GETTYSBURG, Pa. – If its season had ended after the Centennial Conference Championships, the Gettysburg College men's swimming team would have been well-satisfied with what it had accomplished in 2011-12.

Led by an experienced senior class and an outstanding crop of freshmen, the Bullets posted an undefeated dual meet season and a second-straight Centennial Conference title to go with numerous school and conference records.

But there was more to come.

On the strength of three All-America relay teams, the Bullets went on to score 60 points to place 14th in the team standings at the NCAA Division III Championships March 21-24, marking top moment No. 2 in Gettysburg College athletics in 2011-12.

A program-record seven swimmers qualified in 12 events for the four-day meet, which was held at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis. After a dominant showing at the Centennial Conference Championships, all five relay teams made the cut, as did four individuals who competed in an additional seven events.

But it was the relays that shined the brightest on the big stage. All three freestyle relays not only gained All-America distinction, but they also reset their own school and Centennial Conference records in the process.

Both the 200- and 400-freestyle relays finished seventh to earn first team All-America honors. On the second day of the championships, the 200-free team of freshmen Jason Potter, Mike Harmon, and Stu Cubbison and senior Matt Libby claimed the first All-America finish for the men's swimming team in 14 years. In the prelims, the quartet edged their own school and conference records in 1:21.91. On the final day, the 400-free contingent of Potter, Harmon, freshman Ashton Leyens, and Libby were clocked at 3:01.55.

Also, the 800-freestyle squad captured All-America honorable mention by virtue of their 11th-place finish on Day Three. Potter, Leyens, sophomore Sean Staerk, and Libby were timed at 6:45.64, slicing nearly six seconds from their previous school and conference record.

Both medley relay teams also performed well, but each missed the All-America standard by one place, finishing 17th. The 200-medley team of Harmon, senior Roger Nawrocki, Libby, and Potter were clocked at 1:33.90 while Harmon, Nawrocki, Libby, and Leyens touched in 3:25.47.

Individually, Harmon and Libby were the busiest, swimming in seven events apiece. Harmon cracked the top-20 in both the 200-backstroke (19th, 1:50.77) and the 100-backstroke (20th, 50.98) while placing 35th in the 50-freestyle (21.15). Libby was 20th in the 200-freestyle (1:40.49) and 21st in the 100-freestyle (45.71).

Leyens and Potter each competed in one individual event, with Leyens placing 18th in the 200-free (1:40.35) and Potter taking 37th in the 50-free (21.23).

Though Gettysburg will feel the loss of Libby and a talented class of 12 seniors, a returning cast that will include five All-Americans will have the Bullets setting their sights high again in 2012-13.