CLEVELAND, Miss. – Mateus Franco, Emanuel Fava, and Jawone Blankenship all earned first-place victories tonight. DSU won the NSISC men's side for the sixth year in a row. The Statesmen will not start to prepare for nationals.

OFF THE STARTING BLOCKS

Events: NSISC Championships
Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 18
Location: Ronald G. Mayers Aquatic Center
Statesmen:  Points 1000.50
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INSIDE THE LANE LINES

• Mateus Franco won the 1650 Freestyle with a time of 15:39.81.
• Jakob Brougham placed second in 1650 with a time of 15:40.01.
• John Stewart placed seventh in 1650 with a time of 16:06.25.
• Tucker Schroer placed third in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 43.94.
• Brooks Butler placed fifth in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 45.09.
• Emanuel Fava won the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:44.66.
• Berk Ozkul placed second in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 1:45.27.
• Simon Pereira placed fourth in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:02.73.
• John Stewart placed seventh in the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:05.27.
• The team of Shawn Neely, Berk Ozkul, Brooks Butler, and Tucker Schroer placed second in the 400 Freestyle Relay with a time of 3:01.22.

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ON THE BOARDS

• Jawone Blankenship won the 1mtr diving with a score of 513.60.
• Ryan Whaley placed fourth in the 1mtr diving with a score of 358.20.
• Ayden Maitner placed fifth in the 1mtr diving with a score of 352.60.
• Bryon Croom placed sixth in the 1mtr diving with a score of 348.60.

Notables

• Jawone Blankenship won Men's Diver of the Meet.
• Emanuel Fava won Men's Swimmer of the Meet.
• Kyle Friesenhahn won Diving Coach-of-the-Year.
• Delta State Men won their sixth straight NSISC Title.

TEAM SCORES

• Delta State – 1,007.50 points
• Henderson State - 917 points
• Ouachita Baptist - 855 points
• Montevallo - 590. points

UP NEXT

The Statesmen will travel to Indianapolis, Indiana to compete in the nationals starting Wednesday March 8.