INDIANAPOLIS -- The IUP swimming & diving program had four total student-athletes earn a bid to the 2024 Division II Swimming & Diving Championships. The complete field was revealed Wednesday night with a press release on NCAA.com.
 
For IUP, the four student-athletes will compete in five total events. Kasha Stokes, Luke Mikesell, Athanasios Diamantidis and Jeremiah Laslavic (diving) were among the IUP qualifiers.
 
Stokes has put together an outstanding debut campaign for IUP, qualifying for both the 100 back and 200 back as the lone Crimson Hawk to earn a bid in multiple events. Stokes' entry times are 55.34 in the 100 back and 1:59.84 in the 200 back.
 
Diamantidis and Mikesell return to the NCAA Championships for the IUP men's squad, qualifying in the 200 breast (1:57.37) and 500 free (4:24.65), respectively.
 
Mikesell was named the PSAC Men's Most Outstanding Swimmer at the conference championship earlier this month, making his second nationals appearance after earning All-American recognition in the 500 free at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
 
Diamantidis earned All-American honors in the 200 breast last season, finishing 12th at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Laslavic is invited to the prequalification meet on March 12 in his first campaign with the Crimson Hawks, steadily improving across the board throughout the season.
 
The 2024 NCAA DII Swimming & Diving Championships run March 12-16 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. The diving prequalification meet opens up competition on Tuesday and the swimming schedule can be found below.
 

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Tuesday, March 12

• Diving Prequalification Meet
  • Jeremiah Laslavic

Friday, March 15

• Trials: 500-yard freestyle (W/M), 10 a.m. ET
  • Luke Mikesell
• Trials: 100-yard backstroke (W/M), 10 a.m. ET
  • Kasha Stokes
• Finals: 500-yard freestyle (W/M), 5:30 p.m. ET
• Finals: 100-yard backstroke (W/M), 5:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, March 16

• Trials: 200-yard backstroke (W/M), 10 a.m. ET
  • Kasha Stokes
• Trials: 200-yard breaststroke (W/M), 10 a.m. ET
  • Athanasios Diamantidis
• Finals: 200-yard backstroke (W/M), 5:30 p.m. ET
• Finals: 200-yard breaststroke (W/M), 5:30 p.m. ET

 

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