Not to be outdone by their female counterparts, the men's swimming and diving squad pulled out a second-place overall finish at this past weekend's NESCAC Championships, marking the third time in four years that the Jumbos brought home the silver from the championship meet. Leading the way with All-Conference honors were nine Jumbos: senior quad-captains James Longhurst and Andrew Shields; junior diver Rob Matera; sophomores Andrew Altman, Gordy Jenkins, David Meyer and Chris Vorlicek; and freshmen Owen Rood and E.J. Testa.
On the swimming front, Shields finished on the podium in five events, including a win in the 200-yard medley relay. Longhurst swam to Tufts' only first-place finishes in two events, setting a NESCAC record in the 50-yard breaststroke in addition to winning the 200-yard medley relay and taking a third-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke. Rood was also part of the winning 200-yard medley squad, and he contributed second-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay. On the diving board, Matera took second in the 1- and 3-meter events, joining Longhurst and Jenkins among the ranks of triple All-NESCAC honorees.
Breaking 15 school records on their way to the second-place finish, the Jumbos also succeeded in qualifying their 200-yard medley relay squad for the NCAA meet with an A-cut time of 1:31.04.
