Budner, Kline Lead Mid-Major All-American Team

MEREDITH Budner of Towson University and Peter Kline of Cal Poly were named CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Swimmers-of-the-Year.- The pair, along with seven additional men and eighteen women, was also named to the Mid-Major All-American team.

The nineteen women and seven men earned the honor based on their qualification for the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships.- It was the second-fewest number of honorees in the seven years of the program.

Budner was one of three Mid-Major women to finish in the top three among in an individual event.- Budner finished second in both the 500- and 1650-yard freestyles.- Western Kentucky’s Claire Donahue finished second in the 100-yard butterfly and George Mason’s Ashley Danner finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke.- Fourteen schools placed swimmers on the first team, led by Towson University’s with four members.

On the men’s side, seven schools placed swimmers on the All-American team, led by the Naval Academy with two.- Kline earned the top honor with the highest average finish for his three individual events.- Columbia’s Adam Powell was the only individual scorer, placing 16th in the 50-yard freestyle

An additional 118 male and 161 female swimmers were awarded Honorable Mention status.- Honorable mention selections are swimmers who were entered with NCAA ‘B’ standards, but not selected for the 2011 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Those 279 swimmers represented 87 teams at sixty-two schools.- Ohio University and Princeton University each had nine women's Honorable Mention selections while Denver's men's team boasted thirteen.

The following conferences have been designated as Mid-Majors: America East, Atlantic 10, Colonial Athletic Association, Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association, Horizon, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mountain Pacific, Missouri Valley, Patriot, Sun Belt, Summit, and Western Athletic.- Institutions are also eligible by awarding fewer than half of the maximum-allowable scholarships (seven for women, five for men).

COMPLETE LIST INCLUDING HONORABLE MENTIONS

Women’s First Team Mid-Major All-Americans Alvarez, Liliana- UC Davis Boucher, Amber- Boise St Budner, Meredith- Towson Czarnecki, Cari- Towson Danner, Ashley- George Mason Donahue, Claire- Western KY Dyer, Jacy- Toledo Golden, Brooke- Towson Haraldsdottir, Erla- Old Dominion Heim, Rachel- Ohio University Hines, Lauren - Richmond Kittle, Grace- Denver Lim, Shana- Idaho Lindsay, Laura- Toledo Martin, Lindsey- Davidson McClellan, Emily- UW-Milwaukee North, Stephanie- Boise St Vehr, Kelsey- Miami (Ohio) Waters, Megan- Princeton Zeller, Kayla- Towson

Men’s First Team Mid-Major All-Americans Bilonic, Lovro- St. Peter's Kline, Peter- Cal Poly Meyer, Mark- Navy Peterson, Christopher- UCSB Powell, Adam- Columbia Rickett, Matthew- Boston University Vagts, Justin- Navy