AMHERST, Mass. - Four Mammoths of the Amherst College Men's Swimming and Diving team were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District on Tuesday. Junior
Eric Albers (Columbus, Ohio), sophomore
Jack Goepfrich (Edina, Minn.), junior
Henry Liu (Peachtree City, Ga.), and senior
Fynlan Nadel (Clive, Iowa) earning this year's honors.
Formerly known as the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA), the CSC divides the NCAA institutions into nine geographic districts, with Amherst being located in District 1. In order to earn Academic All-District honors, a student-athlete must have played in at least 90 percent of their team's contests -- or started in 65 percent of them – during the recently completed season and have maintained at least a 3.5 undergraduate cumulative GPA.
Albers, an undeclared major, competed in the NESCAC Championships placing fifth in the 50-yard breast stroke and fourth in the 200-yard breast stroke. In the NCAA Championships, Albers finished 27th in the 100-yard breast stroke and 22nd in the 200-yard breast stroke.
Goepfrich, an undeclared major, competed in the NESCAC Championships earning the title in the 200-yard freestyle and sixth in the 100-yard freestyle. In the NCAA Championships, Goepfrich earned All-American first team honors in the 200-yard freestyle where he finished seventh and set the school record in the trials with 1:37.10. He also finished 23rd in the 200-yard butterfly and 23rd in 200-yard freestyle.
Liu, an economics and political science double major, competed in the NESCAC Championships placing fifth 100-yard breast stroke and sixth in 200-yard breast stroke.
Nadel, an Asian languages/civilizations and history double major, earned his second All-District selection in a solid final season. Nadel competed in NESCAC Championships placing third in the 50-yard breast stroke, fourth in the 100-yard breast stroke, and third in 200-yard butterfly. In the NCAA Championships, Nadel finished 18th in the 100-yard butterfly, 21st in the 200-yard butterfly, and 24th in the 100-yard breast stroke to cap off his collegiate career.