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2024-25 CWRU Men's Swimming and Diving Team

Men's Swimming and Diving

2024-25 CWRU Men’s Swimming and Diving Season Recap

The Case Western Reserve University men's swimming and diving team completed its best season this century during the 2024-25 campaign, placing in the top 25 nationally and totaling 10 All-America honors.

At the 2025 NCAA Division III Championships, held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, CWRU scored 31.0 points, the most since the 1998-99 season. All five members of the team who competed at the national championship earned All-America honors, and the squad placed 25th overall, its highest placement since 1999. Senior Peter Meng paced the squad, finishing in the top 16 in four events, and junior John Drumm secured three All-America honors, including a First Team selection, the first of his career.

Meng finished his career with six All-America honors, the sixth most in program history. Individually, he placed ninth in the 1650 Free, 15th in the 400 IM, and 16th in the 200 IM, and he was also a member of the 800 Free Relay that placed 15th. During the year, he set school records in the 1000 Free (9:26.40), 200 IM (1:48.71), and 800 Free Relay (6:36.78). Drumm, who has four All-America honors after three years of intercollegiate competition, placed eighth in the 200 Fly to earn a spot on the podium at the national championship. He added a 15th place national finish in the 500 Free and in the 800 Free Relay and set school records in the 500 Free (4:28.20), 100 Fly (49.04 seconds), 200 Fly (1:46.36), 400 Free Relay (3:00.97), and 800 Free Relay.

Earlier in the season, the Spartans placed sixth at the 2025 University Athletic Association Championships with Meng earning All-UAA honors in the 400 IM for the second consecutive year. Members of the team set two school records and recorded five NCAA B cut times during the four-day meet.

During the year, the team set 11 school records, including eight freestyle marks. Junior Emil LaSida became the first swimmer in program history to finish the 50 Free in less than 20 seconds, finishing the race in 19.98 seconds in a swim-off at the national meet. He also set a program record in the 100 Free at the year-end Spartan Invite with a time of 44.92 seconds. Junior Mason Bencurik completed the 200 Free in 1:38.69 at the Total Performance Invite to set a new school record. Bencurik and LaSida were joined by juniors William Froass and Ben Borvendeg for the 200 Free Relay at the conference championship, finishing in 1:22.29. LaSida, Bencurik, Froass, and Drumm set the school record in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:00.97 and senior Griffin Gushman joined Bencurik, Meng, and Drumm for the record-setting 800 Free Relay that finished in 6:36.78.

CWRU went 5-1 in dual meets during the season with its lone loss coming to Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. The Spartans upset sixth-ranked Kenyon on Senior Day, the team's first win over the Owls since 2011.

In the classroom, 31 members of the squad received All-Academic honors from the UAA. In addition, Bencurik, Drumm, Gushman, and LaSida were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

The Spartans earned the following honors during the 2024-25 swimming and diving season:

All-America

Mason Bencurik

800 Free Relay (15th)

Second Team

John Drumm

200 Fly (eighth)

First Team

500 Free (15th)

Second Team

800 Free Relay (15th)

Griffin Gushman

800 Free Relay (15th)

Second Team

Emil LaSida

50 Free (15th)

Second Team

Peter Meng

1650 Free (ninth)

Second Team

400 IM (15th)

800 Free Relay (15th)

200 IM (16th)

NCAA Championship Participants

Mason Bencurik

800 Free Relay (15th), 200 Free Relay (27th), 400 Free Relay (27th), 200 Free (43rd)

John Drumm

200 Fly (eighth), 500 Free (15th), 800 Free Relay (15th), 200 Free Relay (27th), 400 Free Relay (27th), 200 Free (38th)

Griffin Gushman

800 Free Relay (15th), 200 Free Relay (27th), 400 Free Relay (27th),

Emil LaSida

50 Free (15th), 100 Back (25th), 200 Free Relay (27th), 400 Free Relay (27th), 100 Free (40th)

Peter Meng

1650 Free (ninth), 400 IM (15th), 800 Free Relay (15th), 200 IM (16th)

All-UAA

Peter Meng

400 IM (third)

CSC Academic All-District

Mason Bencurik

First Team

John Drumm

First Team

Griffin Gushman

First Team

Emil LaSida

First Team

UAA Athlete of the Week

Nico Billoni

Jan. 27, Feb. 24 (Diver)

Emil LaSida

Jan. 27 (Swimmer)

Peter Meng

Oct. 14 (Swimmer)

Alex Waltman

Oct. 21 (Diver)

UAA All-Academic

Jiro Batt

Mason Bencurik

Nico Billoni

Michael Boelens

Ben Borvendeg

Andrew Cedar

Anthony Colangelo

Caeden Couch

Jace Creech

Cole Davin

John Drumm

William Froass

Griffin Gushman

Zach Halsey

Joshua Hernandez

Stephen Hogeman

Kevin Hu

Adam Khatib

Adam Knorz

Emil LaSida

Sam Lathrop

Peter Meng

Aiden Owens

Paul Racanelli

Ian Ridlehoover

Jack Rudofsky

Zach Toothman

Alex Waltman

Erik Watka

Enzo Wood

Jadon Wyant

 
The following were the top times/marks for the Spartans during the 2024-25 season:

50 Free

Emil LaSida

19.98 *SR

NCAA Championships

100 Free

Emil LaSida

44.92 *SR

Spartan Invite

200 Free

Mason Bencurik

1:38.69 *SR

Total Performance Invite

500 Free

John Drumm

4:28.20 *SR

Total Performance Invite

1000 Free

Peter Meng

9:26.40 *SR

Vs. Kenyon

1650 Free

Peter Meng

15:40.04

UAA Championships

100 Back

Emil LaSida

49.54

NCAA Championships

200 Back

William Froass

1:50.80

Total Performance Invite

100 Breast

Edgar Rutkauskas

56.19

Total Performance Invite

200 Breast

Edgar Rutkauskas

2:03.05

Total Performance Invite

100 Fly

John Drumm

49.04 *SR

Total Performance Invite

200 Fly

John Drumm

1:46.36 *SR

Total Performance Invite

200 IM

Peter Meng

1:48.71 *SR

NCAA Championships

400 IM

Peter Meng

3:53.69

UAA Championships

1-Meter Dive (11 dives)

Nico Billoni

400.75

UAA Championships

3-Meter Dive (11 dives)

Nico Billoni

413.85

UAA Championships

200 Free Relay

Emil LaSida, William Froass, Ben Borvendeg, Mason Bencurik

1:22.29 *SR

UAA Championships

400 Free Relay

Emil LaSida, Mason Bencurik, William Froass, John Drumm

3:00.97 *SR

UAA Championships

800 Free Relay

Mason Bencurik, Griffin Gushman, Peter Meng, John Drumm

6:36.78 *SR

UAA Championships

200 Medley Relay

Emil LaSida, Julian Kim, William Froass, Ben Borvendeg

1:30.22

UAA Championships

400 Medley Relay

Emil LaSida, Edgar Rutkauskas, John Drumm, Mason Bencurik

3:19.41

UAA Championships

*SR indicates school record

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Players Mentioned

Jiro Batt

Jiro Batt

Br
5' 10"
Senior
Mason Bencurik

Mason Bencurik

Fr
6' 0"
Junior
Michael Boelens

Michael Boelens

Bk/IM
5' 9"
Sophomore
Ben Borvendeg

Ben Borvendeg

SFr
6' 0"
Junior
Andrew Cedar

Andrew Cedar

Fl/IM/Fr
5' 10"
Senior
Anthony Colangelo

Anthony Colangelo

Fl
6' 0"
Senior
Caeden Couch

Caeden Couch

Fr
6' 1"
Junior
Jace Creech

Jace Creech

Bk/IM
6' 1"
Senior
Cole Davin

Cole Davin

SFr/Fl
6' 0"
Senior
John Drumm

John Drumm

Fr/Fl
6' 2"
Junior
William Froass

William Froass

Bk/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Griffin Gushman

Griffin Gushman

DFr/IM
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jiro Batt

Jiro Batt

5' 10"
Senior
Br
Mason Bencurik

Mason Bencurik

6' 0"
Junior
Fr
Michael Boelens

Michael Boelens

5' 9"
Sophomore
Bk/IM
Ben Borvendeg

Ben Borvendeg

6' 0"
Junior
SFr
Andrew Cedar

Andrew Cedar

5' 10"
Senior
Fl/IM/Fr
Anthony Colangelo

Anthony Colangelo

6' 0"
Senior
Fl
Caeden Couch

Caeden Couch

6' 1"
Junior
Fr
Jace Creech

Jace Creech

6' 1"
Senior
Bk/IM
Cole Davin

Cole Davin

6' 0"
Senior
SFr/Fl
John Drumm

John Drumm

6' 2"
Junior
Fr/Fl
William Froass

William Froass

5' 10"
Junior
Bk/IM
Griffin Gushman

Griffin Gushman

5' 10"
Senior
DFr/IM