COLUMBIA, Mo. – A total of 12 members of the Mizzou men's and women's swimming and diving teams garnered 2019-20 All-Southeastern Conference honors, the league announced on Tuesday. The 12 recipients stand as the second-most for the program since the Tigers joined the SEC.
One Tiger, sophomore Danny Kovac (Fort Collins, Colo.), earned first team honors. Seniors Nick Alexander (St. Louis, Mo.), Daniel Hein (Sycamore, Ill.), Haley Hynes (Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Micah Slaton (Austin, Texas), junior Sarah Thompson (Collierville, Tenn.), sophomore Megan Keil (Derby, Kan.) and freshmen Amy Feddersen (Ames, Iowa) and Molly Winer (Ames, Iowa) all claimed second team honors. Additionally, freshmen Leonardo Garcia Varela (Cali, Colombia), Will Goodwin (Centennial, Colo.) and Maddie Huitt (Gibsonia, Pa.) were named to the All-Freshman Team.
The All-SEC first team consists of the top finisher in each event at the SEC Championships, and the second team consists of the second- and third-place finishers in each event. The All-Freshman Teams consist of any redshirt or true freshman who finished either in the top eight or is the highest scoring freshman of each event at the SEC Championships, excluding relay events.
Kovac claimed first team honors as the 100 fly champion at February's Championships. In addition to his title, Kovac notched finishes of third in the 200 IM and 10th in the 100 breast at SECs. This year marks Kovac's second-straight season as a first team honoree, as the sophomore swam on Mizzou's winning 400 medley relay team in 2019.
Alexander and Slaton both earned spots on the second team thanks to runner-up finishes at SECs. Alexander took second in the 200 IM for the second consecutive year and Slaton placed second in the 200 fly. Alexander added finishes of seventh in the 200 back and ninth in the 100 back at the meet, while Slaton also took 10th in the 100 fly.
Hein claimed second team honors as well, as he earned a podium finish in the 100 back after placing third. The senior added two additional top eight finishes at the meet, placing seventh in the 100 fly and eighth in the 200 back.
Two women's relays finished in the top three at SECs, as Mizzou took second in the 200 medley relay and third in the 200 free relay. Hynes, Keil, Thompson and Winer all swam on the 200 medley relay team, while Hynes, Keil and Thompson were joined by Feddersen on the 200 free relay.
Three Tigers, Garcia Varela, Goodwin and Huitt, all claimed spots on the All-Freshman Team. Garcia Varela earned finishes of fourth on platform and eighth on 3-meter, Goodwin placed eighth in the 200 breast and Huitt took eighth on platform.
Mizzou's 2019-20 All-SEC Honorees
All-SEC First Team
Danny Kovac
All-SEC Second Team
Nick Alexander
Amy Feddersen
Daniel Hein
Haley Hynes
Megan Keil
Micah Slaton
Sarah Thompson
Molly Winer
All-Freshman Team
Leonardo Garcia Varela
Will Goodwin
Maddie Huitt