INDIANAPOLIS - Freshman Ethan Schreier posted an All-American finish in the 200 butterfly to lead the Tufts University men's swimming & diving team on the third day of the NCAA Division III Championships Friday.
Schreier, who broke the school record in the event during the 2021-22 season with a 1:48.29 time, reset the record twice today. He was eighth in the preliminaries with a 1:48.08 time to get into the final. Then in the championship race, he moved up to seventh place with a 1:47.34 mark. It's the first individual All-American honor (top eight) for the team at the 2022 meet and for Schreier in his career.
Junior Zach Lawrence earned his second honorable mention All-American finish in diving this week on Friday as well. Today he had been 16th in the one-meter preliminaries to take the last qualifying spot for the finals with a 417.40 score. He then improved his finish four spots in the final by earning 12th place with a 415.95 score. Lawrence was also 16th in the three-meter diving final on Wednesday.
Also on Friday, senior Nate Tingen finished 15th in the 100 backstroke (48.41). It's the third honorable mention All-American award (places 9 through 16) for Tingen at the meet, including the first individually. He has four career honorable mention All-American finishes in NCAA competition now.
The Jumbos just missed scoring and another honorable mention All-American recognition in the 800 freestyle relay. The foursome of Schreier, Tingen, Victor Vollbrechthausen and Eric Lundgren put together a 6:42.05 finish that was 17th. A 6:42.01 by Ithaca College took 16th place.
Tufts has scored 36 team points at the NCAA meet and is in 20th place entering the final day.
Saturday's action will see Soeren Euvrard, Vollbrechthausen, Peter LaBarge and Schreier in the 100 freestyle; Lungren and Tingen in the 200 backstroke and the Jumbo 400 freestyle relay in action.
