INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis Greyhounds wrapped up the fourth and final day of the 2019 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday, held at the world-class IU Natatorium in downtown Indy. Accumulating 61 All-America honors between the men and the women, both teams saw their highest finish at the Championships during the Coach Hite era. The women finished 15th overall, gaining 85 points throughout the four days, while the men held tight to a third-place ranking, ending the meet with 305 points.
Adam Rosipal etched his name in both Indianapolis and Division II history Saturday. The sophomore from Bratsislava, Slovakia dominated the mile, strategically getting faster within each 500 yards. Rosipal was crowned the national championship with a time of 15:06.39, breaking his own UIndy record. Rosipal becomes the first Greyhound to win an individual national title since 2008, when Alex Aretis won the men's 200 free. The result marks the the 12th individual title in program history.
Guilherme Zavaneli was the next Greyhound to step onto the blocks, competing in his last individual collegiate swim in the men's 100 free. The Brazilian senior qualified for an All-America Honorable Mention award, finishing 16th on the time of :44.72.
Cassie Kury would compete on the women's 3-meter board, looking for another award of her own. Kury would be honored as an All-American Honorable Mention, totaling 417.35 points for 15th overall.
TJ LeSeure would garner an All-America Honorable Mention of his own, as the junior would place 16th in the men's 200 breast on his 2:02.04 time.
Edda Skoric wrapped up her third year of the women's 200 back at NCAAs, and for the third year in a row she would bring home an All-America honor in the event. Skoric finished the race on a time of 1:59.48, hitting the wall 12th for an Honorable Mention nod. Her counterpart,
Rodrigo Codo Berti, would swim his final individual event in an honorable fashion. The senior capped his collegiate career as 1:44.74 in the event, placing him ninth overall. Berti finalized his career with 22 All-America Honors, second-most all-time in program history.
The Greyhounds sent out both 400 free relays team in the the last set of the races at the Championships. The women were comprised of
Kirsten Votava, Skoric,
Izzi Clark and
Krystal Caylor, finishing 11th in the quick field on their 3:24.96 All-America Honorable Mention time.
Victor Antonon,
Jan Zuchowicz,
Kael Yorke and Zavaneli led Indianapolis to their final All-America nod during the championships, as the men received the 15th place and Honorable Mention honors on a 3:00.34 time.
The Greyhounds had highs and lows throughout the season, but it was certainly a memorable one that will be etched in history. Head coach
Jason Hite put his teams in their highest NCAA finish during his tenure, secured his first national champion, gathered 61 All-America honors, and even obtained a No. 1 ranking at one point in the coaches top 25. The Greyhounds will be excited after a long season but their eyes are already on the 2020 Championships.
A complete list of all of the All-America honors are listed at the end of the recap.
FRIDAY
The Greyhounds added 18 more All-America honors after Friday's competition. Day three garnered a bundle of point for Indianapolis, also breaking three school record as well. With one day left to go, the women are situated at 14th place with a total of 66 points. Collecting 270 points over the three days, the men find themselves at 3rd overall, closing the gap on Delta State, who are only 3.5 points ahead of the Greyhounds.
The men completed a feat never accomplished before in program history, obtaining three individual All-Americans in a single event, this time the men's one-meter in diving.
Benjamin Rader would best his excellent three-meter performance, placing 7th with 481.4 points.
Josh Zylstra would finish next, as his 517.1 points earned him the 4th place honor.
Payton Staman was the leading Greyhound in the ranks, recording his highest finish in the event with 552.1 points as the national runner-up. This wouldn't be the only honor he would walk away with, as he also smashed the program's record in the event.

The 500 freestyles worked well for the Greyhounds, as they were awarded two All-America honors.
Cody Liske earned another Honorable Mention this week, placing 15th on his 4:29.84 time.
Adam Rosipal continued to excel at the DII Championships, placing 3rd overall in the event. Rosipal came home strong on his 4:23.23 time, having the fastest final 50 split by over half a second.
The women got things moving in the 100 backstroke, as they had a couple competitors in the finals session.
Izzi Clark and
Edda Skoric lined up and raced against each other, each earning All-America Honorable Mention nods. Clark came into the wall 15th on her :56.16 time, as Skoric took home a :54.78 time for 12th place in the event. Skoric's time would also break an Indianapolis record in the event.
Rodrigo Codo Berti would be the lone Greyhound for the men in the 100 backstroke, claiming another All-America honor in the process. Berti would take storm by breaking his own UIndy record on a 5th place finish, touching at a time of :47.11.
Jan Zuchowicz would also compete in the men's 100 breast, claiming his first individual All-America award. The sophomore ended the day 5th overall on his time of :53.8.
Darian Murray would be the final individual swimmer of the night for Indianapolis, competing in the women's 200 fly. The UIndy record holder would finish 12th in the event, earning an All-America Honorable Mention award with her 2:01.82 time.
The relays brought several honors for the Greyhounds, the women placing 12th in the 800 free relay. The squad of
Kirsten Votava,
Laura Boardman,
Sasha Shatskikh and
Krystal Caylor would team up to finish in a time of 7:32.44. The final relay gave Indianapolis their final All-America nod on Friday, as Victor Botana,
Victor Antonon,
Guilherme Zavaneli and Rosipal finished 7th overall. The men would come together to finish on a time of 6:34.39.
Saturday's final day has plenty of potential to be memorable for the Greyhounds. They'll compete in the mile, the 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, the 400 free relay, and women's three-meter diving. Action will once again begin at 10 A.M. on Saturday, with finals commencing at 6 P.M.
THURSDAY
After a solid day one performance on Wednesday, the Greyhound swimming and diving continued their momentum into day two of the 2019 NCAA Championships. Collecting another 17 All-America honors with two new school records, Indianapolis has positioned themselves well in the national ranks. The women currently sit 15th overall with 44 points, and the men hold strong in third with 156.
Both teams started off strong with All-America performances in both 200 free relays. The women kicked off the day with seventh place in the event, as the team of
Stefanie Haholiades,
Edda Skoric,
Kirsten Votava and
Izzi Clark finished on a time of 1:33.21. A new Indianapolis record was set by the women in the morning, as they performed a terrific 1:32.87 swim in prelims to qualify for an All-America status. The men followed with a great swim of their own, as
Antonio Milin,
Guilherme Zavaneli,
Jan Zuchowicz and
Victor Antonon teamed up to finish on a time of 1:21.16. This swim earned them an eighth-place finish overall in Division II, and their prelim swim of 1:20.44 took down a second school record for the Greyhounds on the day.

Diving came into Thursday hungry for another All-America award.
Cassie Kury did just that, earning a second consecutive All-America honor in the women's 1-meter board. The sophomore was aggressive and hungry for success, earning 426.55 points. Her grand total landed her seventh place in the field, edging the eighth-place finisher by 2.35 points with a terrific 50-pointer on her final dive.
Krystal Caylor started the individual swimming events for the Greyhounds with a solid swim in the women's 200 free. The sophomore picked up another All-America Honorable Mention nod in the race, finishing 15th on a time of 1:50.47. Her freestyle counterpart, Zavaneli, took charge in the men's 200 free shortly thereafter. The Brazilian senior slammed into the wall at a final time of 1:36.90, earning another All-America Honorable Mention status at 10th overall.
Back into the ever-thrilling relays, the Greyhounds fought tooth and nail for a spot in the top 16. Skoric,
Alaina Joyce,Â
Darian Murray and Votava came together to race in the women's 400 medley relay and completed that goal. The squad finished 15th in a tough field, touching the wall on a time of 3:47.83. The men ended the night with a stellar relay of their own, as they looked to make it two years in a row of being All-Americans in the 400 medley relay.
Rodrigo Codo Berti, Zuchowicz,
Kael Yorke and Antonon completed that feat on their 3:12.87 swim, having a final ranking of fifth overall.
The Greyhounds will look to continue the success and jump up in the standings on Friday's day three. The meet will start with the 500 free, and then include the 100 back, 100 breast, 200 fly, the 800 free relay and men's one-meter diving. Prelims will once again start at 10 a.m., with Friday's finals following at 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Opening the 2019 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championships, the Greyhounds finished with 11 All-Americans after day one. Indianapolis currently sits 22nd for the women at two points, and the men hold the 3rd place spot at 99 points after Wednesday's session. The Greyhounds would outdo themselves as well, breaking two school records.

Sophomore dynamic duo
Cody Liske and
Adam Rosipal kicked off day one with stellar performances in the men's 1000 free. Liske performed well in the final heat, placing 14th overall on his 9:19.41 time. Rosipal would finish the race in a time of 9:03.08, giving him another All-America status in his decorated career with a second-place award as the DII runner-up. Rosipal's swim was also his career best at UIndy, breaking his own school record in the event.
Diving provided several Greyhounds All-America nods, as they competed on the men's 3-meter board.
Benjamin Rader secured his first honor, an Honorable Mention, as he finished 10th on a final score of 431.70. The junior duo of
Payton Staman and
Josh Zylstra competed with the nation's best, dueling with the top eight divers in the final. Zylstra ended the day finishing fifth overall on a final score of 522.85. Staman obtained his first top-three honor at the NCAA Championships, his 541.7 points earning him third in the meet. A big part of Staman's success came in the second round, where he dove an amazing 70.5 score.
Krystal Caylor would get back to the national stage and start her competition in the women's 200 IM. Caylor fought in a heavy field, and placed 15th overall in the event. This would earn her an All-America Honorable Mention status, finishing the race in a time of 2:03.97. Her peer,
Rodrigo Codo Berti, swam the 200 IM for the men. Officially the second-most decorated All-American swimmer in UIndy's history, Berti added another honor to his collection on his thrilling 1:47.21 finish for fifth in Division II.
The final event of the evening brought the last All-America honors for the first day of the championships. Berti,
Jan Zuchowicz,
Kael Yorke, and
Victor Antonon stepped up and raced together in the men's 200 medley relay. The Greyhounds earned fifth overall in the national final with a time of 1:27.68, just missing their own school record of 1:27.65, set in the morning prelims.
Women:
- Alaina Joyce: 15th, 400 medley relay
- Cassie Kury: 7th, one-meter
- Cassie Kury: 15th, three-meter
- Darian Murray: 12th, 200 fly
- Darian Murray: 15th, 400 medley relay
- Edda Skoric: 7th, 200 free relay*
- Edda Skoric: 11th, 400 free relay
- Edda Skoric: 12th, 100 back*
- Edda Skoric: 12th, 200 back
- Edda Skoric: 15th, 400 medley relay
- Izzi Clark: 7th, 200 free relay*
- Izzi Clark: 11th, 400 free relay
- Izzi Clark: 15th, 100 back
- Kirsten Votava: 7th, 200 free relay*
- Kirsten Votava: 11th, 400 free relay
- Kirsten Votava: 12th, 800 free relay
- Kirsten Votava: 15th, 400 medley relay
- Krystal Caylor: 11th, 400 free relay
- Krystal Caylor: 12th, 800 free relay
- Krystal Caylor: 15th, 200 free
- Krystal Caylor: 15th, 200 IM
- Laura Boardman: 12th, 800 free relay
- Sasha Shatskikh: 12th, 800 free relay
- Stefanie Haholiades: 7th, 200 free relay*
Men:
- Adam Rosipal: 1st, 1650 free*
- Adam Rosipal: 2nd, 1000 free*
- Adam Rosipal: 3rd, 500 free
- Adam Rosipal: 7th, 800 free relay
- Antonio Milin: 5th, 400 medley relay
- Antonio Milin: 8th, 200 free relay*
- Benjamin Rader: 7th, one-meter
- Benjamin Rader: 10th, three-meter
- Cody Liske: 14th, 1000 free
- Cody Liske: 15th, 500 free
- Guilherme Zavaneli: 7th, 800 free relay
- Guilherme Zavaneli: 8th, 200 free relay*
- Guilherme Zavaneli: 10th, 200 free
- Guilherme Zavaneli: 15th, 400 free relay
- Guilherme Zavaneli: 16th, 100 free
- Jan Zuchowicz: 5th, 100 breast
- Jan Zuchowicz: 5th, 200 medley relay*
- Jan Zuchowicz: 5th, 400 medley relay
- Jan Zuchowicz: 8th, 200 free relay*
- Jan Zuchowicz: 15th, 400 free relay
- Josh Zylstra: 4th, one-meter
- Josh Zylstra: 5th, three-meter
- Kael Yorke: 5th, 200 medley relay*
- Kael Yorke: 5th, 400 medley relay
- Kael Yorke: 15th, 400 free relay
- Payton Staman: 2nd, one-meter*
- Payton Staman: 3rd, three-meter
- Rodrigo Codo Berti: 5th, 100 back*
- Rodrigo Codo Berti: 5th, 200 IM
- Rodrigo Codo Berti: 5th, 200 medley relay*
- Rodrigo Codo Berti: 5th, 400 medley relay
- Rodrigo Codo Berti: 9th, 200 back
- TJ LeSeure: 15th, 200 breast
- Victor Antonon: 5th, 200 medley relay*
- Victor Antonon: 7th, 800 free relay
- Victor Antonon: 8th, 200 free relay*
- Victor Antonon: 15th, 400 free relay
- Vitor Botana: 7th, 800 free relay
*denotes school record
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