From Case Western Reserve University Athletics
Case Western Reserve University senior Aaron Tam finished 13th in the finals of the 200-yard butterfly to claim an All-America Honorable Mention, and later teamed with sophomore Drew Hamilton, sophomore Oliver Hudgins and junior Andrew Henning to claim a second All-America Honorable Mention with a 10th-place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay during the third day of competition at the 2016 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.
During the morning preliminaries, Tam swam a time of 1:49.76 to break a 24-year old program record of 1:50.53, set by Jay Gindin during the 1992 season. The senior returned in the finals to swim a time of 1:50.02, finishing 13th overall to claim the All-America Honorable Mention certificate.
To wrap-up the day, the 800-yard freestyle relay team finished 10th overall to claim the program's second All-America Honorable Mention in the event in as many years. The team of Hamilton, Tam, Hudgins and Henning recorded a mark of 6:42.43, breaking their own school record of 6:42.65, set earlier this year at the 2016 UAA Championships.
Also in action on Friday, CWRU senior diver Connor Farrell wrapped up his collegiate career with a 20th-place finish in the men's one-meter dive with a score of 408.15. Earlier in the meet, Farrell collected his first career All-America Honorable Mention with a 14th-place finish in the three-meter dive.
After three days of competition at the NCAA Division III Championships, the Spartans are in 30th place at the meet with 21 points.
The Spartans will wrap-up competition at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday. Currently scheduled to compete for Case Western Reserve are Hamilton in the 1,650-yard freestyle, Hudgins in the 200-yard backstroke and all four of the Spartans' swimmers in the 400-yard freestyle relay.