Washington and Lee University
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The Washington and Lee men's and women's swimming teams finished up action at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday at the University of Minnesota. As a team, the men tied for 36th overall, while the women finished 48th overall.
Two individuals earned Honorable Mention All-America honors, while the Generals 400 free relay team also grabbed Honorable Mention All-America laurels.
On the men's side, first-year Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in the 200 back by touching in ninth place with a school record time of 1:49.25. Washnock had placed 11th in the prelims with a time of 1:50.49.
The Generals' 400 free relay squad consisting of junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery), junior Nick Talluri (Mt. Airy, N.C./Mount Airy) and senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) finished 15th overall with a time of 3:04.00 to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades. The relay finished 12th in the prelims with a time of 3:03.37.
Barnds also swam the 100 free in 46.33 to place 40th and missed the finals qualifying mark.
On the women's side, senior Lindsay Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) also earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 200 back, placing 11th overall with a time of 2:03.31. She placed 15th in the prelims (2:04.78) earlier in the day.
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