INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The No.14 Ouachita men's swimming & diving team had two Tigersharks earn First Team All-America honors after recording Championship Final finishes on day three of the 2025 NCAA Division II National Championships.
Zsombor Bujdoso finished eighth in the 400m Individual Medley Championship Final with a time of 3:57.69, scoring 11 points for Ouachita. Bujdoso placed eighth in the morning preliminary event with a time of 3:52.44. Championship Final appearance earned the sophomore from Hungary his first First Team All-American honor as a Tiger.
Daniel Meszaros placed seventh in the Championship Final of the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:36.07, less than a second out of fifth place. Meszaros placed fifth earlier this morning in the preliminaries with a time of 1:35.16. The Hungarian freshman scored 12 points for the Tigersharks en route to earning First Team All-American honors in the event.
On Tuesday, the 800 Freestyle Relay squad of Meszaros,
Vince Pal, Bujdoso, and
Tyler Andruss placed 10
th with a time of 16:31.79, less than a second out of eighth place to open the National Championship event. The relay team earned Second Team All-America honors for their finish and scored 14 points for the Tigersharks.
Ouachita has totaled 37 points so far at the NCAA National Championships, placing them at 17
th overall with two days of competition remaining. The Tigersharks rank first among members of the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference, with Delta State in 22
nd place with 15 points and Henderson State in 32
nd place with five points.
The Tigersharks will continue to compete in the 2025 NCAA National Championships, with all four individually qualified Tigersharks set to swim in Friday's events.