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SEC Championships
@MizzouSwimDive Earns Fifth-Place Finishes at SEC Championships
2/20/2016 10:59:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
The women earned their highest finish ever, while the men tied their best team finish
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving team both placed fifth in the final team standings at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships this past week at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. The women's finish was the highest since the program joined the conference, surpassing eighth-place finishes in 2013 and 2015, while the men tied their best finish.
Florida won the men's team title with 1,275 points, ahead of Auburn in second (1,223), Georgia in third (1,010) and Alabama in fourth (915). Tennessee (745) was sixth, followed by South Carolina (574), Texas A&M (532), Kentucky (530) and LSU (526).
On the women's side, Texas A&M (1,166.5 points) won its first SEC title to end Georgia's six-year reign as champions. Tennessee placed second (1,139.5), Georgia took third (1,099.5) and Auburn fourth (797). Florida finished in sixth (754), followed by LSU (624), Kentucky (619), Arkansas (491), Alabama (486), South Carolina (424.5) and Vanderbilt (166).
Over the course of the five-day meet in individual events, the Tigers compiled one SEC title (Katharine Ross in the 100 breast), five top two finishes, 15 top five finishes, 28 top eight finishes and set four school records. Junior Michael Chadwick had three podium finishes, taking second in the 100 free and twice placing third (50 and 200 free), while junior Fabian Schwingenschlogl had a pair of runner-up appearances in the breaststroke events. Ross added finishes of fourth (200 breast) and seventh (200 IM) to her win in the 100 breast, while redshirt senior Abby Duncan took third in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast.
"We're getting ready for NCAAs as a team so being able to compete like we did in just about every race was a pretty neat thing for our people who are unshaved and unrested," Mizzou Head Coach Greg Rhodenbaugh said. "Although I thought we'd be pretty good, I didn't think we'd be this good."
In Saturday action, Chadwick and Schwingenschlogl both added runner-up placements. Chadwick took second in the men's 100 free in a finals time of 41.96, barely off his school record, to add to his top three finishes in the 50 and 200 free. The Tigers also received points from redshirt senior Matthew Margritier (13th) and freshman Mikel Schreuders (15th) in the 100 free on Saturday.
Schwingenschogl's second runner-up finish came in the 200 breast, where he clocked a time of 1:53.87. Junior Eddie Mapel took eighth in the event (1:57.02 in finals), while sophomore Jordy Groters finished 11th (1:56.84) and senior Michal Rokita placed 16th (1:58.65).
In the diving well, sophomore Madeline McKernan twice set personal bests en route to a fourth-place finish on women's platform. She first scored a 252.65 in prelims to qualify for the championship final before erupting for a 282.00 in the evening session, a score that moved her into third-place all-time at Mizzou.
The Tigers went four-five in the women's 200 breast, led by Ross' career best 2:08.59 to place fourth. Duncan was right behind her teammate with a 2:08.64 in finals for fifth, her second top five finish of the Championships.
Also earning a top five finish on Saturday was junior Carter Griffin, who took fifth in the men's 200 back. Griffin, who swam a season best 1:41.11 in prelims, went 1:44.44 in finals.
The Tigers earned finishes of seventh and nine in the women's 200 back, led by junior Nadine Laemmler, who made her second championship final of the meet. The junior swam a 1:53.82 in finals for seventh after a personal best prelims swim of 1:52.82.
Mizzou closed the meet with finishes of fifth in both the men's and women's 400 free relays. The men's quartet of Chadwick, Margritier, Schreuders and Groters set a new school mark with a time of 2:52.05, while the women's team of senior Anna Patterson, Stevens, sophomore Rachel Hayden and freshman Maddie Gehrke went 3:16.72.
2016 SEC Championships Day Five Results
Women's 1650 Free
11. Kira Zubar (16:24.20)
Women's 1650 Free
21. Nick Davis (15:23.80)
Women's 200 Back
7. Nadine Laemmler (1:53.82 finals, 1:52.82 prelims)
9. Hannah Stevens (1:53.64 finals, 1:54.39 prelims)
28. Kylie Dahlgren (1:58.63)
38. Courtney Evensen (1:59.77)
Men's 200 Back
5. Carter Griffin (1:41.44 finals, 1:41.11 prelims)
18. Alex Walton (1:44.71 finals, 1:45.39 prelims)
26. Grant Walton (1:46.10)
29. Dillon Love (1:46.28)
Women's 100 Free
11. Anna Patterson (48.98 finals, 48.93 prelims)
20. Rachel Hayden (49.64 finals, 49.57 prelims)
34. Victoria Trost (50.47)
39. Iliana Jones (50.74)
41. Erin Metzger-Seymour (50.86)
42. Ellie Suek (50.90)
52. Aurore Jacolin (51.46)
Men's 100 Free
2. Michael Chadwick (41.96 finals, 42.31 prelims)
13. Matthew Margritier (43.82 finals, 43.62 prelims)
15. Mikel Schreuders (44.03 finals, 43.08 prelims)
30. Andrew Sansoucie (44.42)
35. Christian Aragona (44.71)
Women's 200 Breast
4. Katharine Ross (2:08.59 finals, 2:08.91 prelims)
5. Abby Duncan (2:08.65 finals, 2:09.38 prelims)
32. Miranda Mercke (2:18.95)
38. Brittany Hammond (2:20.28)
Men's 200 Breast
2. Fabian Schwingenschlol (1:53.87 finals, 1:55.05 prelims)
8. Eddie Mapel (1:57.02 finals, 1:55.86 prelims)
11. Jordy Groters (1:56.84 finals, 1:57.54 prelims)
16. Michal Rokita (1:58.65 finals, 1:58.73 prelims)
18. Nick Staver (1:58.16 finals, 1:58.92 prelims)
20. Jordan O'Brien (1:58.84 finals, 1:59.37 prelims)
Women's Platform
4. Madeline McKernan (282.00 finals, 252.65 prelims)
15. Payton Conrad (222.80)
27. Kendra Kieser (197.10)
Women's 400 Free Relay
5. Patterson, Stevens, Hayden, Gehrke (3:16.72)
Men's 400 Free Relay
5. Chadwick, Margritier, Schreuders, Groters (2:52.05)
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