| Loyola Blakefield, which has dominated MIAA swimming throughout the Association’s 12 year history, and has won 14 consecutive MSA/MIAA championship meets, received a national honor earlier this month when the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association listed the Dons #21 in its rankings of the nation’s top swim teams.
During its recent dynasty, Loyola has frequently been ranked in the national top 25 in the small schools category, but this marks the first time the team, led by longtime head coach Keith Schertle, has cracked the national Top 25 in a poll of all the nation’s public and private swimming programs.
The Dons placed second in the National Catholic Swimming Championships and third in the Eastern Swimming and Diving Championships, last winter, and had seven swimmers earn All-American honors. That list included recent graduates Andrew Balhoff, Andrew Quesenberry and Zac Cooper, as well as rising senior Evan Danz, rising juniors Sean Roddy and Greg Pelton and rising sophomore Hugh Davison.
For the coming year, the Dons will feature the four returning All-Americans, as well as three prized freshmen – Oliver Bennett, Alex Porter and Aaron Jones. |
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