SCIAC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Conference Honors Announced

SCIAC Men's Swimming & Diving All-Conference Honors Announced

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The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Confernce (SCIAC) announced the 2018  Men's Swimming & Diving All Conference awards as the leagues nine head coaches voted upon the Athlete, Newcomer and Coach of the Year while the All-SCIAC recipients were based on performance at the SCIAC Championships. 

Mark Hallman of Pomona-Pitzer was named the SCIAC Athlete of the Year after capping a tremendous career with another outstanding set of performances at the 2018 SCIAC Championships. Hallman won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:38.20, the 500-yard freestyle (4:26.66), and was a part of the Sagehens' winning 400-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard freestyle, and 800-yard freestyle relay teams. Hallman set a new meet and SCIAC record in the 500-yard freestyle, and clocked a new meet record in the 200-yard freestyle. The senior also swam the anchor leg of the winning 400-yard medley relay team which set a new meet and SCIAC record of 3:16.53, while he partnered with his Pomona-Pitzer teammates to set new meet records in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:21.34), 400-yard freestyle relay (2:59.65) as well as the 800-yard freestyle relay (6:40.53). 

First-year standout Lukas Menkhoff was named the SCIAC Newcomer of the Year following an outstanding performance at his first SCIAC Championships. Menkhoff glided to a new meet and SCIAC record in the 100-yard breaststroke (53.70), while he set a new meet record in the 100-yard freestyle with a mark of 44.17. He was also crowned the conference champion in the 50-yard freestyle with a winning time of 20.59. Menkhoff teammed with fellow Sagehens to set a new meet and SCIAC record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:29.49), while he was also a part of the 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay, and 400-yard freestyle relay squads. 

For the second year in a row, the SCIAC Coaching Staff of the Year honors went to Caltech and head coach Paul Hughes. Hughes, in his second year with the program, led the Beavers to 420 points and a sixth place finish for a second year in a row on the men's side, just 27.50 points behind the fifth place team, and nearly 100 points ahead of the seventh place finisher.

SCIAC Athlete
of the Year
SCIAC Newcomer
of the Year
SCIAC Coaching
Staff of the Year
Mark Hallman
Pomona-Pitzer
Lukas Menkhoff
Pomona-Pitzer
Paul Hughes
Caltech
     
Men's 50-Yard Freestyle
Name Time Year Institution
1. Lukas Menkhoff 20.59  Fy.  Pomona-Pitzer 
2. Adrian Hui 20.81  Jr.  Pomona-Pitzer 
3. Daniel Hayon 20.86  Fy.  CMS 
       
Men's 100-Yard Freestyle
Name Time Year Institution
1. Lukas Menkhoff 44.17 Fy. Pomona-Pitzer
2. Mark Hallman 44.73 Sr. Pomona-Pitzer
3. Zach Zamecki 45.37 Sr. Cal Lutheran
       
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle
Name Time Year Institution
1. Mark Hallman 1:38.20 Sr. Pomona-Pitzer
2. Alex Janosi 1:39.96 Fy. Caltech
3. Zach Zamecki 1:40.68 Sr. Cal Lutheran
       
Men's 500-Yard Freestyle
Name Time Year Institution
1. Mark Hallman 4:26.66  Sr.  Pomona-Pitzer 
2. Ben Brewer 4:26.99  So. Cal Lutheran 
3. Jonah Hobbs 4:32.30  Sr.  Cal Lutheran 
       
Men's 1650-Yard Freestyle
Name Time Year Institution
1. Ben Brewer 15:42.28 So. Cal Lutheran
2. Brandon Pon 15:52.84 Jr. La Verne
3. Jonah Hobbs 15:56.52 Sr. Cal Lutheran
       
Men's 200-Yard IM
Name Time Year Institution
1. Samuel To 1:50.01  Sr.  Pomona-Pitzer 
2. Liam O'Shea 1:50.53  So.  Pomona-Pitzer 
3. Andreas Nybo 1:50.66  Fy.  Cal Lutheran 
       
Men's 400-Yard IM
Name Time Year Institution
1. Liam O'Shea 3:55.17  So.  Pomona-Pitzer 
2. Henry Limm 3:55.61  So.  CMS 
3. Aaron Lutzker 3:59.17 Jr.  CMS 
       
Men's 100-Yard Butterfly
Name Time Year Institution
1. Ryan Drover 48.60 Jr. Pomona-Pitzer
2. Austin Lashley 48.95 Sr. Occidental
3. Samuel To 48.97 Sr. Pomona-Pitzer
       
Men's 200-Yard Butterfly
Name Time Year Institution
1. Andreas Nybo 1:48.94 Fy. Cal Lutheran
2. Austin Lashley 1:50.42 Sr. Occidental
3. John Everett 1:50.64 Jr. CMS
       
Men's 100-Yard Breaststroke
Name Time Year Institution
1. Lukas Menkhoff 53.70 Fy. Pomona-Pitzer
2. Tom Gallup 55.42 So. Caltech
3. Andreas Nybo 56.10 Fy. Cal Lutheran
       
Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke
Name Time Year Institution
1. Tom Gallup 2:02.49 So. Caltech
2. Aaron Lutzker 2:02.81 Jr. CMS
3.Henry Limm 2:03.53 So. CMS
       
Men's 100-Yard Backstroke
Name Time Year Institution
1. Samuel To 49.80 Sr. Pomona-Pitzer
2. Nikhil Kundu 50.06 Fy. Pomona-Pitzer
3. William Crewe 50.27 Fy. Chapman
       
Men's 200-Yard Backstroke
Name Time Year Institution
1. Liam O'Shea 1:48.04 So. Pomona-Pitzer
2. Sam Willett 1:50.94 So. CMS
3. Nikhil Kundu 1:51.42 Fy. Pomona-Pitzer
       
Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay
Name Time Institution
1. Nikhil Kundu, Lukas Menkhoff, Ryan Drover, Adrian Hui  1:29.49  Pomona-Pitzer 
2. Dave Makhervaks, Tyler Welty, Jackson Crewe, Patricio Madero  1:32.32  CMS 
3. Andy Rothstein, Tom Gallup, Henry Steiner, Jonathan Willett  1:32.79  Caltech 
     
Men's 400-Yard Medley Relay
Name Time Institution
1. Samuel To, Lukas Menkhoff, Ryan Drover, Mark Hallman 3:16.53 Pomona-Pitzer
2. Dave Makhervaks, Henry Limm, Marco Conati, Daniel Hayon 3:22.38 CMS
3. Dylan Lu, Tom Gallup, Henry Steiner, Jonathan Willett 3:23.19 Caltech
     
Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
Name Time Institution
1. Adrian Hui, Mark Hallman, Lukas Menhoff, Samuel To 1:21.34 Pomona-Pitzer
2. Daniel Hayon, Andreas Roeseler, Marco Conati, Patricio Madero 1:23.00 CMS
3. Zach Zamecki, Thelen Mckinna-Worrell, Liam McCullum, Jacob Frigard 1:23.38 Cal Lutheran
     
Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Name Time Institution
1. Lukas Menkhoff, Samuel To, Ryan Drover, Mark Hallman  2:59.65 Pomona-Pitzer 
2. Marco Conati, Andreas Roeseler, Daniel Hayon, Patricio Madero 3:03.45 CMS
3. Liam McCallum, Jacob Frigard, Thelen Mckinna-Worrell, Zach Zamecki 3:03.62 Cal Lutheran 
     
Men's 800-Yard Freestyle Relay
Name Time Institution
1. Will Abele, Samuel To, Liam O'Shea, Mark Hallman 6:40.53  Pomona-Pitzer 
2. Zach Zamecki, Jonah Hobbs, Liam McCallum, Andreas Nybo 6:48.01  Cal Lutheran 
3. Andreas Roeseler, Ben Culberson, Grant Murray, Jackson Crewe 6:48.15  CMS 
     
Men's 1-Meter Diving
Name Score Year Institution
1. Kendall Hollimon 554.80  So.  CMS 
2. Bilguun Altantulkhuur 497.45  Fy.  Pomona-Pitzer 
3. Jacob Miner 463.90  So.   Redlands 
       
Men's 3-Meter Diving
Name Score Year Institution
1. Kendall Hollimon  616.80  So.  CMS 
2. Jacob Miner  524.55  So.  Redlands 
3. Bilguun Altantulkhuur  480.95  Fy. Pomona-Pitzer