Congratulations to Nick Hensel ’24 and the Denison University Big Red for winning back-to-back NCAA D3 championships. Denison scored 437 points ahead of NYU (388.5) and the University of Chicago (353). Hensel was a 6-Time NCAA D3 First Team All-American (50 freestyle 5th, 100 freestyle 5th, 200 freestyle 6th, 200 freestyle relay 2nd, 400 freestyle relay 2nd, and 800 freestyle relay. Hensel swam the anchor leg of the winning 800 freestyle relay that broke the NCAA D3 National Record by 4.5 seconds for a total time of 6:22.37. The Big Red also won the NCAC (North Coast Athletic Conference) title with Hensel contributing as a 4-Time NCAC Champion (200 medley relay/NCAC & Varsity Records; 200 freestyle relay/NCAC, Varsity & Pool Records; 400 freestyle relay/NCAC, Varsity & Pool Records; 800 freestyle relay/NCAC, Varsity & Pool Records.
Congratulations to MIT’s Lillian Poag ’24, who earned All-American honors for the Engineers in the 400 Medley Relay in a time of 3:47.59 on day one of the NCAA championships. Paog also garnered NEWMAC Academic All-Conference honors. The MIT women's team won the NCAA D3 title in 2024-2025.