FRESNO, Calif. --- The Biola University swimming and diving teams opened the 2009-10 season with a strong showing as 11 swimmers qualified for the NAIA National Championships in 21 different events at the PCSC Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The two day meet consisted of relay events on Friday and an individual pentathlon on Saturday. For the pentathlon, swimmers competed in a series of five events. Their times from each individual event were added together, and awards were given to the top ten athletes with the lowest cumulative time in each category.

The Biola men had two swimmers who received awards during the pentathlon. Freshman Jacob Neller finished in 7th place overall in the freestyle pentathlon, and senior Brian Shepard finished right behind him at 8th.

Complete results from the meet were not available.

The national qualifiers were as follows:

WOMEN
Emily Mosbacher - 100 Free (57.03); 100 Fly (2:02.55)
April Smith - 50 Free (26.06); 100 Free (56.36); 200 Free (2:01.42); 500 Free (5:25.62); 100 Breast (1:12.65)
Bailey Johnson - 200 Free (2:04.70)
Brittney Rosania - 100 Fly (1:02.26)
Bethany Turner - 100 Breast (1:11.32)
Amber Kiel - 100 Back (1:04.96)

MEN
Jacob Neller - 200 Free (1:47.25); 500 Free (4:49.80)
Brian Shepard - 100 Free (49.29); 200 Free (1:48.25); 500 Free (5:02.14)
Nathan Roe - 200 Free (1:49.53); 500 Free (4:58.74)
Paul Mendoza - 500 Free (4:59.74)
Zach Perkins - 50 Free (21.86); 100 Free (49.36)

The Eagles will return to the pool on Saturday, Oct. 24, when the travel to Pepperdine University for the Malibu Invitational.