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Men's Swimming & Diving Ryan Thorpe, Associate A.D. for Communications

Pock Remains Dominant As Swim/Dive Championships Near Conclusion

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The penultimate day at the 2026 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championships is in the books, with UIndy racking up a number of impressive accolades. Junior Jeremias Pock highlighted the night with his third individual national championship, winning the men's 100 breaststroke in record-breaking fashion.
 
The UIndy men are in a prime spot heading into the final day, sitting just six points behind third-place Colorado Mesa. The Greyhounds women are currently in fifth place but within striking distance of third. See below for the current standings (top six only).
 
CURRENT STANDINGS
WOMEN PTS MEN PTS
1. Nova S'Eastern 374 1. Drury 384
2. Tampa 308.5 2. Tampa 381.5
3. Colorado Mesa 224.5 3. Colorado Mesa 330
4. Drury 229 4. UIndy 324
5. UIndy 220.5 5. McKendree 198.5
6. West Florida 211.5 6. Lynn 193

Held at the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind., the meet concludes Saturday with morning prelims at 11 a.m. ET, followed by diving at 2 p.m. and evening finals at 6:30 p.m.

Pock's stellar effort in the 100 breast set the meet record with a time 51.59. He came a mere .01 seconds shy of matching the Division II mark in the event—one he himself set recently at the GLVC Championships.
 
The Greyhounds combined for three more top-four finishes in individual events. Distance dynamo Swann Plaza continued to rack up points, placing third in the 500 free to match his earlier finish in the 1000. Celina Schmidt shared third place in the 100 breast—good for her team-high sixth All-America nod overall. Lastly, freshman diver Donovan McMahon crafted a successsul Nationals debut with a fourth-place performance on the 3-meter board.
 
Freshman Valentina Masella added another All-America First Team honor to pile, placing eighth in the 100 back with a time of 54.92. She shaved three hundredths off her previous best, improving on her fifth-fastest time in school history.
 
As usual, the relays punctuated the evening's festivities. The squad of Kirabo Namutebi, Addisyn Newman, Jasmin Hoffmann and Caroline Reinke secured runner-up status in the women's 200 free relay. Their combined time of 1:30.43 was just a 10th of a second behind the school-record pace.
 
The men's 200 free relay capped the night, with Pock joining Zachary Anthony, Johann-Matthew Matamoro and Elias Noe. The team won heat 2 with a time of 1:18.35 to ultimately earn fourth place.
 
ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION 
9th- Jan Schmidt, men's 500 free
11th- Camille Trinquesse, men's 100 back
14th- Elisa Funes, women's 100 breast
16th- Caroline Reinke, women's 100 back


THURSDAY
The relay team of Camille Trinquesse, Pock, Elias Noe and Zachary Anthony made history Thursday evening. With a time of 3:06.12, the quartet swam the fastest 400 medley relay in Division II history. They held off GLVC-rival Drury by just .38 seconds on the way to winning the UIndy men's team's first national title in the event.
 
Earlier in the evening, Pock claimed his second individual event championship in as many days, winning the 400 IM with a time of 3:42.95. Teammate Nico Basten joined him on the podium after his best 400 IM swim of the year placed him fourth in the grueling event.
 
Celina Schmidt earned runner-up status in the women's 400 IM, with her 4:16.20 representing a personal best. A Greyhound has now finished first or second in the women's 400 IM in five of the last six year.
 
The Greyhounds also combined to win three consolation finals on the evening, including a particularly memorable 100 fly swim by Noe. The junior out of Holbaek, Denmark crushed the field by posting the first sub-46 time in program history in the event (45.43).
 
Junior diver Megan Sunderman earned her third straight All-America Honorable Mention nod on the 3-meter board. She qualified for the finals and racked up 382.55 to claim 16th place among the nation's best.
 
ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION 
9th- Silas Buessing, men's 400 IM
9th- Jan Schmidt, men's 200 free
11th- Swann Plaza, men's 200 free


WEDNESDAY
After Swann Plaza (third) and Jan Schmidt (eighth) set the tone with a pair of All-America swims in the men's 1000, Jeremias Pock followed with a statement swim in the 200 IM. The recently-crown GLVC Men's Swimmer of the Year out-paced the field by two seconds with a school-record time of 1:42.39. It marked his first career national championship in the event and second overall (200 IM, 2025).
 
Celina Schmidt also scored big points in the 200 IM, placing third on the women's side. Her time of 1:59.42 set a new collegiate best.
 
Namutebi capped the Hounds' individual success with her second 50 free national title in the last three years. The junior touched the wall in 22.10, besting Nova Southeastern's Kristina Orban by a quarter of the second.
 
UIndy's 200 medley relay teams both earned spots in the top five. Namutebi returned to the pool to anchor the women's team, joining Caroline Reinke, Schmidt, Caprice Schlueter in a fourth-place performance (1:38.96). Camille Trinquesse, Pock, Elias Noe and Johann-Matthew Matamoro combined for a fifth-place time of 1:24.97.

In the diving well, freshman Donovan McMahon earned his way into the consolation final of the 1-meter event. He compiled a score of 441.30 point to secure 11th place and All-America Honorable Mention honors in his Nationals debut.
  
ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION
10th- Nico Basten, men's 200 IM
11th- Valentina Masella, women's 200 IM
15th- Silas Buessing, men's 200 IM
16th- Jasmin Hoffmann, women's 50 free


TUESDAY
With just two events being held on day one, the Greyhounds earned All-America honors in both the men's and women's 800 free relays, with the men's team resetting the school record.

In the timed final, the UIndy men's quartet of Jan Schmidt, Harrison Andoko, Nico Basten and Swann Plaza snapped the school mark with a time of 6:21.74, good for fourth place among the nation's best.

The women's team of Valentina Masella, Hanna Burke, Caroline Reinke and Lillie Arps earned All-America Honorable Mention accolades with a time of 7:25.23, taking second in heat 2 and 10th overall.

 
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Players Mentioned

Lillie Arps

Lillie Arps

Distance Free
Junior
Hanna Burke

Hanna Burke

Fly/ Sprint Free
Junior
Kirabo Namutebi

Kirabo Namutebi

Sprint
Sophomore
Caroline Reinke

Caroline Reinke

Back/Sprint Free
Junior
Celina Schmidt

Celina Schmidt

Breast
Senior
Megan Sunderman

Megan Sunderman

Diving
Sophomore
Jasmin Hoffmann

Jasmin Hoffmann

Free
5' 10"
Junior
Addisyn Newman

Addisyn Newman

Free
Sophomore
Silas Buessing

Silas Buessing

Back/IM
Sophomore
Elias Noe

Elias Noe

Fly/Free
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Lillie Arps

Lillie Arps

Junior
Distance Free
Hanna Burke

Hanna Burke

Junior
Fly/ Sprint Free
Kirabo Namutebi

Kirabo Namutebi

Sophomore
Sprint
Caroline Reinke

Caroline Reinke

Junior
Back/Sprint Free
Celina Schmidt

Celina Schmidt

Senior
Breast
Megan Sunderman

Megan Sunderman

Sophomore
Diving
Jasmin Hoffmann

Jasmin Hoffmann

5' 10"
Junior
Free
Addisyn Newman

Addisyn Newman

Sophomore
Free
Silas Buessing

Silas Buessing

Sophomore
Back/IM
Elias Noe

Elias Noe

Sophomore
Fly/Free
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