The University of Redlands swimming & diving teams closed out the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday evening at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, MN. The Bulldog women placed 44th overall with eight points, while the Redlands men locked up sole possession of 14th with 68 points.

Junior Alec Alders (Los Angeles, CA) managed a 15:58.42 performance in the men's 1650 freestyle, good for 13th overall, swimming in the afternoon's timed-final heats in the event. Alders' time eclipsed his former program standard of 16:03.62, which he established on Feb. 23 at the 2010 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Swimming & Diving Championships. Due to his finish, he collected Honorable Mention All-America recognition.

Sophomore Tyler Harp (San Bernardino, CA) started off the evening session with a 14th-place 46.13 in the men's 100 freestyle. As a result of his place, he gained Honorable Mention All-America honors.

In the preliminary heats of the women's 100 freestyle, freshman Allie Bollella (Palo Alto, CA) lowered her program-record time of 51.79, which she initially set on Feb. 23 at the 2010 SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships. Bollella tapped in at 51.55 to come back as the 12th-fastest qualifier heading into finals. She wound up placing 16th overall, boasting a time of 52.24 in the consolation finals. By virtue of her place, she picked up Honorable Mention All-America honors.

Finally, Redlands' men's 400 freestyle relay team of senior Ryan Floersch (San Jose, CA), sophomore Collin Gladys (Yorba Linda, CA), freshman Chris Depew (Naperville, IL) and Harp occupied 14th place in the event with a time of 3:06.55. In addition to scoring points, the quartet claimed Honorable Mention All-America laurels.

A handful of swimmers competed in the morning session but did not qualify for finals. Floersch finished 40th in the men's 100 freestyle (47.02), sophomore Casey Sripramong (Glendale, CA) captured 49th in the women's 100 freestyle (54.88), Gladys picked up 17th in the men's 200 breaststroke (2:04.71) and sophomore McKenzie Nakamura (Kenmore, WA) placed 24th in the women's 200 breaststroke (2:25.15).

The women's 400 freestyle relay contingent of freshman Jessica Medvec (Tualatin, OR), Sripramong, freshman Lauren Zehner (Portland, OR) and Bollella clocked a 20th-place 3:34.67, finishing .51 seconds behind rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges. The Athenas claimed 19th in the event.

Those who place first through eighth are given All-America recognition, while those who place ninth through 16th garner Honorable Mention All-America status.

The 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted jointly by Beloit College (WI) and the College of Wooster (OH), occurred from Wednesday (March 17) through Saturday (March 20) at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, MN.