Carver traveled to Indianapolis as the experienced member of the squad, having competed in both the 1992 and 1994 NCAAs.

Yet out of the pool, Carver's influence as team leader was just as commendable as his exceptional performances in the pool over the past four years.

"This year I think that Tim Carver did an incredible job of captaining the team," Younger said. "I've never seen a captain dedicate so much time. Tim helps everyone focus on team first."

Diver Beukema qualified for his first NCAA championships by placing fifth overall at the Zone A Diving Championships at Navy March 9-10.

Beukema, competing in three events--the one-meter springboard, three-meter and platform--took home 30th, 29th and 18th places, respectively.

For Beukema, making the NCAAs was a huge accomplishment in itself.

"Anybody that I beat there I was really glad to beat," Beukema said. "They were all really good.

The platform event, an event which Beukema rarely competes in, proved to be a challenge. At Harvard, Beukema practices on a 7.5-meter platform, as opposed to the 10-meter platform which was used in Indianapolis.

But he placed very well nonetheless, as did Younger and Carver.

"The team did really well," Chasson said. "We would have liked to have won Easterns and gotten more people into NCAAs, but I'm sure we'll be back next year stronger than ever."