(San Antonio, Texas): In only his third year of diving at Clarion University, senior
Logan Pearsall (Port Allegany) won his fourth NCAA Division II National Championship in record style on Wednesday helping the Golden Eagles to a ninth place team score on the first night of the NCAA Division II Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in San Antonio, Texas.
Held at the Palo Alto Natatorium, Drury leads the men's competition with 127 points, Bridgeport is second with 82, Grand Canyon third with 74.5, Cal San Diego fourth with 72.5 and Clarion ninth with 41 points.
Pearsall set a new NCAA Division II record on three meter scoring 565.15 points, breaking the national record he set last year with 557.50 points. Logan, who is in his third year diving at Clarion, has won four of five NCAA National Championship events he has competed. He won both boards last year and was the NCAA Division II “Diver of the Year”.
Also scoring for the Golden Eagles on Wednesday was Joseph Ward (So. Johnstown/ Westmont Hilltop) who placed 11th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.33.
Clarion is led by eleventh year head coach Mark VanDyke. The Golden Eagles will continue at the Division II Nationals on Thursday, Day 2 of the four-day meet. Prelims start each day at 10:30am with finals starting at 6:00 pm Central Time.
CLARION NOTES: Pearsall will try for his fifth individual title on Friday when he competes in the one meter competition... He won the one meter last year and was second on the one meter board in 2009.
