@MizzouSwimDive Notches Four Top Eight Finishes During Day Three at SEC Championships
2/16/2017 7:39:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams earned four top eight finishes Thursday to highlight day three action at the 2017 Southeastern Conference Championships at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. With two days of competition remaining, the Tiger women sit in fifth-place with 430 points, while the men have 326.5 points for ninth.
The Texas A&M women (729 points) and Florida men (759.5 points) lead the team standings.
Senior Andrew Sansoucie (Wentzville, Missouri) earned Mizzou's third top three finish of the meet as he placed third in the 100 fly. Seventh in the event at the 2016 Championships, Sansoucie posted a finals time of 45.82 to claim a podium finish.
Matching his 200 free fourth-place finish from a season ago was sophomore Mikel Schreuders (Oranjestad, Aruba). The eighth-seed after prelims, Schreuders swam a career-best 1:34.06 to touch fourth from an outside lane. Also earning points for the Tigers were sophomore Sam Coffman (Centennial, Colorado), who was 13th in 1:35.66, and senior Nick Davis (Chesterfield, Missouri), who finished 18th in a best time of 1:35.16.
In the women's 400 IM, junior Sharli Brady (Burlington, Kentucky) added a top eight finish of her own as she placed eighth in 4:10.32. In the B final, senior Ellie Suek (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) went a personal record of 4:10.33 to claim 13th overall in the event.
Sophomore Kyle Goodwin (Aurora, Colorado) earned his second career SEC top finish on Thursday. He finished seventh on 3-meter with a finals round of 388.4, after going 395.15 in prelims.
Senior Nadine Laemmler (Wackersdorf, Germany) won the 100 fly B final for ninth overall in a career-best 52.20, a time that jumped her into second all-time in the Mizzou record book. Also in the B final was junior Erin Metzger-Seymour, who placed 12th in 52.72 after a personal-best prelims time of 52.52.
In the men's 400 IM, freshman Nick Alexander (Crestwood, Missouri) and sophomore Alex Walton (Wilton, Iowa) placed 14th and 15th, respectively, with finals swims of 3:48.58 and 3:50.45. In prelims, Walton notched a time of 3:48.17, which was a new career-best by six seconds and moved him into fourth all-time at Mizzou.
Also swimming in Thursday finals were sophomore Courtney Evensen (Golden Valley, Minnesota) and junior Rachel Hayden (Indianapolis, Indiana) in the 200 free. Evensen swam a personal-best 1:47.21 to take 18th, while Hayden was 22nd in 1:47.99.
Championships action continues with day four action on Friday, Feb. 17 with prelims at 10 a.m. ET.
Day Three Results
Women's 400 IM
8. Sharli Brady (4:10.32 finals, 4:08.80 prelims)
13. Ellie Suek (4:10.33 finals, 4:11.86 prelims)
26. Jennifer King (4:17.56)
29. Kylie Dahlgren (4:18.86)
35. Azra Avdic (4:23.62)
Men's 400 IM
14. Nick Alexander (3:48.58 finals, 3:48.16 prelims)
15. Alex Walton (3:50.45 finals, 3:48.17 prelims)
Women's 100 Fly
9. Nadine Laemmler (52.20 finals, 52.56 prelims)
12. Erin Metzger-Seymour (52.72 finals, 52.52 prelims)
40. Maddie Gehrke (55.41)
43. Sam Coloma (55.77)
47. Samantha Wilts (56.14)
Men's 100 Fly
3. Andrew Sansoucie (45.82 finals, 45.97 prelims)
19. Daniel Hein (46.93 finals, 47.01 prelims)
20. Micah Slaton (47.08 finals, 47.46 prelims)
21. Martin Wallace (47.36 finals, 47.43 prelims)
24. Luke Mankus (47.90 finals, 47.65 prelims)
27. Fabian Schwingenschlogl (47.79)
47. Griffin Schaetzle (49.07)
Men's 3-Meter
7. Kyle Goodwin (388.4 finals, 395.15 prelims)
22. Hunter Fritter (298.65)
Women's 200 Free
18. Courtney Evensen (1:47.21 finals, 1:48.12 prelims)
22. Rachel Hayden (1:47.99 finals, 1:47.94 prelims)
30. Victoria Trost (1:48.94)
37. Kira Zubar (1:49.38)
Men's 200 Free
4. Mikel Schreuders (1:34.06 finals, 1:34.99 prelims)
13. Sam Coffman (1:35.66 finals, 1:35.63 prelims)
18. Nick Davis (1:35.16 finals, 1:36.16 prelims)
28. Carter Griffin (1:36.63 prelims)
29. Giovanny Lima (1:36.78 prelims)
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