Mitros, Papiernik and Koehler Represent Ithaca on Opening Day of NCAA Championships
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Ithaca College opened the 2026 NCAA Division III men's and women's swimming & diving championships on Wednesday inside the IU Natatorium, highlighted by swims from Matthew Mitros , Kathleen Papiernik and Sydney Koehler during the opening round of preliminaries. Graduate swimmer Matthew Mitros set the pace for the Bombers in the men's 50-yard freestyle, posting a time of 20.43 seconds in the preliminary heats. Mitros finished tied for 35th overall in a deep sprint field that featured multiple swimmers under the NCAA automatic qualifying mark. On the women's side, Kathleen Papiernik , a junior, represented Ithaca in...
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