@MizzouSwimDive Notches Two Top-Three Showings During Day Two of SECs

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@MizzouSwimDive Notches Two Top-Three Showings During Day Two of SECs

2/17/2016 9:29:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving

Senior diver Clark Thomas earned runner-up honors on 1-meter with a new school record score

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou swimming and diving teams notched two top-three finishes, including a school record and second-place showing from senior diver Clark Thomas, during day two action at the 2016 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. Junior Michael Chadwick added a podium finish after taking third in the men's 50 free.

Both the Mizzou men's and women's teams sit fifth after the second day of competition, the men with 312 points and the women with 244.5 points.

The Florida men lead the way with 504 points, followed by Auburn (497), Georgia (362) and Alabama (361). On the women's side, Tennessee sits atop the standings with 437.5 points, while Georgia is second (430), Texas A&M third (412.5) and Florida in fourth (274).

Thomas set a new Mizzou mark and notched the second runner-up showing at an SEC Championships of his career with a second-place finish in the 1-meter finals. His night tally of 429.04 broke the Tigers' 1-meter record of 416.05 set by David Bonuchi in 2012. Thomas also placed second on 3-meter at last year's SEC Championships.

Chadwick earned his first SEC podium finish with a third-place showing in the men's 50 free. The junior, who was 10th in the event a year ago, swam a 19.23 in finals after a 19.37 in prelims. Also competing in 50 free finals action were redshirt senior Matthew Margritier and junior Christian Aragona. Margritier placed 19th overall in 19.88, while Aragona notched a personal best 19.97 to finish 21st.

Junior Katharine Ross notched a pair of personal bests on the day en route to a seventh-place finish in the women's 200 IM. She dropped a 1:56.60 in finals, only 0.3 off Mizzou's school record and good enough for second all-time in program history, after a swim of 1:56.93 in the morning. Junior Nadine Laemmler finished 16th in the event with a personal best time of 1:58.29 in prelims.

In the women's 50 free, senior Anna Patterson tied for ninth with a then-season best 22.43. Freshman Maddie Gehrke won the C final after a swim of 22.55, which was good enough to move her into fifth-place all-time at Mizzou in the event, while sophomore Hannah Stevens was took second in the C final (22.82) and Rachel Hayden fifth (23.04).

Mizzou went one-three-five in the men's 200 IM C final, led by senior Daniel Graviss. The senior clocked a personal best 1:45.64 to jump into fifth all-time at Mizzou in the event, while freshman Alex Walton was third in the heat (19th overall) after a career best 1:46.61. Additionally, junior Eddie Mapel was fifth in the C final (21st overall) in 1:47.26.

After setting a new 500 free personal best of 4:21.45 in prelims, junior Nick Davis took seventh in the B final in 4:23.08 to place 15th overall in the event.

The Tigers closed the night with strong showings in the 200 free relay. The men's quartet of Chadwick, Margritier, Aragona and junior Fabian Schwingenschlogl took fourth in 1:17.89, while the women's squad of Patterson, Gehrke, Stevens and Hayden were fifth in 1:29.22.

Mizzou continues day three action at the SEC Championships Thursday with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.

2016 SEC Championships Day Two Results

Women's 500 Free
33. Kira Zubar (4:48.65)

Men's 500 Free
15. Nick Davis (4:23.08 finals, 4:21.45 prelims)

Women's 200 IM
7. Katharine Ross (1:56.60 finals, 1:56.93 prelims)
16. Nadine Laemmler (1:59.37 finals, 1:58.29 prelims)
26. Sharli Brady (1:59.81)
28. Abby Duncan (1:59.98)
29. Kylie Dahlgren (2:00.08)
38. Ellie Suek (2:00.67)
53. Miranda Mercke (2:03.29)

Men's 200 IM
17. Daniel Graviss (1:45.64 finals, 1:47.18 prelims)
19. Alex Walton (1:46.61 finals, 1:48.03 prelims)
21. Eddie Mapel (1:47.26 finals, 1:47.38 prelims)
24. Fabian Schwingenschlogl (1:47.82)
41. Nick Staver (1:51.95)
42. Jordan O'Brien (1:52.43)
44. Michal Rokita (1:43.20)

Women's 50 Free
9. Anna Patterson (22.43 finals, 22.48 prelims)
17. Maddie Gehrke (22.55 finals, 22.66 prelims)
18. Hannah Stevens (22.82 finals, 22.82 prelims)
21. Rachel Hayden (23.09 finals, 23.04 prelims)
26. Iliana Jones (23.22)
36. Victoria Trost (23.52)

Men's 50 Free
3. Chadwick (19.23 finals, 19.37 prelims)
19. Matthew Margritier (19.95 finals, 19.88 prelims)
21. Christian Aragona (19.97 finals, 20.11 prelims)
26. Andrew Sansoucie (20.16)
28. Jordy Groters (20.24)
38. Dillon Love (20.63)
51. Martin Wallace (21.55)