MIDDLEBURY, VT (February 20, 2025) - The Tufts University men's swimming & diving team was the runner-up in the 800 freestyle relay as the 2025 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships got started tonight at Middlebury College.
Tufts' foursome of senior
Ethan Schreier, sophomore
Rafae Shafi, freshman
Ron Lyubman and senior
Eric Lundgren combined on a 6:35.74 time for second place. The mark was within the NCAA B mark of 6:40.49. Williams College won the race in a 6:31.93 finish.
The Jumbo B relay was also second in its race tonight for 13th place overall. The team of freshman
Nick Montfort, junior
Nate Pfeffer, freshman
Sam Harris and junior
Armaan Sikka recorded a 6:43.87 mark.
The two relays scored 78 team points for Tufts tonight, which sits second behind Williams (90). Connecticut College is in third place with a 74 score.
Day two of the Championship tomorrow begins with preliminaries at 10 AM and then the evening finals at 6 PM. Events will be contested in th 50 breaststroke, 50 butterfly, 500 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, one-meter diving 200 freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay.
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