Men’s 4x200 Free Relay takes eighth at NCAA Division III Championships

Wed, Mar 19, 2025

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The men's 4x200 Free Relay team set a program record to earn First-Team All-America on the second day of competition at the 2025 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, Thursday.

THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

The 4x200 Free Relay team of Eric Noga, Ryan Clancy, Mike Atanasoff, and Drew Scheib placed eighth in the finals with a 1:21.05 clocking. The result earns RIT First-Team All-American honors. In the prelims, the team broke the previous program record time of 1:20.81, set at the Liberty League Championships last month.
Scheib took 15th place in the prelims and finals of the 100 Fly, earning Second-Team All-American with a finals time of 48.38 seconds.
Sophomore diver McKenna Porter led the trio of Tigers competing in the 1M event by placing 22nd with a score of 368.55 points.

WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS

Senior diver Gellert Kish placed sixth in the 3M Diving event, scoring 492.65 points in the finals to earn First-Team All-American honors. Sophomore Luke Albanese finished 10th overall (485.55) to earn Second-Team All-American.
In the 50 Free, senior Mike Atanasoff swam in the consolation finals, finishing 12th overall with a time of 20.10 to earn Second-Team All-American. The time is only seven-tenths of a second off Atanasoff's program record of 20.03 that was set earlier this season.
The 400 Medley Relay team of Ben Sippel, Eric Noga, Drew Scheib, and Atanasoff placed 14th with a combined time of 3:16.86 in the consolation final.

The championships run through Saturday (Mar. 22) at the Greensboro Aquatic Center with prelims beginning each day at 10 a.m., followed by the finals starting at 6 p.m.

THURSDAY
200 Free Relay Finals
8. – Eric Noga, Ryan Clancy, Mike Atanasoff, Drew Scheib – 1:21.05 (FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN)

100 Fly Finals
15. – Drew Scheib – 48.38 (SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN)

1-Meter Dive Prelims (W)
22. – McKenna Porter – 368.55
25. – Maddi Williams – 363.95
26. – Gwen Petrie – 363.05

200 Free Relay Prelims
7. – Eric Noga, Ryan Clancy, Mike Atanasoff, Drew Scheib – 1:20.40 (PROGRAM RECORD)

100 Fly Prelims
15. – Drew Scheib – 48.01
18. – Mike Atanasoff – 48.45

WEDNESDAY
3-Meter Dive Finals (M)
6. Gellert Kish – 492.65 (FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN)
10. Luke Albanese – 485.55 (SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN)

400 Medley Relay Finals
14. Eric Noga, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, Drew Scheib – 3:16.86 (SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN)

50 Free Finals
12. Mike Atanasoff – 20.10 (SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN)

400 Medley Relay Prelims
13. Eric Noga, Ben Sippel, Mike Atanasoff, Drew Scheib – 3:16.20

50 Free Prelims
12. Mike Atanasoff – 20.13

3-Meter Dive Prelims (M)
4. Gellert Kish – 502.70
12. Luke Albanese – 457.60