GENEVA, Ohio—The UIndy swimming & diving teams orchestrated an impressive day at the NCAA DII Championships Wednesday. The Greyhounds combined for four event titles and 13 All-America performances on day two of the five-day meet.
 
The national meet is being held at the SPIRE Institute Aquatics Center just outside of Cleveland 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 5:30 p.m. Through 11 events, the defending-champion UIndy men currently sit third on the team standings, while the Greyhound women a positioned fourth.
 

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— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) March 14, 2024

WEDNESDAY
The national titles came early and often Wednesday, starting with a repeat championship by junior standout Cedric Buessing. The two-time reigning GLVC Swimmer of the Year successfully defended his 1000 free crown, breaking his own school record with a time of 8:54.51. He narrowly held off Wayne State's Khalil Ben Ajmia, besting the freshman by seven hundredths of a second.
 
From a fast 1000 to the fastest 50 in DII history, UIndy newcomer Kirabo Namutebi posted a lightning-fast 22.08 to win the women's 50 free. It marked the second straight year a Greyhound broke the Division II record in the 50 at Nationals, as Namutebi's time just edged former-Hound Johanna Buys and her 22.10 from last year's championships.
 
On the boards, Julio Osuna also repeated as national champ on the men's 1-meter. He finished with a lofty 11-dive score of 602.50, though his total after 10 dives was still good enough the win.
 
The night concluded with the 200 medley relay, where the Hounds generated even more excitement. The men's quartet of Jeron Thompson, Brayden Cole, Oskar Sawicki and Aqeel Joseph posted a DII-record 1:24.46, out-touching GLVC-rival McKendree by a half second to win the national title.
 

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The women's quartet of Caroline Reinke, Celina Schmidt, Stefanie Markwardt and Namutebi earned All-America Second Team honors with a ninth-place time of 1:41.45.
 
The UIndy women added a pair of individual All-America performances. Schmidt notched her first sub-two-minute swim in the 200 IM, taking runner-up with a 1:59.68, while Andrea Gomez finished third in the 1000 free, breaking her own school record with a time of 9:51.24.
 
OTHE NOTABLES
9th- Brynhildur Traustadottir, women's 1000 free
10th- Jason Lenzo, men's 1-meter
11th- Silas Buessing, men's 200 IM
14th- Stanislaw Chalat, men's 1000 free
15th- Joao Silva, men's 50 free
16th- Jamie Glover, women's 1000 free

TUESDAY
Celina Schmidt, Andrea Gomez, Jamie Glover and Brynhildur Traustadottir opened the festivities by combining for the fastest women's 800 freestyle relay time in program history. Their time of 7:21.02 not only earned seventh place and All-America accolades, but also bested the school record by a half second.
 
The UIndy men's team followed with an All-American performance of their own. Cedric Buessing, Silas Buessing, Elias Noe and Joao Silva also took seventh place, with their combined time of 6:29.28 topping the school record set at last year's Nationals.
 
Earlier in the day, the diving pre-qualification meet was held at the Natatorium. Three UIndy divers officially advanced to Nationals, with Alexis Lumaj, Jason Lenzo and Julio Osuna all earning a chance at All-America and national championship accolades later this week.