GENEVA, Ohio – Sophomore Malaika Schneider finished as the national runner-up in the 100 breaststroke to power an action-packed fourth day of the 2024 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships, Friday evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Schneider finished second in the 100 breast in 1:01.74, just over half a second behind Celina Schmidt of UIndy
- She qualified for the NCAAs with a 1:02.46
- The second-place finish hands First Team All-American honors
- Graduate student Luna Mertins captured All-Americans honors after finishing in fourth place with a school record time of 53.95 in the 100 backstroke
- Junior Laura Dekoninck finished the 100 back in sixth place (54.74) to grab All-American honors as well
- On the men's side, sophomore Maurice Grabowski was 14^th in the 100 back in 48.10
- Freshman Maxim Tsyfarov was 19^th in the 100 breast prelims in 54.02, while junior Kamil Piotrowicz was 23^rd in 54.54
- Schneider, freshman Lexi Lundell, senior Shachaf Bachar and graduate Sasha Giourtzidou finished in 20^th in the 200 free relay to close the evening (1:35.40)
- The Lynn women currently sit in fifth place in the NCAA Championship standings with 152 points, 20 points clear of sixth place Tampa
 
UP NEXT:
- Lynn closes the 2024 NCAA Championships with the 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast and 400 free relay tomorrow