INDIANAPOLIS—The UIndy swimming & diving team kicked off the 2023 NCAA DII Championships Tuesday night with a pair of memorable performances. With just two events being held on day one, the Greyhounds earned All-America honors and broke school records in both the men's and women's 800 free relays.
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The Greyhound quartet of
Kaitlyn McCoy,
Leticia Vaselli,
Mika Heideyer and
Brynhildur Traustadottir opened the festivities by combining for the fastest women's 800 freestyle relay time in program history. Their time of 7:21.52 not only earned eighth place and All-America accolodaes, but also bested the school record by .02 seconds.
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The UIndy men's team followed with an All-American performance of their own.
Cedric Buessing,
Serge Ahadzhanian,
Christian Hedeen and
Joao Silva also took eighth place, with their combined time of 6:29.40 topping a five-year-old school record.
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Earlier in the day, the diving pre-qualification meet was held at the Natatorium. All five UIndy divers in attendance officially advanced to Nationals, with
Alexis Lumaj,
Mikaela Starr,
Cade Hammond,
Jason Lenzo and
Julio Osuna all earning a chance at All-America and national championship accolades later this week.
The national meet is being held at the IU Natatorium in downtown Indianapolis Tuesday through Saturday. Action continues tomorrow with morning prelims at 10 a.m. ET, followed by diving at 1 p.m. and evening finals at 6 p.m.
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