GREENSBORO, NC (March 21, 2025) – The Tufts University 200 medley relay became co-national champions tonight after tying for first place in the finals at the NCAA Division III Men's Swimming & Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The Tufts foursome of senior
Eric Lundgren, senior
Emmett Adams, junior
Armaan Sikka and senior
Soeren Euvrard combined for a time of 1:26.72 to tie for first place with Emory University in the NCAA 200 medley relay final. They won the Tufts men's sixth NCAA championship overall, and the first since 2019. It's the first-ever NCAA relay title for the Jumbos.
The Tufts 200 medley relay had set a school and NESCAC record with their 1:26.65 mark in the trials on Friday morning. In the final tonight, the Jumbos trailed Emory by three-tenths of a second entering the final freestyle leg. Euvrard swam a 19.77 anchor leg to catch Emory and earn the tie. Lundgren swam a school record of 22.00 in the opening 50 backstroke to break that school record.
Lundgren also broke his own school record in the 100 backstroke later in the evening with a time of 47.27 seconds for fourth place. That matches his best individual NCAA finish, which was a fourth in the 200 backstroke at the 2023 Championships.
Adams also matched his best-ever NCAA individual finish with an eighth place in the 100 breaststroke this evening. Seeded 28th for the race, he swam a time of 54.64 seconds in the final for an eighth-place time that was 20 spots better than his seed.
Tufts was also eighth in the 800 freestyle relay. Seeded 10th, they won the morning session with a 6:33.96 time which stood up for an All-American award after the top eight seeds raced in the evening. The team was sophomore
Rafae Shafi, freshman
Ron Lyubman, Sikka and Lundgren. Shafi's 1:37.69 in the opening 200 was a school record by nearly a second. This is the best NCAA finish in the 800 free relay for the Jumbos since 2018 when they were seventh.
Senior
Ethan Schreier added an Honorable Mention All-American honor for the Jumbos tonight. In the 200 butterfly final, he touched in a 1:49.66 time for 10th place.
Tufts scored 86 team points on Friday to jump from a 15th-place standing after Thursday's action to seventh place currently. They have scored 131 total points.
With today's performances, Lundgren now has 17 career All-American honors, Sikka 12, Adams 11, Euvrard 11, Schreier six, Shafi four and Lyubman's was his first.
On the fourth and final day of the NCAA meet on Saturday, the Jumbos will have entries in the 1650 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 400 freestyle relay.
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