Alabama’s Derek Maas Earns Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Elite 90 Award on Second Day of NCAA Championships

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Alabama’s Derek Maas Earns Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Elite 90 Award on Second Day of NCAA Championships

3/23/2023 9:23:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

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It marks the first time an Alabama swimmer or diver has won the award

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Alabama swimmer Derek Maas was named the recipient of the NCAA's Elite 90 award on day two of the 2023 Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Minneapolis.

The Elite 90 award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 90 championships. This latest honor comes on the heels of Maas earning his third-consecutive CSC Academic All-American honors, in addition to bringing home the SEC Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors last month.

Maas' recognition marks the 17^th time an Alabama student-athlete has earned the prestigious honor and the first time a Crimson Tide swimmer has won the award.

In the pool, Maas broke the Alabama school record in the 200 individual medley during Thursday's prelim session. At the conclusion of day two, the Crimson Tide sit in 16^th-place in the team standings with 26 points.

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Crimson Tide Highlights

Derek Maas posted a new school-record in the 200 individual medley during Thursday's prelims session, clocking a 1:42.59 to take 18^th
Charlie Hawke swam 4:18.04 in the 500 freestyle, finishing 33^rd
Matt Menke placed 45^th in the 200 individual medley, as he touched in 1:45.18

Up Next

All sessions of the 2023 Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live results available via the MeetMobile app
Friday and Saturday will feature a full slate of events each day with prelims getting underway at 10 a.m. CT and finals starting at 6 p.m.
Friday's prelims session includes the 100 butterfly (Mateo Miceli), 200 freestyle (Hawke), 100 breaststroke (Maas) and 100 backstroke (Menke)

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