AUBURN, Ala. - Junior diver Clark Thomas earned runner-up honors on the 3-meter springboard and the Tigers set three new school records to highlight day three action at the 2015 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday at the James E. Martin Aquatics Center in Auburn, Ala. Freshman Sharli Brady (women's 400 IM), junior Daniel Graviss (men's 400 IM) and sophomore Andrew Sansoucie (men's 100 fly) all set new Mizzou school records.
The Tiger men sit in sixth-place with 371 points, while the women are eighth with 292 points.
Florida (707) leads the men's field, ahead of Georgia (634), Auburn (540), Tennessee (537) and Alabama (424). On the women's side, Georgia (804) sits in first, followed by Texas A&M (648), Florida (547), LSU (404) and Tennessee (289).
Thomas erupted for a personal best 3-meter score of 436.50 in finals to earn runner-up honors. The total score also moved him into second all-time at Mizzou on the board, moving past former All-American Greg DeStephen. He sat in third with one dive remaining but closed with an 85.0 in the last round to move into second-place. Thomas, who recorded a 403.15 in prelims, also had the highest-scoring dive of the competition, a 91.80 on his third attempt in finals. Freshmen Elliot Cecil and Hunter Fritter earned points for the Tigers as well, as Cecil placed 14th overall with 305.70 points and Fritter was 21st with 279.95.
In the women's 400 IM, freshman Sharli Brady broke her own program record in the night session. The freshman earned a spot in the championship final with a strong morning swim and finished eighth overall in finals with her record-breaking 4:10.02, 1.51 seconds faster than her old mark. Also advancing to in the 400 IM was sophomore Ellie Suek, who placed sixth in the C final and 22nd overall in 4:15.95.
On the men's side, Graviss broke the Mizzou men's 400 IM record twice in one day. He began his outing with a 3:45.52 in prelims, 0.06 faster than the old mark) to earn a spot in the consolation final. Thursday night, Graviss dropped almost a second and took third in the B final (11th overall) with a new school record of 3:44.86. Senior Mack Darragh, also swimming in the consolation final, finished 15th after an evening swim of 3:47.50. Sansoucie, who entered the meet ranked second all-time at Mizzou in the 100 fly, moved into the top spot with a consolation final-winning 46.50. His previous best time was 47.11, set last season. In prelims action, sophomore Martin Wallace just missed a spot in the C final after a personal best 47.74 to place 25th.
The Tigers also claimed top honors in the women's 100 fly consolation final, where senior Danielle Barbiea beat the B final field in 51.92. Freshman Erin Metzger-Seymour placed 18th in the event after a career best 53.25 in the C final.
Missouri also earned finishes of 10th, 18th and 22nd in the men's 200 free. Sophomore Michael Chadwick led the way placing second in the consolation final with a 1:35.40, while senior Eegan Groome was second in the C final (1:36.65) and senior Andrew Phillips took sixth in the C final (1:37.00).
Day four preliminary action at the SEC Championships begins Friday at 10 a.m. CT.
Day Three Results
Men's 400 IM
11. Daniel Graviss (3:44.62 finals, 3:45.52 prelims)
15. Mack Darragh (3:47.50 finals, 3:46.25 prelims)
36. Carter Wallace (3:58.52)
Women's 400 IM
8. Sharli Brady (4:10.02 finals, 4:11.76 prelims)
22. Ellie Suek (4:15.95 finals, 4:15.68 prelims)
34. Danielle Spradlin (4:22.95)
Men's 100 Fly
9. Andrew Sansoucie (46.50 finals, 47.16 prelims)
25. Martin Wallace (47.74)
48. Grant Kelton (49.77)
Women's 100 Fly
9. Danielle Barbiea (51.92 finals, 52.85 prelims)
18. Erin Metzger-Seymour (53.25 finals, 53.63 prelims)
27. Anna Patterson (53.83)
39. Hannah Stevens (54.87)
48. Kellie Barbiea (56.72)
51. Arianna Bernstein (57.42)
Men's 3-Meter
2. Clark Thomas (4:36.50 finals, 403.15 prelims)
14. Elliot Cecil (305.70)
21. Hunter Fritter (279.95)
Men's 200 Free
10. Michael Chadwick (1:35.71 prelims)
22. Andrew Phillips (1:36.71 prelims)
24. Eegan Groome (1:36.76 prelims)
29. Alex Glogoza (1:37.33)
40. Matthew Margritier (1:38.70)
45. Nick Davis (1:39.39)
Women's 200 Free
38. Rachel Hayden (1:49.64)
45. Victoria Trost (1:50.05)
46. Kira Zubar (1:50.17)