Chesney, Schultz receive bids to compete at NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships

George Chesney/Michael Schultz

By Tim Glon

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ADA -- Ohio Northern senior George Chesney (North Olmsted) and sophomore Michael Schultz (New Berlin, Wis./Martin Luther) have received bids to compete at the 2009 NCAA Division III Championships March 18-21 at the University of Minnesota.

Chesney will be making his first appearance at the NCAAs and will participate in the 1- and 3-meter diving events on March 19 and 21.

Schultz is making his second appearance and will compete in the 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle events on March 18, 19 and 21.

Chesney is a two-time OAC 3-meter diving champion and was named the OAC Men’s Diver of the Year.

He won the 2009 OAC crown 3-meter with 484 points and was All-OAC with a second place finish in the 1-meter with 466.50 points. He surpassed the NCAA “B” cut in both events.

Schultz was named the OAC Men’s Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive season in 2009, sweeping the 200, 500 and 1650 free events for the second straight year.

Schultz won six OAC crowns and qualified for the NCAA Championships with OAC records and NCAA qualifying marks in the 200 (1:40.79), 500 (4:28.33) and 1650 (15:45.82) freestyle events.

He set the University of Akron's Ocasek Natatorium records in the 1,000 (9:33.63) and 1,650 free events and surpassed the NCAA “A” Cut in both the 500 and 1650 free.

Schultz qualified for the NCAAs in all three events as a freshman in 2008, eclipsing the NCAA "B" cuts in all three events that year.