Roberts leads Lyons to team finish at NCAA Championship with All-America performances

March 19, 2005

HOLLAND, MI- Sophomore standout Barrett Roberts (Portland, ME/Deering) led the Wheaton College men's swimming and diving team to a 36th-place finish at this weekend's NCAA Division III National Championship at the Holland Community Aquatics Center hosted by Hope College.

Tallying 14.5 points in two events, Roberts became Wheaton's first swimmer in the progam's 14-year history to earn NCAA All-America honors. Roberts finished in a tie for fifth in the 50-yard freestyle event with a time of 20.98.

Roberts followed that performance by reaching the consolation final of Saturday's 100-yard freestyle. Placing 16th overall in the race, he was named NCAA All-America honorable mention with a school-record time of 46.25. Roberts also competed in the 200-yard free on Friday, placing 36th in 1:45.67.

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