Winget, Rohrer named to All-NESCAC team

Following impressive performances over the weekend, junior tri-captain Michael Winget and sophomore diver Matt Rohrer were named to the NESCAC Men's Swimming and Diving All-Conference Team. This is Winget's first time receiving the honor and the second time for Rohrer. Unsurprisingly, Williams and Amherst, who went one-two at the conference championships, led the way with 16 and 11 athletes honored, respectively.

For Winget, NESCACs cemented his status as one of the best swimmers in Tufts history as he earned three B-cut times and three school records. It was his third-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke that earned his position on the All-NESCAC team.

Rohrer was the Diver of the Meet at NESCACs, making it the sixth time in a row that a Jumbo has earned that title after his former teammate Johann Schmidt (LA '14) won it each of his four years at Tufts. The sophomore gave little doubt to his deserving of the award, placing second in the three-meter board competition and first in the one-meter board competition, tying the pool record he had set last year in the latter. Rohrer's placings in the two finals made him an easy pick to be named to All-NESCAC for both diving events. Amherst junior Asher Lichtig and Williams senior Rohan Bhatt were the only other divers to be named all-conference in both events this year.

Last year, Rohrer was named to the All-NESCAC team in both disciplines after winning the three-meter board competition and placing third in the one-meter board.

While Winget and Rohrer were the only two Tufts athletes named to the all-conference squad, the NESCAC also honored diving coach Brad Snodgrass by naming him Diving Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year. With Rohrer's performance as the driving force behind Snodgrass' recognition, first-year Aaron Idelson's eighth-place finish in the one-meter board competition and seventh-place finish in the three-meter board competition gave the Jumbos a formidable one-two punch and solidified Snodgrass' reputation as the conference's top diving coach.

Winget and his fellow swimmers will have to wait out the rest of the Div. III conference championships to see if their B-cut times will qualify them for nationals, which take place in Shenandoah, Texas. Rohrer and Idelson have more control over their seasons, as they will head to Springfield, Mass. this weekend for the NCAA Zone Qualifiers.