Courtesy: NCAA

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Bill Jones and junior Alex Meyer are headed to the 2009 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, to be held March 26-28 at Texas A&M’s Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station, Texas.

Jones has been chosen to compete in the 100 and 200 butterfly events for the second straight season.  In 2008, Jones placed 23rd in the preliminaries of the 100 fly with a mark of 47.35 and finished 25th in the 200 fly, touching the wall in 1:46.12. 

Earlier this month, Jones, a senior from Fremont, Mich., was tabbed to the All-Ivy League first team after helping the Crimson win the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:27.61 at the Ivy League Championships at Princeton.  He earned three Ivy second-team accolades after finishing second in the 100 butterfly in 46.12, surpassing the previous Ivy League record in the race.  He also garnered second-team distinction in the 800 freestyle relay (6:30.96) and the 400 medley relay (3:12.30).

Meyer, making his first appearance at the NCAA meet, qualified in the 1,650 freestyle after winning the event at the Ivy League Championships with a time of 15:01.18, good for a new DeNunzio Pool record.  Meyer, a two-time All-Ivy first-team honoree this season, also claimed the 1,000 free at the Ivy Championships with a new meet record of 8:57.28. 

The 100 butterfly event at the NCAA Championships is scheduled for Friday, March 27, while the 200 butterfly and 1,650 freestyle races are slated for Saturday, March 28.