Indiana University Athletics
7 Hoosiers Invited to NCAA Championships
3/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University men's swimming team had seven student-athletes selected to compete at the 2015 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, March 26-28 in Iowa City, Iowa.
Jackson Miller, Steve Schmuhl, Mike Hurley, Ali Khalafalla, Anze Tavcar, Blake Pieroni and Tanner Kurz will represent the Hoosiers at the meet.
Schmuhl leads the way for IU with selection in three events. Schmuhl is the 12th seed in the 400 individual medley, 27th seed in the 200 individual medley and 29th seed in the 200 butterfly.
Pieroni earned the top seeding among all Hoosiers, entering the NCAA meet tied for the second seed in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:33.10. Pieroni is also the 21st seed in the 100 freestyle.
Four of Indiana's seven swimming qualifiers are either freshmen or sophomores.
In addition to the seven individual swimmers, Indiana qualified all five of its relays: 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay.
Yianni Thermos, Sam Lorentz, Bob Glover and Max Irwin will head to the championships as relay-only swimmer for Indiana.
Indiana's diving participants at the NCAA Championships will be determined this Thursday through Saturday at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
Below is a complete list of Indiana's qualifiers and the events they will swim.
500 Freestyle
19. Jackson Miller
200 Individual Medley
24. Mike Hurley
27. Steve Schmuhl
50 Freestyle
20. Ali Khalafalla
Anze Tavcar
400 Individual Medley 12. Steve Schmuhl
200 Freestyle
T-2. Blake Pieroni
28. Jackson Miller
Anze Tavcar
100 Breaststroke
Mike Hurley
Tanner Kurz
1,650 Freestyle Jackson Miller
100 Freestyle
21. Blake Pieroni
29. Anze Tavcar
200 Breaststroke
15. Tanner Kurz
Mike Hurley
200 Butterfly
29. Steve Schmuhl
200 Freestyle Relay
400 Freestyle Relay
800 Freestyle Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
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