Lucas Lang
Lucas Lang
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Dallas, TX
  • High School:
    Lake Highlands
  • Events:
    Distance
  • Major:
    Computer Science
  • College:
    Harvey Mudd

Bio



SwimCloud Results

At CMS
Entering his senior season with the CMS swimming and diving program, where he competes in the distance events ... Holds CMS records in the 1000 free (9:14.11) and the 1650 free (15:17.24), while placing second in the 500 free (4:25.67).

2023-24 (Junior)
National Champion (1650) ... Second-Team All-American (500) ... SCIAC Champion (1650) ... All-SCIAC (500) ... Earned the national championship in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:47.48, winning a nail-biting finish by just .07 over Connor Vincent of NYU ... Finished 11th in the 500 free at NCAAs with a time of 4:29.37, which placed him third in the consolation heat ... Earned the SCIAC title in the 1650 for the third straight season with a 15:26.81, a margin of just over six seconds. Was second in the 500 at SCIACs to teammate Anderson Breazeale, finishing in 4:26.79 ... Qualified for the finals in the 200 free at SCIAC and came in seventh with a 1:41.62, earning a combined 49 points in his three events to help CMS to the team title.

2022-23 (Sophomore)
All-American (1650) ... Honorable Mention All-American (500) ... SCIAC Champion (1650) ... All-SCIAC (500 free) ... Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 1650, earning a time of 15:28.47 ... Was also an honorable mention All-American in the 500 with an 11th place finish in 4:26.74 .. Won the SCIAC title in the 1650 by a margin of over 13 seconds, finishing in 15:30.01 ... Was a close second in the 500 free, finishing in 4:28.98, earning All-SCIAC honors ... Finalist in the 200 free, coming in sixth ... Won 12 races in the regular season, including a sweep of the 500 and the 1650 in a tri-meet with La Verne and Cal Lutheran, a sweep of the 500 and 1000 in duals with Redlands and Occidental and a tri-meet with Caltech and Chapman, a 1650 win against Pomona-Pitzer, 500 free wins in duals with Whittier and Cal Baptist and a 1000 win against Division I UC San Diego,   

2021-22 (First-Year)
All-American (1650) ... Honorable mention All-American (500 free, 800 free relay) ... SCIAC Champion (500, 1650) ... 
Finished second in the NCAA Division III Championships with a 15:17.24, breaking his own school and SCIAC record ... Also set school and league records in the 500 with a 4:25.67 to come in first place in the consolation finals, earning ninth place ... Part of an 800-yard freestyle relay team that earned honorable mention All-America honors with a 14th place finish ... Dominated the 1650 at the SCIAC Championships with a then-school record time of 15:22.76, winning the race by over 15 seconds ... Won a closer battle in the 500, edging out Larry Yu of Pomona-Pitzer 4:26.68 to 4:26.97 in the final reach to the wall, setting a new CMS record at the time. 

Prior to CMS
Attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, where he was a member of the swimming and diving team ... Also competed for the Dallas Mustangs ... Broke a 31-year high school record in the 500 free ... Named first-team All-City, All-District, and All-Region, and second-team All-State Elite Team ... An Academic All-State selection ... AP Scholar with Distinction, Honors Graduate, and National Honors Society member.

Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where he majors in computer science ... Mother, Laurie G. Lang, was a diver at Southern Methodist University ... Chose the Stags because "I was impressed by the Harvey Mudd academics and was excited to join the CMS Swim Team. Even though I couldn’t visit, the camaraderie within the team and within the student body was evident online. I look forward to joining such a select group of people."

News Mentions

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Lucas Lang Wins National Title in 1650-Yard Freestyle for Stags Swim and Dive

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Lucas Lang earned the national championship in the 1650-yard freestyle by a margin of just seven-hundredths of a second in a...

March 23, 2024

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Applebaum Breaks Own 200 Fly Record, But Finishes as National Runner-Up

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Frank Applebaum took almost a half-second off of his NCAA Division III record time in the 200-yard butterfly, but ended...

March 22, 2024

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive in 13th Place after First Day of NCAA Championships

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Frank Applebaum finished 10th in the 200 IM, Lucas Lang finished 11th in the 500 free, and the 200-yard medley relay team came...

March 20, 2024

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Stags Swim and Dive Qualifies Six Individuals, Five Relays for Nationals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had six individuals qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships,...

February 29, 2024

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Stags Win Three More Events to Maintain Lead at SCIAC Swim and Dive Championships

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Frank Applebaum (100 fly) and Evan Deedy (100 breast) won individual titles and combined with Anderson Breazeale and Dylan...

February 25, 2024

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Four-Peat! CMS Men's Swim and Dive Wins SCIAC Championship Again

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Frank Applebaum was named the Athlete of the Year after winning the 200 fly for the third year in a row, his third first-pla...

February 25, 2024

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Anderson Breazeale, Frank Applebaum Set SCIAC Records on Day Two of League Championships

LOS ANEGELES, Calif. - Anderson Breazeale broke the SCIAC record in the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:24.75, and Frank Applebaum broke a 26-year old...

February 24, 2024

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Takes Lead After First Day of SCIACs

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s swimming and diving team’s 200-yard medley relay (Anderson Breazeale,...

February 23, 2024

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Battles Division I Competition at UCSB Invitational

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team had several of its swimmers travel to the UC Santa Barbara...

February 3, 2024

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Stags Swim and Dive Celebrates Senior Day with Sweep of Redlands

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team honored its six seniors prior to the meet and then swept all 16...

January 27, 2024

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Stags Swim and Dive Falls to Division I CBU in Annual Distance Meet

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Anderson Breazeale won the 200-yard freestyle and the 300-yard backstroke for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and...

January 13, 2024

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Stags Swim and Dive Sweeps Cal Lutheran, La Verne in SCIAC Tri-Meet

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Tyler Headley swept the butterfly events, Evan Deedy swept the breaststroke, Ethan Sattley earned two diving wins, and...

January 13, 2024

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Dominates Occidental in Return to SCIAC Competition

EAGLE ROCK, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won 14 of the 16 events as it took a 224-61 win over Occidental on...

January 6, 2024

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Frank Applebaum Breaks Own NCAA Record in Dual Meet with Pomona-Pitzer

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Frank Applebaum swam a 1:43.87 in the 200-yard butterfly to break his own NCAA Division III record in the annual Sixth Street...

December 3, 2023

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Stags Swim and Dive Cruises to 214-84 Win over Caltech

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team moved to 3-0 in the SCIAC with a 214-84 win over Caltech on Saturday...

November 11, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Opens SCIAC with Sweep of Chapman and Whittier

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team began defense of its SCIAC title by taking two wins in a tri-meet,...

November 4, 2023

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CMS Men's Swim and Dive Battles DI Competition Close on Opening Day

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team opened its 2023-24 season in a tri-meet against UC San Diego and CSU...

October 22, 2023

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Picked to Repeat as SCIAC Champions

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team, which has won the last three SCIAC Championships, was picked to...

October 10, 2023