The Hope College women's swimming & diving team posted its first All-American performance in 3-meter diving and set a school record in another event on Saturday during the final day of the NCAA Division III Championships.

Diver Sarah Sheridan finished seventh in 3-meter diving with a score of 466.45 points. The sophomore from Richmond, Ind. (Richmond HS), became Hope's first All-American in the event.

Swimmer Molly Meyer broke a 20-year-old school record on Saturday during preliminaries. The freshman from South Bend, Ind. (John Adams HS), set a new mark in the 200-yard backstroke while finishing 19th.

The Flying Dutch finished 26th in the team standings with 24 points.

Sheridan surpassed Sari Brummel's previous school record score of 449.05 points from 1987 and the 11th-place finish at nationals from Diana Vos in 1988.

Sheridan is Hope's first All-American in both 1- and 3-meter diving. On Thursday, she took seventh place in 1-meter diving.

Sheridan qualified for the evening finals by posting a school-record total of 490.70 points that topped the preliminary field. She bested her own mark from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships.

Sheridan helped the Flying Dutch finish 26th in the overall standings with 24 points.

Meyer posted a time of 2 minutes, 3.38 seconds. Susan Looman held the old mark of 2:04.46 since March of 1994.

Hope's 400 freestyle relay placed 21st during preliminaries with a time of 3:30.87.