Our Sunday Salute continues with the five members of the men's and women's swimming and diving teams who qualified for the NCAA Championship and were unable to compete at the meet due to the event being canceled.
Bradley Buchter
Class – Senior
Hometown – Hickory, N.C.
Academic Major – Information Technology
Service Assignment – Navy surface warfare
NCAA Championship – Fourth
Events – One-Meter Diving, Three-Meter Diving
Additional Notes – The four-time Patriot League diver of the year became just the third Navy men's diver to qualify for the NCAA Championship in each of his four years. He earned 2019 Honorable Mention All-America honors and qualified for this year's national championship by winning both boards at the Zone A Championship.
Meghan Gerdes
Class – Junior
Hometown – Spring, Texas
Academic Major – Mathematics
NCAA Championship – Second
Events – Platform Diving
Additional Notes – Needing to place no lower than fifth place to qualify for the NCAA Championship, she stood in 11
th place midway through the platform diving event at the NCAA Zone Championship but rose to fourth by the end of the competition. She previously competed in platform and three-meter diving at the 2019 NCAA Championship.
Sydney Harrington
Class – Sophomore
Hometown – Fairfax, Va.
Academic Major – Physics
NCAA Championship – First
Events – 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly, 200 Individual Medley
Additional Notes – The 2020 Patriot League Swimmer of the Year was seeded 19
th nationally in the 200 fly (top-16 finishers at the NCAA Championship earn All-America accolades) with her school and league record time of 1:54.47. She also holds the Navy and Patriot League record in the 100 fly (52.12) and was seeded 24
th in the event at the NCAA Championship.
Luke Johnson
Class – Junior
Hometown – Charlotte, N.C.
Academic Major – Chemistry
NCAA Championship – First
Events – 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle, 400 Individual Medley
Additional Notes – Was seeded 18
th in the NCAA Championship field in the 1650 free with his 2020 Patriot League Championship winning time of 14:52.11. That effort also was a school and league record.
Hannah Montau
Class – Sophomore
Hometown – Germantown, Md.
Academic Major – Political Science
NCAA Championship – Second
Events – One-Meter Diving, Platform Diving
Additional Notes –– She previously competed in one-meter and platform diving at the 2019 NCAA Championship. This year's selection made her the second Mid to qualify for the NCAA (D1) Championship in diving twice in a career.
