University of Missouri
SEC Championships
Chadwick Sets New School Mark During Day Three Action at SECs
2/18/2016 9:24:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving
The Tigers posted seven top-eight finishes in Thursday action
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou swimming and diving teams claimed seven top-eight finishes, including three top-six finishes in the men's 200 free alone, to highlight day three competition at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday at the Mizzou Aquatic Center. In the final race of the night, junior Michael Chadwick, freshman Mikel Schreuders and junior Carter Griffin went 3-5-6 in the men's 200 free, with Chadwick breaking his own school record.
The men's team sits fifth with 429 points and the women's team sixth with 352.5 points with two days remaining in the meet. Florida leads the men's field with 723 points, followed by Auburn (669), Georgia (572) and Alabama (449). On the women's side, Texas A&M has 657.5 points for first, while Tennessee is second (645.5), Georgia third (548.5), Florida fourth (426) and Auburn fifth (354.5).
Chadwick's school record 1:34.11 was good enough for his second third-place finish in as many days, as the junior also took third in Wednesday's 50 free. His Thursday finals time bettered his old program mark of 1:34.38 set in November. Schreuders took fifth in the final after a swim of 1:34.38, good enough to jump him into second all-time at Mizzou in the event, while Griffin's 1:34.48 earned him sixth and the No. 3 spot in the Tiger record books.
The Tigers excelled in the diving well on Thursday as well, as sophomores Alexa Beckwith (326.85) and Kendra Kieser (312.35) finished fifth and seventh, respectively, in the women's 3-meter competition. The duo both set personal bests in afternoon preliminaries, with Beckwith notching a 332.35 and Kieser a 320.35. Additionally, sophomore Madeleine McKernan earned points for the squad after placing 15th overall.
The men's 100 fly race saw junior Andrew Sansoucie claim seventh with a finals swim of 46.39, only 0.03 out of sixth-place.
Sophomore Sharli Brady claimed Mizzou's seventh top-eight finish of the evening as she took eighth in the women's 400 IM. After a prelims swim of 4:09.81, a 2015-16 best, the sophomore went 4:13.71 in the evening session.
In the women's 100 fly, senior Anna Patterson took ninth overall after placing first in the B final in a season best time of 52.86, exactly 0.01 faster than her morning prelims swim.
Senior Daniel Graviss earned a 10th-place finish in the men's 400 IM with a finals time of 3:47.07, not much off his prelims season best time of 3:46.63.
Mizzou continues day four action at the SEC Championships Thursday with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
2016 SEC Championships Day Three Results
Women's 400 IM
8. Sharli Brady (4:13.71 finals, 4:09.81 prelims
19. Ellie Suek (4:15.98 finals, 4:16.88 prelims)
30. Kylie Dahlgren (4:20.21)
32. Brittany Hammond (4:22.06)
Men's 400 IM
10. Daniel Graviss (3:47.07 finals, 3:46.63 prelims)
Women's 100 Fly
9. Anna Patterson (52.86 finals, 52.87 prelims)
25. Erin Metzger-Seymour (
34. Maddie Gehrke (
Men's 100 Fly
7. Andrew Sansoucie (46.39 finals, 46.58 prelims)
24. Martin Wallace (48.05 finals, 47.76 prelims)
42. Grant Kelton (49.00)
Women's 3-Meter
5. Alexa Beckwith (326.85 finals, 332.35 prelims)
7. Kendra Kieser (312.35 finals, 320.15 prelims)
15. Madeline McKernan (286.60)
32. Payton Conrad (248.90)
Women's 200 Free
29. Rachel Hayden (1:48.12)
40. Kira Zubar (1:49.16)
43. Courtney Evensen (1:49.73)
46. Aurore Jacolin (1:50.06)
50. Victoria Trost (1:50.62)
Men's 200 Free
3. Michael Chadwick (1:34.11 finals, 1:35.05 prelims)
5. Mikel Schreuders (1:34.35 finals, 1:34.84 prelims)
6. Carter Griffin (1:34.48 finals, 1:34.84 prelims)
51. Matthew Margritier (1:40.82)
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