In what could be a huge point-swing at next year’s NCAA Championships, where the Stanford Cardinal are expected to be among two-or-three favorites for the national title, the NCAA has granted David Mosko an extra year of eligibility after he sat out the spring semester with a shoulder injury.

Mosko, if healthy in 2012, should be good for at least 40 points at the NCAA Championships. He’s also likely to be a part of Stanford’s 800 free relay. In addition to his 10 career All-American awards, he also is the 2010 Pac-10 (which officially became “Pac-12″ on July 1) Champion in the 500 free. He also competes in the 1650 free and the 200 fly, both of which are races where he should finish in the top 8 in the country.

The first big test of his healing shoulder should be at this summer’s World University Games, where he will compete in the 400 LC meter freestyle. He still hasn’t swum a race in 2011, so it will be interesting for him to go into Shenzen “cold-turkey,” so to speak.

There’s still no word on whether or not Austin Staab has been granted an extra year, but we are looking into it.

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