400 Free Relay Earns Honorable Mention All-America; Tigers Finish 19th
March 24, 2012
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Indianapolis, Ind. - On the final night of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, DePauw's 400-yard freestyle relay finished 11th and earned honorable mention all-America honors at the IU Natatorium.
Casey Hooker, Alex Alfonso, Jack Burgeson and John Montgomery finished in 3:02.93 after placing 12th in the prelims in 3:04.32.
During the morning prelims, Casey Hooker finished 19th in the 1,650 free in 16:09.87, while John Montgomery was 22nd in the 100 free in 45.53 seconds and Matt Kukurugya was 23rd in the 200 breaststroke in 2:07.23.
DePauw totaled 44 points and finished 19th. Denison won with 600 points, while Kenyon was second with 519 and Emory third with 342.
| DePauw's Honorable Mention All-America Performances | |||
| Event | Student-Athlete(s) | Time | Finish |
| 200 freestyle | Casey Hooker | 1:40.42 | 15th |
| 200 medley relay | Alex Alfonso, Matt Kukurugya, Matt Gleason, Joe Hessburg | 1:33.63 | 16th |
| 400 medley relay | Casey Hooker, Matt Kukurugya, Matt Gleason, John Montgomery | 3:23.90 | 12th |
| 800 free relay | Casey Hooker, Matt Haeske, Robbie Spichiger, John Montgomery | 6:44.38 | 9th |
| 400 free relay | Casey Hooker, Alex Alfonso, Jack Burgeson, John Montgomery | 3:02.93 | 11th |