NEW HAVEN Conn. – Amanda Burden (Orange, Conn.), who recently completed her senior season as a member of the Southern Connecticut State University women's swimming and diving team, has been selected as a First-Team Academic All-American in the at-large category by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The at-large category includes student-athletes from the sports of lacrosse, ice hockey, rifle, gymnastics, swimming and diving, water polo, tennis, fencing, skiing, crew, golf and bowling.

The honor is another in a decorated career for Burden. Previously this winter, she capped her collegiate career with a fourth consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Diver of the Year honor. In addition, she was also a four-time All-American and six-time conference champion during her career.

Academically, she was named the 2012 athletic department Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned the prestigious Northeast-10 Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award during her sophomore, junior and senior years. She was also a nominee for the Northeast-10 Conference Woman of the Year award.

Burden is a psychology major with a 3.76 GPA.