2024 MEN’S NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- March 27-30, 2024
- IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Short Course Yards (25 yards)
- Meet Central
- Official Psych Sheets
- Live Results
- Invited Swimmers By Team (not including relay swimmers)
- Alternates List
- Eligible Relays
After originally having 19 men projected to make the NCAA cutline, NC State had a decision to make as the NCAA roster limit stands at 18 athletes. With today’s official psych sheets announced, the Wolfpack dropped redshirt freshman JT Ewing from the roster.
With Ewing out of the 200 backstroke, #31 seed Josh Zuchowski of Stanford moves up to the #30 spot, earning him an invite. Ewing was also the #58 seed in the 200 free and #62 seed in the 100 back.
NC State has now had to drop a swimmer from the meet three years in a row. Last year, it was Kyle Ponsler who was dropped after 19 swimmers qualified. NC State also had one diver qualify as Renato Calderaro finished 6th in the 3-meter at the NCAA Zone B Championships. Although the roster is limited to 18 athletes, divers count as half.
Ewing notably was not the team’s lowest seed when the pre-selection psych sheets were released yesterday. Freshman Jerry Fox is the #27 seed in the 50 free while junior Sam Hoover is the #30 seed in the 100 free. On the pre-selection psych sheets, Fox was the #28 seed in the 100 free and the #57 seed in the 200 free while Hoover was the #110 seed in the 50 free and the #43 seed in the 100 breast.
Hoover notably swam breaststroke on the team’s 200 medley and 400 medley relays at the ACC Championships, helping them win both events. Fox also contributed to the team’s relays at ACCs as he swam a 1:32.68 200 free split for their 2nd place 800 free relay. Fox also is #3 in the 50 free and #4 in the 100 free on the team’s roster this year.
NC State was the only team to have to drop a swimmer from the meet as they had 19 make the cutline. Arizona State had 17 swimmers invited and Florida had 16. If NC State chooses to send Calderaro, they will have to drop another swimmer.
Head swimming coach must not like divers or future diving program at NC State
If the only and best male diver, at least in the last decade, still sophomore, is not send to the NCAA final, defines what diving program means to NC State head coach!!!!!
The roaster limit problem might get better next year with 5 of their qualifiers being 5th years, and 3 being seniors. However, they will have a strong recruiting class coming in as well, including Winkler, Betlehem, so it might still be a problem for them.
Top high school swimmers must learn from these when many wants to go to same college that has many elite swimmers.
Schools hit the max more often in the 70s and early 80s.
Imagine going to college, making NCAAs but not being picked to go, just for your team to come 4th…Andrew has rubbed off on me
This was the argument for Texas most of the last decade (the part about going to a school and not being able to go to NCs due to roster caps).
I imagine any sane person would make the same argument, which is… Depth makes teams stronger and there no way to know the swimmers left behind would of even qualified at another school with different training environments.
Plus team/school vibes and traditions to help cultivate good cultures are contagious
Hoover stayed on for the relay breaststrokes.
Fox stayed on to give more sprint relay options.
I figured the Wolfpack were going to be choosing between Ewing and Norris.
Well, they would have to drop one more (likely Norris) if they want to bring Calderaro to NCAAs
Is you have 18 qualifiers you can’t bring relay only swimmer right? I feel like I remember someone dropping a qualifier to bring a breaststroker for a relay one year or something?