SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word men's swimming and diving team made a big move in this week's CollegeSwimming rankings after a strong performance at the Hawkeye Invitational last weekend.

The Cardinals are in the national top 50 for the first time this year.  They are settled in at #41 with 768.17 points.  They are less than one point behind Arizona State and Notre Dame and they are the only CCSA school in the top 50 among Division I men's programs.

The Cardinals also moved up to ninth in the Division I Mid Major rankings.  The full mid major top 10 includes Penn, Denver, Princeton, Brigham Young, Harvard, Air Force, Grand Canyon, Navy, UIW and UC-Santa Barbara.

The UIW men's and women's teams get back in the pool December 18-20 at the UIW Christmas Invitational that will be held at the Palo Alto College Natatorium. 
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