The Case Western Reserve University men's swimming and diving teams wrapped up the 2026 University Athletic Association Championships with a trio of school records at the Ratner Athletics Center on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago on Saturday.

School Records

• Sophomore Edgar Rutkauskas
  • 200 Breast, 2:00.85
  • Previous record: 2:01.30 set by Sean Nickley in 2014
• 400 Free Relay
  • First-year Trevor Novak, senior Mason Bencurik, senior William Froass, senior John Drumm, 2:59.79
  • Previous record: 3:00.97 set by Bencurik, Froass, Drumm, and Emily LaSida at the 2025 UAA Championships
• Novak
  • 100 Free, 44.88 seconds
  • Previous record: 44.92 seconds set by LaSida at 2025 Spartan Invite

NCAA B Cut Times

• Rutkauskas, 200 Breast
• Drumm, 200 Fly
• Novak, Bencurik, Froass, Drumm, 400 Free Relay

200 Fly

• A Final
  • Drumm, fifth, 1:47.86
• B Final
  • Senior Adam Khatib, 12th, 1:50.77
  • Sophomore Owen Miao, 13th, 1:51.32 (1:51.24 in prelims)
• C Final
  • Senior Joshua Hernandez, t-21st, 1:53.76

200 Breast

• A Final
  • Rutkauskas, sixth, 2:00.92 (2:00.85 in prelims)
• C Final
  • First-year Oliver Lazenby, 20th, 2:04.62

400 Free Relay

• Novak, Bencurik, Froass, Drumm
  • Sixth, 2:59.79

100 Free

• A Final
  • First-year Trevor Novak, seventh, 45.03 seconds

200 Back

• B Final
  • Senior William Froass, 13th, 1:51.59 (1:51.08 in prelims)
  • Senior Tyler Ahten, 15th, 1:51.94
  • First-year River Chiang, 16th, 1:52.02
• C Final
  • Senior Jace Creech, 18th, 1:52.09
  • First-year Hudson Perkins, 21st, 1:55.49 (1:54.78 in prelims)
  • Junior Michael Boelens, 24th 1:58.83 (1:56.20 in prelims)

1650 Free

• Sophomore Vladimir Shibalov, 19th, 16:42.53
• First-year Cameron Schauer, 20th, 16:53.13
• Junior Michael Boelens, 21st, 17:32.43

B Cut Tracker (8)

• 100 Free: Trevor Novak
• 500 Free: John Drumm
• 200 Fly: John Drumm
• 200 Breast: Edgar Rutkauskas
• 1-Meter Dive: Ryan Wells
• 3-Meter Dive: Ryan Wells
• 400 Free Relay: Trevor Novak, Mason Bencurik, William Froass, John Drumm
• 800 Free Relay: Mason Bencurik, Trevor Novak, Owen Miao, John Drumm

School Record Tracker (5)

• 100 Free
  • Trevor Novak
• 200 Breast
  • Edgar Rutkauskas
• 200 Free Relay
  • Trevor Novak, William Froass, Ben Borvendeg, Mason Bencurik
• 400 Free Relay
  • Trevor Novak, Mason Bencurik, William Froass, John Drumm
• 800 Free Relay
  • Mason Bencurik, Trevor Novak, Owen Miao, John Drumm

Final Team Standings

1. Emory, 1,753.5 points
2. NYU, 1,626.0 points
3. Chicago, 1,399.0 points
4. WashU, 1,067.0 points
5. Carnegie Mellon, 1,048.5 points
6. CWRU, 784.0 points
7. Rochester, 520.0 points
8. Brandeis, 345.0 points

Up Next

The Spartans will have one final chance to record qualifying times for the NCAA Championship during the second annual Spartan Invite. The two-day meet will take place at Veale Natatorium on Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21.