Tufts University Athletics

Sophomore Johann Schmidt Seized the Moment to Become First Jumbo National Diving Champ Since 1982 March 28, 2012 The pressure that Tufts sophomore diver Johann Schmidt (Nanuet, NY) faced on his final dive in the one-meter competition at the NCAA Championships last Friday (March 23) can't be exaggerated. He overcome it to become a national champion. (MORE)

Tufts' Johann Schmidt Wins NCAA Div. III Men's Diving Championship on One-Meter Board March 24, 2012 Tufts University sophomore diver Johann Schmidt (Nanuet, NY) won the Jumbo men's swimming & diving program's first national title in 30 years on Friday night when he captured the 2012 NCAA Div. III one-meter diving national championship. (MORE)

Academic All-NESCAC Selections for 2011-12 Winter Sports Include 91 Jumbo Student-Athletes March 21, 2012 Ninety-one winter sport athletes at Tufts were awarded Academic All-New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) honors on Wednesday. Recipients have achieved at least sophomore academic standing with a grade point average of 3.35 or better and are letter-winners on their teams. (MORE)

NESCAC Champions Rood and Schmidt to Compete at NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Meet March 16, 2012 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) double champions Owen Rood (Branford, CT) and Johann Schmidt (Nanuet, NY) of the Tufts men's swimming & diving team will compete at the 2012 NCAA Div. III Championships to be held at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) March 21-24. (MORE)

Six Jumbos Announced as 2012 NESCAC All-Conference Men's Swimming & Diving Team Members February 28, 2012 Led by four-time NESCAC All-Conference selection Owen Rood (Branford, CT), the Tufts men's swimming & diving team has six athletes on the 2012 All-Conference squad announced today. The honor is given to the top three finishers in each event at the conference championship meet. (MORE)