Courtesy of Army West Point Communications

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. – Army West Point men's swimming & diving brought the energy from West Point to continue their historic season at the 2025 NCAA Men's Division I Swimming & Diving Championships. The Black Knights finished fourth in their heat and 15^th overall in the 200 medley relay to earn the first All-American honors in the event in program history.

Johnny Crush, Kohen Rankin, Daniel Verdolaga, and Ben Vorthmann combined for a 1:23.36 in the event to set a program and Patriot League record in the first heat of the national meet. Their time replaces the previous League record of 1:23.74 set by Loyola Maryland at the 2025 Patriot League Championships.

The Black Knights had a strong start with Crush clocking a 20.68 for the leadoff leg of the race. Rankin then took over for the breaststroke leg of the race, clocking a 22.94 to keep Army among the leaders for the first heat of the day.

Daniel Verdolaga launched next for the butterfly leg of the race, putting up a 20.63 and setting off Ben Vorthmann for the final leg of the relay. Vorthmann clocked a 19.11 in the freestyle leg to complete Army's 1:23.36 showing in the first event of the weekend.

The Black Knights' time earned them fourth place in the first heat and finish 15^th overall, earning Army Second Team All-American honors for the first time in program history. Their finish earned Army's first points at the national meet since 1987 when John Van Sant earned two top-five finishes for the Black Knights.

Army's last relay team to earn All-American honors was the quartet of O'Hara, Landgraf, Pratt, and Trainor in the 400 medley relay in 1966 when the quartet finished 11^th overall with a time of 3:37.70

FULL DAY 1 RESULTS

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The NCAA Championships will continue with Day Two on Thursday, March 27^th in Federal Way, Wash. Prelims will begin at 10:00a.m. PDT/1:00p.m. ET with the finals to follow at 6:00p.m. PDT/9:00p.m. ET.