Swim brings home 2 national championships on Day Three

Evan Nail and Izaiah Trevino-Lozano each won a national championship on day three of the 2026 NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships Friday in Elkhart, Ind.

Nail won the 400 IM in 3:48.16, breaking the NAIA record by nearly a second, in a dominant wire-to-wire win.

Trevino-Lozano won the 200 Free with a time of 1:34.91, just 0.02 off the NAIA record and ahead of second place by 0.31. The mark is a record for the Mustangs' men's swim program.

"What Evan and Izaiah did today is historic for this program," said Head Coach Curren Bates. "Two national champions, a new NAIA record... we've never had that before on the men's side. These guys earned every bit of it."

Nail took second in the 200 IM (1:46.06), while Trevino-Lozano took a runner-up in the 500 Free (4:23.76). Other top finishers for the men include Dylan Crane taking fifth in the 200 Free (1:37.66), Charley Sears 13th in the 200 IM (1:52.44) and Ethan Soni 15th in the 100 Back (50.50).

The Men's 400 Medley Relay team took sixth with a time of 3:16.10, a new program record for The Master's.

As a team, the men are currently in eighth place with 177 points.

On the women's side, Katherine Dyer placed second in the 400 IM (4:23.27), just 0.32 off gold. She also took second in the 200 IM (2:01.70). Kylee Sears got her second runner-up trophy in the 200 Free (1:50.21), repeating what she did last year after winning the event in 2024; Clara Patterson grabbed third in the 50 Free (23.37) and fourth in the 100 Back (55.00), both new team records; Megan Sutanto claimed sixth in the 50 Free (23.67) and a ninth in the 200 Free (1:53.01).

The women also placed third in a pair of relays, setting records in each. The 200 Free Relay in a time of 1:33.57, just 0.25 off gold, and the 400 Medley Relay with a 3:47.90.

The women are in fifth place with 232 points. 

"The margins in this meet have been razor thin — hundredths of a second, a quarter second — but that's the level we're competing at now," Coach Bates said. "We're proud of that. More than anything though, this team is here to honor the Lord and glorify Him through what we do in the water. That's the mission."

The two teams are poised to have their highest finish ever at the national championships, with one more day to go.

"We've got one day left and we're not done," Bates said. "There are titles still on the table and this team is ready to compete for them."