Columbus, GA- On Saturday, the four day 2024 NAIA Swimming & Diving Championship came to a close and both Arizona Christian teams finished 17th at the competition.  Eva Garraux became a two-time NAIA All-American in the 100 butterfly.  Ikuto Yoshida earned NAIA All-American honors in the 100 breaststroke.

Edgar Betancourt joined in on the fun as he lowered his school record in the 1650 free.  Yoshida just missed All-American honors in the 200 breast but did establish a new school record.

Event Details

• Men's Team Scores: St Thomas- 640.5, Keiser- 624.5, Cumberlands- 400, Milligan- 364, SACD- 331, Saint Ambrose- 257, The Master's- 166, Thomas- 156, Lindsey Wilson- 130, Bethel (IN)- 123, Olivet Nazarene- 118,  Loyola (LA)- 101, Ave Maria- 93, Life- 69, Aquinas- 61, OUAZ- 24, Arizona Christian- 23, Midland- 15, Bethel- 14, Point- 11
• Women's Team Scores: Keiser- 655.5, St Thomas- 405, Milligan- 324, Olivet Nazarene- 315, Indiana Wesleyan- 283, Lindsey Wilson- 281, SCAD- 243, Cumberlands- 223, The Master's- 197, Bethel (IN)- 141, Saint Ambrose- 113.5, Loyola (LA)- 71, Thomas- 54, Life- 54, Brenau- 47, Union (KY)- 47, Arizona Christian- 45, Aquinas- 38, Saint Mary- 36, Saint Mary (NE)- 27, Jamestown- 17, College of Idaho- 13, Ave Maria- 12, Midland- 4, Midway- 4, Point- 2
• Location: Columbus Aquatics Center, Columbus, GA

Firestorm Participants

• Women 200 Medley Relay- Callie Drefs, Robin Abrams, Garraux, Katie Sheldon- 1:53.01 (13th)
• Men 500 Free- Betancourt- 4:43.60 (22nd)
• Women 50 Free- Drefs- 25.36 (41st)
• Women 50 Free- Sheldon- 25.73 (47th)
• Men 50 Free- Yoshida- 21.37 (33rd)
• Women 200 Free Relay- Drefs, Garraux, Abrams, Sheldon - 1:41.46 (14th)
• Women 100 Fly- Garraux- 57.60 (7th/ All-American)
• Women 100 Fly- Sheldon- 1:01.06 (33rd)
• Men 200 Free- Betancourt- 1:48.40 (32nd)
• Men 100 Breast- Yoshida- 54.83 (6th/ ACU record/ NAIA All-American)
• Women 400 Medley Relay- Drefs, Abrams, Garraux, Sheldon- 4:14.80 (12th)
• Women 100 Free- Drefs- 54.83 (34th)
• Men 200 Breast- Yoshida- 2:03.90 (11th/ ACU record)
• Women 200 Fly- Garraux- 2:12.36 (14th)
• Women 200 Fly- Sheldon- 2:17.15 (19th)
• Women 1650 Free- Abrams- 19:22.34 (27th)
• Men 1650 Free- Betancourt- 16:26.90 (13th/ ACU Record)
• Women 400 Free Relay- Drefs, Sheldon, Abrams, Garraux- 3:45.25 (14th)

Coach Hering's Perspective
"Coach Rob and I prayed for not only PR's  but also great team unity, joy in the journey and life lessons on out honoring each other!  The Lord answered all these requests and our swimmers are amazing next generation leaders.  We are so proud of all our team!  Thanks Jesus!"

Next On The Schedule
The season comes to an end for the Firestorm.