For the 43rd consecutive year, the NJCAA men’s swimming & diving championship is once again going home to Indian River State (Fla.).
Indian River State finished the championship with 1,239 points. South Georgia State finished second – tallying 563 points - while Iowa Central finished with 498.5 points to garner third place.
The 1,000-yard freestyle relay was won by the Pioneers, as Luka Tomic, Jacob Andrasco, Cas Sheridan and Kyle Podlaski finished with an overall time of 9:21.92 to win the event.
Indian River State’s Gavin Erdmann (20.26) just edged teammate John Fauteux in the 50-yard freestyle.
Robby Costine won the 3-meter diving event with a final score of 623.65.
The 200- and 400-yard medley relay went to Indian River State swam by Jason Van Der Touw, Andrew Wojcik, Nicholas Loomis and Gavin Erdmann with an overall time of 1:28.62 and 3:14.26 in each event, respectively.
The 2016-2017 NJCAA women’s swimming & diving championship went to Indian River State (Fla.), finishing the tournament with 1,210 points. The Pioneer women clinched their 39th consecutive national title.
South Georgia State accumulated 563 points to finish second and Iowa Central rounded out the top three, totaling 498.5 points.
Ianthe Van Der Westhuizen of Indian River State won the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 5:00.13.
The Pioneers’ Malin Wallen, Madisyn Lyons, Sarah Dostie and Ianthe Van Der Westhuizen took home the 800-yard freestyle relay – posting a time of 7:40.66 to win the event.
Indian River State won the 400-yard medley relay (3:50.50) led by Courtney Stewart, Courtney Perrett, Morgan Holt and Osianna McReed.
Natalie Grothe achieved the 400-yard IM title by swimming the event in 4:32.90 for another Indian River State win.
The Pioneers’ Adrianna Warning won the one-meter diving event with a score of 442.85.
