Roemer Finishes twenty ninth at NCAA Championships

ATLANTA – Missouri State freshman Kiefer Roemer completed second in warmth No. 1 on the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships within the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 52.15, on Thursday on the McAuley Aquatic Center. His efficiency earned him a twenty ninth place end within the occasion.

His time was the fourth quickest freshman mark on this yr’s NCAA preliminaries. The freshman’s efficiency can be a lifetime greatest time, and the second quickest time within the 100-yard breaststroke in Missouri State historical past. Roemer overtook himself but once more on the Bears all-time leaderboard, and now sits at second, third and fourth positions together with his instances within the 100 yard-breaststroke over this season (52.15 on March 26, 52.56 on Feb. 27 and 52.80 on Nov. 20).

“I am so proud of Kiefer for putting up a monster swim on the biggest stage. He has been great all year and earned this opportunity. What a freshman year!,” said head coach Dave Collins. 

Roemer received gold within the 100-yard breaststroke in the course of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship with a time of 52.56 that set an MVC document and earned him the NCAA ticket. He additionally acquired the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Freshman of the Year award after the Missouri State males’s swimming and diving group earned the 2026 MVC title – its twenty second whole convention championship.

Roemer was grateful for the assist and the chance. 

“It was really cool to see all my teammates and my family here and they all travelled a really long way, to cheer me on so I knew I had to show them something. I also had OG swimmers from Missouri State (alumni) like Blair and Mike out there cheering me on and they’re coaches on the other teams and it’s so cool that they were all super supportive. As I wrapped up this meet it was really cool to go a personal best time. The experience I had this year at the NCAA’s is definitely making me a lot more hungry for next year and seeing the level I can get to.”

Roemer is Missouri State’s thirteenth NCAA Division I nationwide qualifier in program historical past and the second freshman.

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