C-M-S qualifies highest number of swimmers for NCAA in program history

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swim program will have 16 swimmers competing in the NCAA Championships from March 23-26 at the University of Tennessee. The 8 male swimmers (Stags) and 8 female swimmers (Athenas) accounts for the highest total C-M-S has ever sent to the NCAA Championships.

The Athenas finished in 5th place at last year's NCAA Championship, the best finish in school history. Led by SCIAC Swimmer of the Year Michele Kee, the female swimmers will look to improve on last year's historical effort. The Athenas have won 9 consecutive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) championships.

Vincent Pai will lead a very strong Stags team at this year's championship. The Stags won its 4th straight SCIAC title this season and will have 3 swimmers competing in at least 3 individual events at the championships later this month.

Here's the list of qualifiers and the events they will compete in:

STAGS (men's team)
Vincent Pai (100 & 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard individual medley)
Blake Weber (200-yard individual medley, 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke)
Nick Ostreim (200-yard backstroke, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke)
Austin Hallet (200-yard individual medley, 100-yard backstroke)
Jordan Lieberman (100 & 200-yard butterfly)
Sean Fitzgerald (50-yard freestyle)
Devin Bowers (400-yard medley relay, 200 & 400-yard freestyle relay)
Jeff McNerney (400-yard medley relay)

ATHENAS (women's team)
Michele Kee (200-yard butterfly, 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard freestyle)
Katie Bilotti (100-yard butterfly, 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke)
Tessa Dover (100 & 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard individual medley)
Helen Liu (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly)
Jenni Rinker (50-yard freestyle, 100 & 200-yard backstroke)
Elsa Cheng (100-yard butterfly, 100 & 200-yard backstroke)
Emma Jones (100-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke)

RELAY TEAMS
Men's 200-yard medley
Men's 400-yard medley
Men's 200-yard freestyle
Men's 400-yard freestyle
Women's 200-yard medley
Women's 400-yard medley
Women's 200-yard freestyle
Women's 400-yard freestyle