Chesney earns All-America honors in 1-meter diving on Day 2 of NCAA III Swimming & Diving Championships

George Chesney

By Tim Glon

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Ohio Northern senior George Chesney earned All-America honors with a 16th place finish in the 1-meter diving on Day 2 of the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships Thursday night at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Chesney finished 16th out of 22 swimmers with a score of 406.15 points.

The top eight in each event earn All-America honors, while finishers 9-16 earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.

Sophomore Michael Schultz finished 37th in the 200-yard freestyle Thursday morning.

Chesney is a two-time OAC Champion in the 3-meter diving and is a two-time All-OAC honoree with a runner-up finishes in the 1-meter diving each of the last two years. He is the school record holder in the 1-meter diving with a score of 466.50 points for 11 dives.

Chesney, who was making his first appearance at the NCAA III Championships, will also compete in the 3-meter diving on Saturday.

Schultz finished 37th out of 56 swimmers overall in the 200 free in 1:42.59.

He was the No. 21 seed in the 200 free, qualifying in 1:40.79.

On Wednesday, Schultz finished 23rd out of 41 swimmers in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:33.60. He qualified with the ninth-fastest time in the nation this year with an ONU-record effort of 4:28.83. 

He will compete in the 1650 free on Saturday.

On Saturday, he is the No. 9 seed in the 1650 free with a qualifying effort of 15:45.82.

He is the ONU record holder and 2-time Ohio Athletic Conference champion in all three events.

This is Schultz's second appearance at the NCAA Championships. As a freshman last year, Schultz finished 31st in the 200 free in 4:43.16, was 32nd in the 200 free in 1:43.49 and was 20th in the 1650 free in 16:05.29.