Teams: Men's Swimming & Diving: Press Releases

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

VORLICEK, MATERA NAMED TO ALL-NESCAC MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING TEAM

MEDFORD -- Freshman Chris Vorlicek (Del Mar, CA/Torrey Pines) and sophomore diver Rob Matera (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) of the Tufts University men's swimming and diving team earned All-New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) status after their performances at the conference championship meet hosted by Middlebury College last weekend (Feb. 29-March 2).

All-NESCAC swimmer Chris Vorlicek

All-NESCAC diver Rob Matera

The All-NESCAC team is comprised of competitors who placed among the top three in the individual and relay events at the conference meet. Vorlicek had the best Tufts swimming finish with a second place in the 400 individual medley. His finals time of 4:08.21 was a school record, an NCAA B-cut qualifier and was over a second and a half faster than the time he posted in the preliminaries. A NESCAC Performer of the Week during the season, Vorlicek established himself as one of the top freshmen in the NESCAC this winter.

Matera earns All-NESCAC accolades for the second consecutive season. He scored second place in the 3-meter diving event on Sunday at Middlebury with a tally of 467.70 points. Just short of earning All-Conference honors for 1-meter diving as well, he finished fourth in that event. His score of 421.35 in NESCAC 3-meter last season was also a runner-up effort.

Coach Adam Hoyt's team finished second at the championships, a truly amazing testament to their team depth. With only two All-NESCAC performers, the Jumbos were well below teams from Amherst, Connecticut College and Middlebury that scored below them at the meet. The Jumbos are currently awaiting word on whether their best times and scores will qualify for the NCAA meet. They find out on Thursday.

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