FRIDAY FINAL RESULTS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - In what has already been an historic run at the 2023 NCAA Division II National Championships, Lamar Taylor became just the second Red Wave swimmer in the program's history to become a two-time National Champion after claiming first-place in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 45.95.

The Freeport, Bahamas native also became the first HSU athlete across all sports to win two titles at the same NCAA Championship event in school history. In Taylor's first individual swim of the week, he claimed the program's first individual National Championship since 2010 with a first-place finish in the 50 free.

"[Lamar Taylor] comes in, works hard and you see the work day in and day out and how, when we push him to go other times, he accepts the challenge," head coach Scotty Serio said. "It brings another level to the kids who are watching it happen. That is a lot about what is going on here at Nationals right now; everyone pushing each other and knowing that with the [athletes] we have, there is a great chance of something amazing happening."

Kiara Pozvai kept up the highlights for Henderson as she claimed her fourth All-America honor after placing sixth in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.37. Pozvai has one event remaining tomorrow with the 100 freestyle, where she is the No. 1 overall seed.



Taylor matched Pozvai with four All-America nods after finishing third to close out the day's competition as the two-time National Champion joined Jack Armstrong, Jase Pinckney and Tim Holt in the highly-competitive 200 free relay with a third-place finish, touching the wall at 1:18.14.



After three full days of competition for Henderson, Serio's bunch sits 12th on the women's side with 97 points - two points safe of the 13th-place team - while the men are in 11th with 134 points, sporting a two-point advantage on 12th.

The Red Wave will try and continue to make the amazing happen with the last day of the 2023 NCAA Division II National Championships tomorrow. Pozvai will swim the 100 free as the No. 1 overall seed before Taylor and Armstrong take to the same race as the No. 2 and 1 seed, respectively. The men's 400 free relay will put the finishing touches on an unforgettable week in Indianapolis.