From April 4-6 she took the first step towards realizing that dream by competing at the U.S. Paralympics Spring Swimming Nationals/2013 Spring CanAm trials for World Championships at the University of Minnesota.

An S7 swimmer, Jordan holds 17 American records and she nearly set another one in the 50 Backstroke, just tenths of a second off the top pace.

At trials she also swam the 200 IM, 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free and 100 Back.

Late last week the U.S. Paralympic Committee announced the team of 25 set to compete at the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championship in Montreal, Canada and Jordan’s name appeared on that exclusive list. IPC World Championships will take place from August 11-17 and mark the first major gathering of international athletes since the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The event will feature nearly 650 athletes representing 50 countries. The World Championships will be held at the Montreal’s Parc Jean Drapeau Aquatic Complex, a venue to the east of the city with a rich history for staging major international and national swimming competitions.

In the meantime, Jordan will continue to train at Cal Lutheran in the Samuelson Aquatics Center as she finishes up the spring semester of her senior year. She will graduate in May with a degree in Liberal Arts and a minor in Spanish.

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There are 178,441 DIII student-athletes as compared to 459,253 in Division I and II combined from coast to coast. Division III, however, represents the largest division in the NCAA at 40 percent of the total membership.

The NCAA sponsors 28 Championship events with 14 for men and 14 for women. There are also eight National Collegiate Championships. Overall, CLU sponsors 20 intercollegiate athletic programs, which is above the average (17) of like institutions.

Cal Lutheran is one of the 80 percent of active institutions that are private with 20 percent of DIII schools on public campuses. Across the board the average enrollment of Division III schools is 2,734.

All of the schools that fall in the Division III category are expected to promote the model of discover, develop and dedicate. CLU is right on track with that mantra by succeeding academically and athletically while giving back to the community.

In 2013 there will be CLU 147 student-athletes inducted into the Scholar Athlete Society by holding a 3.40 or higher cumulative grade point average. This number is higher than it has ever been and numerous student-athletes throughout the season have earned both Academic All-SCIAC and other sport specific academic accolades.

CLU teams have been just as successful on the field, court, course and in the pool with 10 teams earning national rankings in 2012-13. Both men’s golf and women’s water polo have held No. 1 rankings in their respective polls this year. CLU teams have claimed four Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) titles thus far with four teams and one athlete advancing to NCAA Championship play. The spring sports have much hope to increase those numbers with more than half of the teams in the hunt for a league title.

Beyond those two areas, CLU students have also taken time to give back. One example is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) that is headed in 2012-13 by Lauren Rasmussen. She and the other SAAC members have put together a community service project in conjunction with DIII Week.

The group is scheduled to do a Ball and Old Sports Equipment Drive throughout the week of April 8-12. Items will be collected both at the Welcome Desk of the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center during all hours of operation and in the Athletics Offices during operating business hours (9-5). Additionally, SAAC members will be stationed at the flagpole on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to collect items. All donations will be delivered to the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Conejo Valley.

“The biggest thing with this event is that it is something that the SAAC wants to turn into an annual event during DIII Week and we are really excited about it,” Rasmussen said. “The connection to athletics with equipment collection, plus the opportunity to give back to the community by donating items that student-athletes are involved with competitively every day is very rewarding.”

Student Life will be sponsoring a series of student giveaways at a variety of athletic events during Division III Week as well.

Cal Lutheran sunglasses will be given out at Men’s Tennis against No. 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Poulson Tennis Center to kick off the weekend. On Wednesday, April 10 the water polo team will host Caltech and rally towels will be handed out at the entrance to the Samuelson Aquatics Center. Women’s Tennis fans will have a chance to claim sunglasses on Friday, April 12 when the Regals host Occidental at 2:00 p.m. At Hutton Field softball will host Redlands where seat cushions will be available for student fans at 2:00 p.m. At 3:00 p.m. in Ullman Stadium baseball fans can obtain a stadium cup as the Kingsmen host Whittier. Additionally, free Shave It coupons will be distributed to the first 250 students at any of the games.

Finally, the dining commons will be offering sports themed meals and snacks throughout the week, including a nacho bar, Dodger Dogs, peanuts and popcorn, BBQ Tri-Tip sandwiches and soft pretzels with cheese sauce.

“Excitement is beginning to be generated around Division III week on campus,” Director of Athletics Dan Kuntz shared. “We are looking forward to being a part of this unique campaign to promote Division III and the student-athletes we support year in and year out.”

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The weekend concluded with a CLU school record in the 400 Free Relay. The quartet of Conrad Sheffer, Kyle Eckhart, Chase Miller and Tyler Berg combined to swim a 3:09.64 for fourth place.

Individual championship swimming saw two Kingsmen representing the Violet and Gold.

The night opened for CLU with Aaron Waters stepping up on the blocks for the third consecutive evening of racing. He entered the 200 backstroke final as the seven seed after a morning swim of 1:58.62 in preliminaries. Lowering his time to 1:57.94, the CLU sophomore clung to seventh place.

Also swimming a championship race for the Kingsmen tonight was Sheffer who nearly made his way to the podium, lowering his fifth seed time of 2:08.89 in the 200 breaststroke by more than two seconds to 2:06.50 and moving up to place fourth overall. He not only earned an NCAA “B” cut, but he also improved his CLU school record with the clocking.

In his final meet for the Kingsmen, Eckhartswam a 47.90 in the 100 free during preliminaries to enter the consolation heat ranked 14^th. His finals swim was a touch slower, 47.93, as he fell to15^th place.

Earning trips to the consolation final of the 200 back were Graham Jameson and Philip Anderson. Anderson lowered his 14^th seed time of 2:06.15 to 2:04.5, moving up to 13^th. Jameson swam a faster race in preliminaries (2:05.05) than he went in finals (2:04.51) to place 14^th.   

Two more Kingsmen swam in the 200 breast consolation. Anthony Nguyen completed the race more than two seconds faster than his 2:15.98 seed time, hitting the wall in 2:13.55 tonight, remaining in the 14^th spot. In the same heat, Zach Kaija shaved 43 hundredths of a second off his 11^th seed time to a 2:14.36, despite dropping to 13^th.

Both Jake Hutton and Derrick Graham earned trips to the consolation heat of the 200 butterfly after swimming 2:00.71 and 2:05.03, respectively, this morning to go into the evening race 11^th and 16^th. Hutton moved up a spot to 10^th with a swim under two-minutes in 1:58.99 while Graham jumped to 15^th by improving his time to 2:04.15.

This afternoon, Mike Potter took 32 seconds off his previous best time in the 1650, swimming a 17:17.37, finishing 14^th.

Mason Hill was the first alternate in the 200 fly after going a 2:05.07 in preliminaries, just four hundredths of a second off the 16^th spot that went to teammate Graham.

Miller(48.12) and Berg(48.13) were the first and second alternates in the 100 free tonight after their morning performances. David Sparks was 26^th in the event with a 48.88 for the final individual swim of his career.  

In the 200 breast, freshman Luis Burgos earned a top-25 finish, placing 23^rd in a time of 2:27.54.

At the conclusion of the three-day meet, Cal Lutheran earned 319 points to finish fifth. The 2013 SCIAC title went to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1,170) followed by UR (713), PP (421) and OXY (346). Rounding out the teams were WC (285), ULV (215), CIT (162) and CU (140).

Blake Weber from CMS was named the 2013 SCIAC Athlete of the Year.

Results: Day 3 Finals
Results: Day 3 Preliminaries
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For the second day in a row Ryan Brem put the first points on the board for the Kingsmen after placing third in the three-meter diving competition. The 11-dive list that Brem completed earned him a 371.75 behind 2013 SCIAC champion James Stevick from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps who scored a 467.20 to sweep top honors on the weekend and Jacob Tittl from La Verne who was second with a 387.30.

Cal Lutheran opened the finals tonight with the first of a number of school records. Aaron Waters, Conrad Sheffer, Kyle Eckhart and Tyler Berg joined forces to swim a 1:36.35 in the 200 Medley Relay.

During the 400 Medley Relay last night Watersswam his leg, the 100 backstroke, in a school record time of 53.99. Today in the final of the 100 back he was a hundredth of a second off that pace, swimming a 54 flat to cling to his seventh spot. He earned his way into the championship finals with a finish of 54.06 this morning.

Also earning a seventh place finish tonight was Conrad Sheffer who swam identical times of 58.39 in the preliminary and final races of the 100 breaststroke to set a new Cal Lutheran record, breaking his own previous best.

A pair of Kingsmen earned spots in the consolation 100 butterfly final tonight with Eckhart and Jake Hutton going a 52.29 and 54.00, respectively, to place ninth and 13^th. Eckhart entered the final in 10^th after swimming a 52.17 this morning while Hutton hung on to his 13^th spot, going a 53.64 in his preliminary race.

Another duo to don the Violet and Gold in a consolation heat was Anthony Nguyen and Zach Kaija. Both Kingsmen moved up in the finals as the teammates swam just two hundredths of a second apart with Nguyen (1:00.22) edging Kaija (1:00.24). Nguyen entered the finals in 12^th and moved up to 11^th while Kaija jumped two spots to finish 12^th.

Chase Miller also swam tonight in a consolation heat, representing Cal Lutheran in the 200 freestyle. In the prelims he touched the wall in 1:46.61 and lowered that performance to 1:46.36 tonight, holding the 14^th spot with both times.

A solid swim by the 800 Free Relay team of Nguyen, Derek Graham, Kaija and David Sparks was disqualified after combining to go a 7:13.78.

Following day two of competition, Cal Lutheran is currently fifth with a team score of 224. Leading in the standings is CMS (801) followed by UR (491), PP (291) and OXY (260). Rounding out the scores are WC (211), ULV (162), CIT (137) and CU (109).

The 2013 SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships will conclude on Tuesday, Feb. 18 with preliminaries taking place at 9:00 a.m. followed by championship finals at 4:00 p.m. at Splash! La Mirada. Team award presentations will take place immediately following the event.

Results: Day 2 Finals
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Brem completed his 11-dive list with a 349.35 to place third on the one-meter board, improving his score by three points while clinging to his seed spot from a week ago. Earning the 2013 title was James Stevick who scored a remarkable 476.20 for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps while Jacob Tittl from La Verne was second with a 381.45.

In the pool Conrad Sheffer earned a trip to finals in the 200 Individual Medley (IM) after tying for sixth with Matt Valentinefrom Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the preliminaries this morning with a time of 1:55.77. The championship final saw the CLU junior earn the sixth spot outright by shaving off more than a second to hit the wall in 1:54.68.

Aaron Waters advanced to the consolation final in the 200 IM and placed 15^th with a time of 2:00.29, slightly slower than his morning swim of 1:59.91. Zach Kaija was the alternate in the event after going a 2:02.31 in the preliminaries. Jake Hutton (2:04.71) and Mason Hill (2:08.17) also finished in the top-25 in 20^th and 25^th, respectively.

Junior Tyler Berg sprinted his way into the 50 free consolation final after a 21.60 swim in preliminaries. He came back tonight to swim a 21.62 to finish 14^th. Senior Kyle Eckhart was the alternate, placing 17^th in the morning in a time of 21.93 and classmate Chase Miller was just out of contention to be an alternate, going a 22.06 for 19^th. Another senior, David Sparks (22.14) finished 22^nd in prelims.  

To open the swimming portion of the meet, Miller, Eckhart, Sheffer and Berg combined to swim the 200 Free Relay in 1:25.58, eight tenths of a second off the fourth place Occidental team as they hit the wall fifth.

The Kingsmen closed out the meet by placing fourth in the 400 Medley Relay as Waters, Sheffer, Eckhart and Miller combined for a swim of 3:31.01.

Cal Lutheran sits tied for fourth with Occidental as both teams have 115 points after day one. CMS (343) leads the pack followed by UR (220) and PP (130). Rounding out the current standings are ULV (101), WC (73), CIT (67) and CU (36).

Competition will continue Monday, Feb. 18 with preliminaries taking place at 9:00 a.m. followed by championship finals at 4:00 p.m. at Splash! La Mirada.

Results: Day 1 Finals
Results: Day 1 Preliminaries
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The sophomore tallied a 295.45 on his 11-dive list to place fifth. His finish in the field of 13 earned him the opportunity to compete for the Kingsmen at the SCIAC Championships next weekend as the top eight men move on.

For the second consecutive day James Stevick from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps won the event by scoring a 465.00 and qualifying to compete at the NCAA Division III National Championships in March in both one and three-meter events.

Eli Neibuhr (359.30) from Redlands placed second while a pair of Leopards from La Verne, Scott MacKay and Jake Tittl, scored a 329.25 and 315.05, respectively, to finish third and fourth.

Divers advancing will compete at the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships set to be held at Splash! La Mirada Feb. 17-19.

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Representing Cal Lutheran were Ryan Brem and Kevin Schultz. All divers competed an 11-dive list today.

Brem scored a 346.35 to take third and move on to the finals in his sophomore campaign. Classmate Schultz posted a 154.59 to place tenth as his season concludes.

Winning the event, and earning an NCAA qualification, was James Stevick from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps with a total of 495.57. Second place went to Jake Tittl from La Verne after posting a 389.61.

A field of 16 was cut in half with the top eight finishers advancing to the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships set to be held at Splash! La Mirada Feb. 17-19.

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Division III members passed legislation at the NCAA convention last Saturday allowing private communication with recruits through social networking sites like Facebook.

Coaches have been limited to phone calls, text messages, faxes and emails.

"There are not a lot of phone conversations that go on anymore and I don't think some kids even know what a fax is," CLU athletic director Dan Kuntz said. "Students are living and communicating in social media and I think the schools and coaches realize that. The one concern was privacy and not being intruded upon, but students are pretty savvy. When they don't want to be contacted, they know how to say not now."

Kuntz and James McHugh, the special assistant to the president for athletic affairs at CLU, represented the university at the convention in Grapevine, Texas.

Division III members considered 13 legislative proposals during the convention business session.

Along with the social media proposal, another proposal adopted was requiring confirmation of sickle cell trait status for all student-athletes no later than the 2014-15 academic year, including mandatory confirmation of status for all incoming student-athletes in 2013-14.

People with sickle cell trait have been shown to be more vulnerable than those without the trait to heat stroke and muscle breakdown when subjected to strenuous exercise under unfavorable environmental conditions.

Athletes can opt out of having the test, but will have to receive education regarding sickle cell trait status.

Given the concerns about costs, logistics and how the proposal related to other medical issues, the vote was close (254-200-15).

Not much will change at CLU as the university already required athletes to have the sickle cell trait test.

"There were a lot of conversations around this issue, but in the end it's really about the well-being of the student," Kuntz said. "If there is something we can do to help the well-being of the student, our mindset at CLU is to always do it. Our first priority is always to take better care of our students."

Kuntz said a topic he expects to be discussed in the future is establishing boundaries at the Division III level, where there are no athletic scholarships.

"Being less intrusive on students and offering a better work-life balance for the staff is huge," Kuntz said. "Division III is intended to have more restrictions because the emphasis is to allow student-athletes to be students. They need opportunities to study abroad and not have coaches on them year-round. We need to allow them to have a well-rounded experience."

Kuntz was attending the NCAA convention for the eighth time and can't wait to go back next year when it comes to San Diego.

"I think it's all fascinating because I can learn so much," Kuntz said. "There are so many good things and different ways to think about things and talk about these social issues that are in sports."

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Though the Kingsmen nearly caught the Sagehens, it was Pomona-Pitzer who was victorious today, defeating CLU 153-141. Cal Lutheran went on to defeat Caltech for the split.

Ryan Brem won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events today. On the three-meter he was the only diver to break the 200-point plateau, scoring a 211.35. He won the one-meter with a 192.65, edging Ben Grabowski (189.05) from Caltech. Grabowski scored a 199.00 for second on the three-meter as well. Kevin Schultz and Andrew Kirk were third and fourth on both boards.  

The Kingsmen started off with a team victory in the 400 Medley Relay as Aaron Waters, Anthony Nguyen, Kyle Eckhart and Chase Miller combined to swim a 3:39.73, hitting the wall, which was 46 hundredths of a second ahead of the Pomona-Pitzer ‘A’ team.

Waters went on to win the 100 backstroke in 55.96 and the 200 back in 2:04.70, winning by four full seconds.

Cal Lutheran took second and third in the 100 freestyle with Eckhart (49.47) and Miller (49.52) hitting the wall just five tenths of a second apart. Eckhart placed third in the 100 butterfly in 54.41, though he was just under a second off the winning time.

CLU took the top two spots in the 100 breaststroke with Conrad Sheffer and Nguyen going 1:00.69 and 1:02.93, respectively. The duo then repeated the feat in the 200 breast with Sheffer swimming a 2:15.39 ahead of Nguyen in 2:18.80. Sheffer also took the 200 Individual Medley, nearly breaking the two-minute mark, with a swim of 2:00.71.

In the 50 free, Tyler Berg was the second man to the wall in 22.32 behind Hugh Berryman from Pomona-Pitzer.

Mike Potter (17:49.36) was fourth in the mile, shaving more than 30 seconds off his previous season best time while David Sparks (1:52.18) placed fourth in the 200 free, just seven tenths of a second behind the third place finisher. Philip Anderson was fourth in the 100 back with a time of 59.71 as one of five athletes under a minute today. Mason Hill was the top CLU finisher in the 200 fly, also placing fourth in 2:11.26. Another fourth place finish went to Derrick Graham in the 500 free as he hit the wall in 5:05.54.

The meet concluded with a CLU victory in the 200 Free Relay. Miller led off and the Kingsmen never trailed after he went out in 22.52. Eckhart dove in for the second leg, followed by Sheffer, who swam the fastest 50 of the entire event in 21.64, though Berg, the CLU anchor man, was a tenth of a second off the pace to end the race in 21.65.

Cal Lutheran (4-4) will send divers to the SCIAC Preliminaries on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10 at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. The event will be hosted by Caltech and diving is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. each day.

Results: CLU 240, CIT 54
Results: PP 153 CLU 141
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Cal Lutheran was especially dominant early, winning the first seven events. The quartet of Aaron Waters, Anthony Nguyen, Eckhart and Tyler Berg won the first of race of the day, taking the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:39. 07.

Cal Lutheran placed first and second in the next event, the 1,000 free when Conrad Sheffer won with a time of 10:39.44 and Zachary Kaija touched the finish line next in a time of 10:47.35.

Miller made his last 200 free race at home count, taking first place with a time 1:48.26 which was more than four seconds ahead of second place.

Waters would win his second race of the day in the 100 backstroke, winning the race in a time of 56.09.

The Kingsmen were well represented in the 100 breaststroke as Nguyen finished second, Kaija third, and Sparks came in fourth.

The 200 butterfly race saw Mason Hill take first with a time of 2:17.89 while fellow Kingsmen Jake Hutton came in second with a time of 2:18.67.

The Kingsmen again placed one-two in the 50 free with Berg touching the wall first in 21.75, narrowly edging Miller who was right behind with a time of 21.98.

Cal Lutheran’s best race of the day was the 100 free when the Kingsmen finished 1-4. Eckhart won the race in a time of 47.97 while Miller finished second, Berg came in third and Sparks round out CLU with a fourth place finish.

Sheffer won his second race of the day, taking first in the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:03.25 and later capped off his individual race day with a victory in the 100 butterfly.

Derrick Graham won his first race of the day during the 500 free in a time of 5:02.36 while teammate Mike Potter made up more than a body length in the final 50 yards to edge Occidental swimmer Alex Najarian for second place.

The Kingsmen capped their successful meet with a victory in the 200 free relay. Sheffer, Sparks, Miller, and Berg clocked a winning time of 1:27.73, more than eight seconds ahead of second place.

The Kingsmen will dive back into the pool next Saturday, Feb. 2 when they travel to Pasedena and compete against Caltech and Pomona-Pitzer. The race is set to start at 10:30 a.m.

Box Score: CLU 204 Occidental 80
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The Kingsmen jumped out to an early lead with a 400 Medley Relay victory before concluding the meet with another relay win in the 400 Medley Relay.

The quartet of Aaron Waters, Conrad Sheffer, Kyle Eckhart and Chase Miller opened the day with a 3:44.59 Medley Relay performance. Eckhart was the only repeat champion, joining forces with Anthony Nguyen, David Sparks and Tyler Berg to take the final event, the 400 Free Relay, in 3:20.69, edging Whittier by 11 hundredths of a second.

Cal Lutheran swept the 100 breaststroke going 1-2-3 as Sheffer hit the wall in 1:01.57 followed by Zach Kaija (1:04.59) and Nguyen (1:05.96). The trio repeated in the 200 breast with Sheffer, Kaija and Nguyen swimming 2:21.19, 2:25.84 and 2:30.93, respectively. Sheffer went on to win the 200 Individual Medley (IM) in 2:04.02 as well.

Eckhart added an individual victory in the 100 butterfly, finishing in 54.69.

Waters won the 100 backstroke in 57.23, out touching Cameron Rehm (57.77) from WC. The duo reversed finishes in the 200 back with Waters touching the wall second in 2:10.12. The CLU sophomore also placed third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:09.83.

Miller was second in the 200 free with a swim of 1:53.31. Berg sprinted to second in the 50 free with a 22.33 followed by Eckhart (22.65) and Miller (22.71). Sparks placed second in the 100 free in a time of 50.16 while Berg tied the Poets Kevin Marquez for third, each clocking in at 50.46.

Derrick Graham was less than two seconds off the winning time in the 500 free, finishing in 5:02.93.

Ryan Brem won the three-meter diving event by more than 30 points by scoring a 206.15. He then went on to place second in the one-meter with a 202.90, falling to Garrett Hall (212.40). Kevin Schultz was third with a 152.50.

Cal Lutheran (1-5 SCIAC) will be back at the Samuelson Aquatics Center on Saturday, Jan. 26 when the Kingsmen host Occidental at 10:30 a.m.   

Results: CLU 161.5, WC 132.5
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The Kingsmen got off to a great start by winning the first swimming event of the day, the 200 Medley Relay. Aaron Waters, Conrad Sheffer, Kyle Eckhart, and Tyler Berg teamed up to give CLU the winning time of 1:38.81, two seconds faster than the second place team. Waters got the race started with the back before Sheffer used a smooth breaststroke leg to dissolve the Stags lead, giving Eckhart an advantage entering the water for the butterfly before Beg closed it out with the free.

Sheffer would continue the strong swimming, becoming the only Kingsmen swimmer to win any individual events today.  He placed first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.75 while teammates Anthony Nguyen (1:02.77) finished third and Zachary Kaija (1:04.11) was fifth. Sheffer nearly had his third win of the day in the 100 free, finishing less than second (48.83) behind first place finisher Cameron Whiting.

Ryan Brem dominated the one-meter dive competition, placing first with a score of 210.15, some 45 points more than second place. Brem came close to sweeping the diving events, falling by just 1.5 points to Julian Laguisma in the three-meter dive competition with a 164.25. Kevin Schultz and Andrew Kirk placed third and fourth on the one-meter board, respectively, with a 159.95 and 135.40, while Kirk was third on the three-meter board with a 152.25.

Cal Lutheran was strongly represented in the 1650 free where Kaija (18:19.25) finished second, Mike Potter (18:22.65) came in third, and Derrick Graham (18:35.81) placed fourth. Graham and Philip Anderson added to the CLU team tally with third and fifth place finishes in the 500 free. Graham swam a 5:08 flat with freshman Anderson completing the race in 530.07.

In the 200 Individual Medley, Waters came in second with a time of 2:05.38 and Nuygen garnered his second third place finish of the day, clocking a 2:08.38. Nuygen also earned CLU points in the 200 free, swimming a 1:53.40.

The 50 free saw four Kingsmen swim stroke-for-stroke with Berg leading the pack. He finished in 22.01 for third followed by Eckhart (22.54), David Sparks (22.95) and Chase Miller (23.00) who was just out of scoring position for CLU.

Miller and Sparks pulled into the wall a tenth of a second apart in the 100 free with Miller placing fourth in 50.11 just ahead of Sparks (50.21). Eckhart scored for Cal Lutheran in the 100 fly with a time of 54.17 and Waters also earned points for the Kingsmen, with a 56.63 race in the 100 back.

The meet concluded with a pair of points in the 200 Free Relay as Miller, Graham Jameson Jr., Mason Hill and Anderson combined for a time of 1:35.36.

Cal Lutheran (1-3) will look to get back on the winning track Saturday, Jan. 19, when they travel to Whittier to take on the Poets. The meet is set to start at 10:30 a.m.

Results: CMS 157, CLU 85|
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Cal Lutheran concluded the meet with a 200 Freestyle Relay victory behind a 1:29.51 performance from Kyle Eckhart, Chase Miller, Conrad Sheffer and Tyler Berg from the ‘A’ team. The Redlands ‘A’ team was second in a time of 1:32.28 ahead of the CLU ‘B’ squad of Mike Potter, Philip Anderson, Zach Kaija and Aaron Waters who combined for a 1:37.94 finish.

Earlier in the meet Sheffer won a pair of events, hauling in first place points in both the 200 Individual Medley (2:00.68) and the 100 breaststroke (1:00.21). Kaija placed third and fourth in those races, respectively, with times of 2:08.95 and 1:04.46.

On the one-meter board Andrew Kirk was victorious, posting a score of 149.25, and placed third on the three-meter board with a six-dive total of 127.10.

A rarity in swimming, the Kingsmen saw a pair of first place ties unfold today. Miller earned a three-way tie for first in the 100 freestyle, touching the wall simultaneously with Nelson Glendinning (UR) and Clint Freeman (UR) in 50.18. Tyler Berg also finished knotted, swimming the 50 free in 22.44 to tie Matt Zaggy (UR).

Miller went on to place second in the 200 free (1:53.77) while David Sparks placed fifth in the 50 free (23.56) behind teammate Eckhart (22.78). In his first meet for CLU, Sparkswas third in the 100 free in 51.25 with Bergjust three tenths of a second back in fourth at 51.28.

Jake Hutton finished second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.90, four tenths of a second ahead of Derrick Graham who placed third for CLU. Mason Hill was just off that pace in 58.79 for fifth.

Another second place finish today went to Waters who completed the 100 breast in 56.75, less than a second off the winning time. Anderson placed fourth in 1:00.79 in the event.

The distance events saw Anthony Nguyen (10:56.38) and Graham(11:03.50) finish second and third in the 1000 freestyle before flipping places in the 500 free with Graham hitting the wall second in 5:14.60 followed by Nguyen in 5:16.44.

The opening relay was paced by the two Bulldogs teams with the Kingsmen ‘A’ team of  Waters, Nguyen,Hilland Eckhart touching the wall third in 1:44.50.

Cal Lutheran (1-2) will host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Samuelson Aquatics Center.

Results: UR 124.16, CLU 106.83
Results: CLU 182, CU 33
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With Division I Pepperdine and Division III UC Santa Cruz making the trip from Malibu and Santa Cruz, respectively, the teams competed in a number of sprint races to kick of 2013.

To open the meet the women took to the one meter board and the men began on the three meter board with six dives apiece. Mid-way through the meet they swapped heights and performed a second six-set dive list.

Swimmers stepped up to the blocks for the 200 Medley Relay followed by a series of sprints in the form of 25 yard and 50 yard butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke races.

In addition, swimmers participated in the rare 100 meter individual medley. Today, there was a little bit of hype around that race when Cortney Jordan, a two-time US Paralympian, broke a 15 year old MS7 record in the event. The senior did not just break the mark set in 1998, she demolished is, swimming a 1:22.36 to break the previous time of 1:57.62 by more than 35 seconds, which is rather unheard of in swimming.

The Kingsmen and Regals used today as a lead-up for return to Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) competition tomorrow when they travel to Redlands for a tri-meet with the Bulldogs and Chapman. Diving is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. followed by swimming events at 11:00 a.m.  

Results: Not available at time of release
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Leading the way for the men’s team was diver Ryan Brem, who won both the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions.  Brem was especially dominant in the one-meter competition dive, besting his closest competitor by 18 points.

The only win for the Kingsmen came in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay where Tyler Berg, A.J. Franklin, Chase Miller and Conrad Sheffer combined for a winning time of 1:30.96.

CLU’s strongest race was in the 1,000 yard freestyle race where Derrick Graham (11:05.78), Mike Potter (11:20.34), and Mason Hill (11:46.28) finished second, third and fourth, respectively.

Zachary Kaija (1:05.18) and Anthony Nguyen (1:06.03) finished in second and third in the 100 yard breaststroke race.

The Cal Lutheran swimming and diving teams will be back in action after the New Year when they host the CLU invitational January 4, at 10:00 a.m.

Results: ULV 182, CLU 116
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Though Sheffer was out touched to place second in the 100 breast, he etched his name atop the Cal Lutheran record books with his swim of 58.81.

Sheffer produced two first place finishes, winning the 400 Individual Medley (IM), swimming a 4:18.80 and the 200 IM in a time of 1:57.28. He also placed second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:08.79, shaving more than 10 seconds off his preliminaries time. Additionally, he was part of five relays.

The Kingsmen had a number of solid relay swims. CLU placed second in the 200 Medley Relay as Aaron Waters, Sheffer, Tyler Berg and Derrick Graham combined to swim a 1:41.31. The same group swam to a third place 400 Medley Relay finish in a time of 3:43.73, though Berg and Graham swapped positions.

Three of the four again joined forces to swim the 800 Free Relay with Sheffer leading off before Alex Franklin dove in, followed by Berg and Graham to finish third in 7:35.24. In the 400 Free Relay, Berg started things off followed by Franklin, Chase Miller and Sheffer to go a joint 3:20.98. The 200 Free Relay was a combined effort by Berg, Franklin, Millerand Sheffer. The quartet touched the wall in 1:29.95 to finish fourth.

Berg swam a 22.83 50 free to finish sixth while Franklin and Miller placed eighth and ninth, respectively, in 23.49 and 23.65. In the finals of the 100 free Berg posted a time of 49.79 for fourth while Franklin (50.70) and Miller (50.80) also swam the event.   

The 100 backstroke saw Waters finish fourth in 59.65 and he went on to place fourth in the 200 back in 2:07.41. Franklin also competed in the 100 back final, placing eighth in 1:05.14.

Graham placed fifth in the 200 fly (2:15.74) and ninth in the 100 fly (57.70), also swimming distance events. He went a 5:09.89 in the 500 free and swam the mile in 18:20.13 for sixth.

Mason Hill swam a 58.75 100 fly for tenth. Jake Hutton was sixth in the 200 fly, going a 2:18.80. Mike Potter was eighth in the 500 free with a time of 5:17.50.

Anthony Nguyen (4:34.00), Zach Kaija (4:45.07) and Waters (4:51.90) all finished top-10 in the 400 IM with Nguyen second on the team to Sheffer, placing fourth. They all swam the 200 IM as well, with Nguyen (2:07.70) and Waters (2:07.75) separated by just five hundredths of a second. Nguyen also placed sixth in the 100 breast with a time of 1:04.58 and seventh in the 200 breast in 2:23.79. Kaija hit the wall in 2:28.05 and Luis Burgos swam it in a 2:34.82.

On the boards, Ryan Brem (197.80)and Joey Zielsdorf (180.05) went 2-3 on the one-meter and CLU produced a 4-5-6 finish on the three-meter with Brem (199.30), Zielsdorf (181.35) and Kevin Schultz (164.45) all competing. Schultz was sixth on the one-meter with a 157.05.

Cal Lutheran will open Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) competition Saturday, Dec. 8 when the teams travel to La Verne to take the blocks against the Leopards beginning at 10:30 a.m.  

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Ryan Brem was third on the one-meter board with a 226.65 and sixth on the three-meter board with a 165.40 as the only CLU athlete to dive at both heights. Brem recorded his highest score of the afternoon on the one-meter board during his second dive of the day. A forward two and a half tucked somersault earned him a combined 43.20 after opening with a solid double front for a 39.60. He also scored a 39.60 on his fifth dive, an inward one and a half, tucked.

On the three-meter board he scored a 33.75 on his back tucked two and a half somersault with a half twist. Brem scored identical 33.00’s on his front two and a half and his double back, both performed in the tucked position.

Kevin Shultz and Andrew Kirk also competed on the one-meter, recording scores of 153.95 and 148.50, respectively, for eighth and tenth. Shultz scored a combined 37.40 on his fifth dive, an inward one and a half tucked somersault for his best performance of the day. He also broke the 30-point mark on his back dive, straight, tallying a 30.60. Kirk scored matching 29.75’s on his opening dive of a front piked one and a half and his third dive, a back somersault in the straight position.

James Steveick from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps was the victor on both boards with scores of 299.60 and 265.70, respectively.

Cal Lutheran swimming and diving will be on the road Nov. 30-Dec. 2 when they travel to the Finis Invitational in Northern California.

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But Cortney Jordan had a valid excuse.

The Cal Lutheran swimmer was representing her country at the Paralympics and making a quick trip to the White House to meet the president.

Jordan, 21, competed in six events in London and captured four medals — three silvers and a bronze.

"It is kind of weird coming back here because I was just in a dream world for so long and only had to focus on swimming," Jordan said last week after returning to CLU. "Now, I come back and have to focus on swimming, focus on work and focus on catching up in school. It's really stressful right now."

Jordan, a Henderson, Nev., resident, was born with cerebral palsy and has a shorter, weaker left side of her body. She walks with a limp and has endured back problems.

Jordan first competed in the Paralympics four years ago in Beijing, where she won four medals.

In her return appearance in London, she was designated one of four team captains for the U.S. swim team.

"It was a lot different this time because I knew what I was getting into. Before, I had no idea what I was doing," Jordan said. "I had more experience and I had a role to play on the team instead of just being a rookie. I had to take a leadership role and do my best to help others as well as myself."

After completing her junior year at Cal Lutheran, Jordan moved to Minnesota to train with U.S. Paralympic head coach Tom Franke. She lived with Franke and his family.

"I just swam and trained. I had zero life this summer," Jordan said. "I was swimming in the morning and then training in the afternoons again. It really helped me because I got rid of all the distractions and it allowed me to just focus on swimming."

The extra work paid off as Jordan posted personal-best times in five of her six events.

"My classification got a lot more competitive within the four years, so I knew I would need to get my best times to win a medal," she said. "I just wanted to win one medal, so the fact I got four is completely thrilling."

Jordan was equally as thrilled when she learned she was going to be a team captain in London. The selections were announced during training camp.

"I cried," Jordan said. "I am a happy crier. I was so honored and I couldn't even contain my happiness. I cry at all the happy moments. Every time I was on the podium I was crying. I don't really like that about myself, but I'm just so happy I can't contain myself."

Following the closing ceremonies in London, Jordan flew directly to Baltimore to visit the White House in Washington with several other U.S. Olympians and Paralympians.

She was able to shake hands with President Barack Obama and received a hug from first lady Michelle Obama.

"It was just such an honor to be there and have them recognize us," Jordan said. "They were all extremely welcoming and Obama was wonderful. He tried to shake everyone's hand, which I think he did."

Jordan was also treated to a more exclusive visit to the Pentagon. She was serving as a guide for fellow Paralympic swimmer Brad Snyder, a Navy lieutenant who was blinded after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.

Jordan had some prior familiarity with the Pentagon. Her father was a colonel in the Air Force and used to work there.

"I was super little the last time I went, and it was nice to go again and get another feel for it," Jordan said. "I got to meet the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It was very memorable."

But once the Washington visit ended, it was finally back to reality for Jordan.

She arrived at Cal Lutheran with assignments to complete and job responsibilities as the student director of the CLU Writing Center.

Although some students and teachers know about her medal-winning exploits, Jordan has not achieved celebrity status on campus.

"That would be kind of weird. I am pretty low-key and I like just being a part of the school," she said. "I don't really like being the center of attention, so I am glad I can just blend in and study."

Jordan didn't bring her medals with her to CLU. She gave them to her parents to take home to Nevada.

Jordan is hoping to add a few more to her collection in four years at Rio de Janeiro.

"Both of my experiences at the Paralympics have been phenomenal," she said. "I would love to go back again."

Representing the USA in her second Paralympic Games, Jordan earned her way onto the podium for silver in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 400 freestyle and came away with a bronze in the 100 backstroke. She was a place away from a bronze in the 200 IM and also swam the 100 breaststroke.

Jordan and her teammates were able to enjoy a few competition free days in London before last night’s closing ceremonies.

The CLU senior will return to Thousand Oaks later this week, but will make a very special stop in our nation’s capital before doing so.

Overall the USA Paralympic team earned 98 medals in London.

Though the Opening Ceremonies took place tonight, Jordan opted to stay in and get her rest as one of many athletes to compete on day one on Thursday.

The schedule she will swim includes the following events and times (PST):

Aug. 30 – 100m backstroke - Prelims 2:47 a.m.; Finals, 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 1 – 100m breaststroke - Prelims 3:52 a.m.; Finals, 12:27 p.m.
Sept. 2 – 200 individual medley  - Prelims 1:41 a.m.; Finals, 11:39 a.m.
Sept. 3 – 100m free style - Prelims 2:13 a.m.; Finals, 11:56 a.m.
Sept. 4 – 50m free style - Prelims 3:39 a.m.; Finals, 12:24 p.m.
Sept. 6 – 400m free style - Prelims 2:07 a.m., Finals 11:58 a.m.

Follow Jordan’s quest for gold by visiting the full schedule throughout the course of the games.