From Washington University Athletics
The Washington University in St. Louis men's 200-medley relay set a school record on the way to a fourth-place finish to highlight five All-America finishes for the Bears on the first day of the 2016 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships Wednesday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
After getting into the championship final with the seventh-fastest prelim time, the men's 200-medley relay team of freshman Kevin Van Cleave, junior Michael Lagieski, senior Reed Dalton and sophomore Ross Brown clocked a school-record time of 1:29.33 to finish fourth overall. The time was nearly four-tenths of a second faster than the record of 1:29.71 set earlier this season.
Lagieski added an eighth-place finish and All-America honors in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:52.32. He had broken his own school record in the event twice during the morning session. Lagieski swam 1:50.06 in the prelims to tie for the eighth-fastest time, which required a swim-off. In the swim-off, he shaved nearly a second off his time, finishing in 1:49.15 to secure the final qualifying spot in the championship final.
It was Lagieski's first career All-America finish in the 200 IM. Van Cleave finished 24th in the event in 1:51.81, while junior Reese Frerichs was 41st with a career-best time of 1:54.20.