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South Dakota Men's Team Sits in 6th at NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships; Women's Team, 15th

ORLANDO, FLA. -- The South Dakota Men's Swimming and Diving Team, buoyed by a pair of All-American performances, sits in sixth-place with 53 points at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships, which opened on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla. The Coyote Women's Team is 15th with eight points after the first day of competition. The USD men's 200 Medley Relay finished third with a clocking of 1:32.07, which was .01 off the school record of 1:32.06 set in 2004. The squad, which earned All-American honors for the second straight year, included Tim Byers of Billings, Mont.; Dirk Craft of Palmer, Alaska; Tyler Scheer of Lincoln, Neb.; and John Murman of Lincoln, Neb. Craft picked up his second All-American honor at the championships with a seventh-place finish in the 50 Free. Craft clocked a 20.81 in the 50 Free A Final. He had a 20.74 clocking in the prelims, which is the fourth-best clocking in school history. Murman earned honorable mention All-American honors after finishing ninth overall and first in the 50 Free B Final. After a 20.89 clocking in the prelims, Murman recorded a 20.76 in the B Final, which is the sixth-best 50 Free clocking in school history. The Coyotes Women's 200 Medley Relay was 13th in the finals with a time of 149:67. The squad had clocked a 1:49.11 in the prelims, which was the 10th-best time heading into the finals. The squad, which earned honorable mention All-American honors, included Megan Gorden of Grand Rapids, Minn.; Rolfe; Brae Olson of Hutchinson, Minn.; and Donley. Also on Wednesday, Audrey Donley of Arvada, Colo., was 22nd in the 1,000 Free in 10:49.64. Leita Rolfe of Newcastle, Wyo., was 19th in the 200 IM prelims in 2:10.21. In team points, Drury leads the men's team competition with 173 points. After Drury, the top-10 includes: North Dakota, second, 112.50; Cal-Bakersfield, third, 107; West Chester, fourth, 72.50; UC-San Diego, fifth, 72; South Dakota, sixth, 53; Tampa, seventh, 42; Clarion, eighth, 41; Missouri-Rolla, ninth, 38.50; and Southern Connecticut State, 10th, 32 points. Drury also leads the women's team competition with 143 points. Following Drury, the top-10 in team points is as follows: Truman State, second, 116; UC-San Diego, third, 104; Tampa, fourth, 74; Indianapolis, fifth, 50; Cal-Bakersfield, sixth, 49; West Chester, sixth, 49; North Dakota, eighth, 42; Nebraska-Omaha, ninth, 36; Ouachita Baptist, 10th, 25; and USD, 15th, eight points.
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Players Mentioned

Tim Byers

Tim Byers

Back, Fly, IM, Free
Senior
Dirk Craft

Dirk Craft

Free, Breast
Senior
John Murman

John Murman

Free, IM, Breast
Junior
Tyler Scheer

Tyler Scheer

Free, Fly
Senior
Audrey Donley

Audrey Donley

Free, IM
Senior
Brae Olson

Brae Olson

Fly, IM
Junior
Leita Rolfe

Leita Rolfe

Breast, Free
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Tim Byers

Tim Byers

Senior
Back, Fly, IM, Free
Dirk Craft

Dirk Craft

Senior
Free, Breast
John Murman

John Murman

Junior
Free, IM, Breast
Tyler Scheer

Tyler Scheer

Senior
Free, Fly
Audrey Donley

Audrey Donley

Senior
Free, IM
Brae Olson

Brae Olson

Junior
Fly, IM
Leita Rolfe

Leita Rolfe

Freshman
Breast, Free