at NCAA Division III championship

March 22, 2008

Sophomore David Gatz (Delaware/Hayes) won honorable mention All-America laurels in the 200 breaststroke at the third day of the NCAA Division III championship meet, hosted by the College of Wooster on Saturday at Miami University's Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center in Oxford.

Gatz finished 12th in the preliminaries of the 200 breaststroke. His time of 2:04.18 broke the school record of 2:05.17 he set earlier this season.

In the consolation final, Gatz finished fourth in a time of 2:04.53 to post a 12th-place finish in the event and receive honorable mention All-America laurels.

On Friday, Gatz achieved honorable mention All-America status with a ninth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke, becoming the first Battling Bishop men's swimmer since 1995 to achieve that honor.

Gatz's ninth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke and 12th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke accumulated 14 points for the Bishops, giving Ohio Wesleyan a tie for 32nd place in the final team standings.