Stanford’s men’s swimming rode solid performances from juniors Chad La Tourette in the 1650 free and Bobby Bollier in the 200 butterfly in Minneapolis last weekend, finishing third in the NCAA Championships. Tourette and Bollier were both national runner-ups in their respective events.
Stanford ended the competition with 403 points, falling to champion California’s 493. The Bears’ title was the program’s first since 1980. Texas finished in second with 470.5 points.
La Tourette, last year’s champion in the 1650 free, tied for second with Georgia’s Martin Grodzki at 14:34.80. Texas Longhorn Michael McBroom won the event, leading the field with a time of 14:32.86.
Bollier’s time of 1:40.76 in the 200 butterfly was second only to Mark Dylla, whose mark of 1:40.60 set an NCAA and pool record.