BEALL, FRIES EARN CSC FIRST-TEAM ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Mason Beall and Jack Fries of the Olivet Nazarene University men's swimming & diving team were named to the prestigious 2023-24 Academic All-America Men's Swimming & Diving Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC). Both Tigers were named to the first team.

The CSC Academic All-America Team is comprised of student-athletes from NAIA institutions, who are selected based on their work athletically and in the classroom. Nominees must be starters or important reserves, sophomores or older, with at least 3.50 cumulative grade point averages.

Beall, a native of Rochester, Ind., earned his second consecutive CSC First-Team Academic All-American selection. Beall earned an NAIA All-American finish at the 2024 national championships, touching the wall at 16:18.47 to place seventh in the 1650-yard freestyle. He placed third in the same event at the KCAC Conference Championships and was a conference champion in the 500-yard freestyle, setting a new KCAC record with a time of 4:38.46. Beall is double-majoring in Biochemistry and Sociology at Olivet Nazarene University.

Fries was also an NAIA All-American in 2024, placing eighth in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:53.12 to earn All-American status. The sophomore from Fenton, Mich., shined at the KCAC Conference Championships, winning all three of his individual events and setting new KCAC records in the 200-yard IM (1:50.61) and the 100-yard backstroke (50.23). He was named the KCAC Co-Male Swimmer of the Meet for his efforts. Fries is majoring in Engineering at Olivet Nazarene University.

The duo helped the Tigers earn a 11th-place finish at the 2024 NAIA National Championships and win a third-consecutive KCAC Conference Championship. They become the third and fourth Tigers to be named CSC Academic All-Americans this school year, joining Nick Kilian (men's soccer) and Halle Briner (women's swimming & diving) as first-team selections.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu