Nolles has two individual podiums plus two relay All-American honors
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The NMU men’s swim and dive team concluded the season with a 13th place finish at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
The ‘Cats had a successful week of competition, finishing as the 13th best team in the nation and boasting a handful of All-Americans and top finishes. The championships started on Tuesday, March 11, with diving qualifications before moving onto four more days of competition.
NMU opened the week with Tobie Stiles and Benaiah Schnurstein advancing into the NCAA Championships. Of the 40 divers who entered, the pair made the cut as two of the 18 who posted good enough scores to advance.
Day two of competition started with a bang, as Leo Nolles earned a bronze medal and First Team All-America honor in the 50 freestyle before anchoring the 200 medley relay team of Ian Rocheleau, Wyatt Dickman, and William LaCount, earning a Second Team All-America honor.
Day three saw Stiles in the 3-meter diving, Daniel Lopez Aponte in the 400 IM, and the 400 medley relay team of Rocheleau, Dickman, LaCount, and Nolles all earning Second Team All-America honors. Stiles finished 16th, Lopez Aponte finished 11th, and the relay team finished 13th overall.
Day four saw the second medal for the ‘Cats, coming from the 200 freestyle relay team of LaCount, Gabriel Fulconi, Daniel Khmara, and Nolles earning silver, finishing second by just 0.03 seconds. Dickman added another All-America award to his resume, finishing 12th in the 100 breaststroke.
The final day saw the final medal, coming from Nolles in a freestyle event again. Nolles claimed his second individual bronze medal of the week, finishing third in the 100 freestyle before anchoring the 400 freestyle relay team of LaCount, Fulconi, and Khmara, who finished 8th to claim a First Team All-America honor. Both Dickman and Stiles finished 11th in their respective events, those being the 200 breaststroke and 1-meter diving, earning themselves a pair of Second Team All-America honors.
Medals
- Nolles – 3rd place, 50 freestyle
- Nolles – 3rd place, 100 freestyle
- 200 freestyle relay (LaCount, Fulconi, Khmara, Nolles)
All-America Honors
First Team
- Nolles – 50 freestyle
- Nolles – 100 freestyle
- 200 freestyle relay team (LaCount, Fulconi, Khmara, Nolles)
- 400 freestyle relay (LaCount, Fulconi, Khmara, Nolles)
Second Team
- Stiles – 3-meter diving
- Stiles – 1-meter diving
- Lopez Aponte – 400 IM
- Dickman – 100 breaststroke
- Dickman – 200 breaststroke
- 200 medley relay team (Rocheleau, Dickman, LaCount, Nolles)
- 400 medley relay team (Rocheleau, Dickman, LaCount, Nolles)