University of Missouri
SEC Championships
Men Place Fifth, Women Sixth at SEC Championships
2/18/2017 9:35:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving programs earned three individual top three finishes to conclude action Saturday at the 2017 Southeastern Conference Championships at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tiger men finished fifth with 771 points and the women placed sixth with 786 points, a program-high at the Championships.
The Florida men (1,271.5 points) won their fifth-consecutive team title, while the Texas A&M women (1,304 points) claimed their second-straight. Georgia (985), Auburn (925.5) and Alabama (897) finished ahead of the Tigers in the men's standings. On the women's side, Georgia (1,113), Kentucky (938), Tennessee (855) and Auburn (849) rounded out the top five.
Redshirt senior Lauren Reedy (Rochester Hills, Michigan) earned SEC Female Diver of the Meet honors, voted on by the diving coaches. Reedy won the 1-meter title in an SEC record 364.3 points and also placed fifth on 3-meter.
Seniors Michael Chadwick (Charlotte, North Carolina) and Fabian Schwingenschlogl (Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany) and junior Hannah Stevens (Lexington, Kentucky) all recorded their second top three finishes of the Championships to lead the Tigers on Saturday.
Chadwick earned runner-up honors in the 100 free, matching his finish from a season ago, as the senior clocked a finals time of 41.95 behind defending National Champion Caeleb Dressel of Florida. Chadwick, who owns the second-fastest 100 free time in the nation, also placed third in the 50 free on Thursday.
In the women's 200 back, Stevens was fifth with 25 yards remaining but used a strong push claim her third-place finish. The junior touched the wall in a career-best 1:51.41 to record her second top three finish of the meet, as she was the 100 back runner-up on Friday.
Schwingenschlogl matched his 100 breast third-place finish in the 200 breast on Saturday. Schwingenschlogl split the fastest final 25 yards in the field to take third in the championship final in 1:52.61, his fastest time of the season.
In the final event of the meet, Mizzou set a new school record in the men's 400 free relay after a 2:51.74 from sophomore Mikel Schreuders (Oranjestad, Aruba), Chadwick and sophomores Luke Mankus (Keller, Texas) and Sam Coffman (Centennial, Colorado).
Senior Nadine Laemmler (Wackersdorf, Bavaria, Germany), freshman Jennifer King (Glasgow, Scotland) and sophomore Kylie Dalgren (Victoria, Minnesota) all swam in the 200 back B final. Laemmler and King nabbed the top two spots to place ninth and 10th, respectively, in times of 1:52.65 and 1:53.84, while Dalgren went a career-best 1:55.16 to touch in 13th overall.
Also claiming points in the 200 breast on the night were senior Eddie Mapel (Hinsdale, Illinois) and sophomore Nick Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa). In his last SEC Championships, Mapel swam a 1:56.43 to place 10th and Staver went 1:58.21, just off his best time, for 17th.
Joining Chadwick with evening swims in the 100 free were Schreuders and Mankus. Schreuders took 13th in a personal-best 43.62 and Mankus was 20th in 44.10.
In the men's 200 back, senior Carter Griffin (Parker, Colorado) just missed a podium finish as he touched fourth in a season-best 1:40.51, bettering his 2016 placement by one spot. Freshman Nick Alexander (Crestwood, Missouri) notched an 11th-place finish in a personal-best 1:42 and fellow freshman Daniel Hein (Sycamore, Illinois) won the C final in a career-best time of 1:42.97 for 17th.
Junior Kira Zubar (Chaska, Minnesota) earned her second top six finish of the Championships in the 1650 free. She placed fifth in the mile in 16:13.60 on Saturday to follow up a sixth-place finish in the 500 free earlier in the meet. Zubar placed 11th in the 1650 free at last year's meet.
Senior Nick Davis (Chesterfield, Missouri) concluded his final Championships with a pair of school records on the day. His 1650 free time of 15:06.43, which earned him 15th-place, broke his own Mizzou record of 15:09.06. Additionally, he set a new program 1000 free mark (9:08.14) during the race to give the senior possession of all three distance records.
In the diving well, sophomore Kyle Goodwin (Aurora, Colorado) earned an 11th-place finish with a score of 331.90 and junior Hunter Fritter (Houston, Texas) took 15th in 312.15.
Junior Erin Metzger-Seymour (Westminster, Colorado) clocked a 49.75 in the 100 free C final to finish 21st overall.
The women's 400 medley relay team of Metzger-Seymour, Stevens, freshman Haley Hynes (Lee's Summit, Missouri) and senior Victoria Trost (Johnston, Iowa) placed sixth in 3:16.91.
The Tigers set seven school records during the five-day meet. Individually, Davis took down the men's 1000 and 1650 free marks, Stevens broke the 100 back record and Reedy broke her own school mark on the springboard. Additionally, the men set or tied their records in the 400 free relay and the 200 and 400 medley relays.
A recap of the men's championship will air on Monday, Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. CT on ESPNU, followed by the women's championship recap at 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
Day Five Results
Women's 1650 Free
5. Kira Zubar (16:13.60)
Men's 1650 Free
15. Nick Davis (15.06.43)
Women's 200 Back
3. Hannah Stevens (1:51.41 finals, 1:53.55 prelims)
9. Nadine Laemmler (1:52.65 finals, 1:54.11 prelims)
10. Jennifer King (1:53.84 finals, 1:55.68 prelims)
13. Kylie Dahlgren (1:55.19 finals, 1:55.82 prelims)
27. Samantha Wilts (1:58.40)
33. Samantha Coloma (1:59.36)
36. Haley Hynes (2:00.01)
Men's 200 Back
4. Carter Griffin (1:40.51 finals, 1:40.68 prelims)
11. Nick Alexander (1:42.64 finals, 1:44.05 prelims)
17. Daniel Hein (1:42.97 finals, 1:44.05 prelims)
29. Griffin Schaetzle (1:45.32)
Women's 100 Free
21. Erin Metzger-Seymour (49.73 finals, 49.67 prelims)
26. Rachel Hayden (49.95)
31. Victoria Trost (50.26)
34. Iliana Jones (50.39)
37. Courtney Evensen (50.66)
Men's 100 Free
2. Michael Chadwick (41.95 finals, 42.32 prelims)
13. Mikel Schreuders (43.62 finals, 43.69 prelims)
20. Luke Mankus (44.10 finals, 43.92 prelims)
30. Sam Coffman (44.34)
31. Andrew Sansoucie (44.48)
42. Micah Slaton (44.83)
Women's 200 Breast
28. Ellie Suek (2:15.04)
Men's 200 Breast
3. Fabian Schwingenschlogl (1:52.61 finals, 1:54.88 prelims)
10. Eddie Mapel (1:56.43 finals, 1:56.09 prelims)
17. Nick Staver (1:58.21 finals, 1:59.65 prelims)
28. Jordy Groters (2:01.21)
30. Jordan O'Brien (2:01.80)
Men's Platform
11. Kyle Goodwin (339.9)
15. Hunter Fritter (312.15)
Women's 400 Free Relay
6. Metzger-Seymour, Stevens, Hynes, Trost (3:16.91)
Men's 400 Free Relay
4. Schreuders, Chadwick, Mankus, Coffman (2:51.74)
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