after being named to the Academic All-Conference Team, junior Jana Ciric (Nis, Serbia/Gimnazija "Svetozar Markovic") was selected as the NE10's Swimming and Diving Sport Excellence Award winner for the second straight year.

Ciric, a computer science major with a cumulative GPA of 3.98, has already put together a sensational career in just three seasons with the Blue and Gold. Most recently, she took home five medals from the 2019 NE10 Championships. Ciric's terrific conference meet was highlighted by a gold-medal swim in the 200-free. She also picked up five NE10 medals as a sophomore, in addition to being a part of four program-record breaking relay teams. Ciric owns a total of six Pace school records, including individual marks in the 100 and 200 free.

She was twice named the NE10's Swimmer of the Week earlier this season while also being a four-time Women's Relay of the Week honoree.

About Pace University Athletics
Pace University is an NCAA Division II member of the Northeast-10 Conference that sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, cheer and dance teams and a Pep Band.  In 2017-18, Pace student-athletes earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.26 during both the fall and spring semesters. 302 Setters earned recognition on NE10 Commissioner's Honor Rolls during the 2017-18 academic year. In addition, five Setter teams—women's cross country, field hockey, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, and women's swimming and diving —earned NE10 Academic Excellence Awards in recognition of achieving the highest GPA in their respective sports. In competition, Pace teams have made 15 NCAA appearances since 2011. In 2015-16, the department unveiled a multi-million dollar facility upgrade that includes two new turf fields. In addition, the new state-of-the-art 14,010 square foot Ianniello Field House recently opened with new locker rooms, new strength and conditioning facilities and a sports medicine component.