GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Mizzou men's swimming and diving team opened competition at the 2021 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships with a 15th-place finish in the 800 free relay to claim All-America honorable mention accolades Wednesday evening in Greensboro, N.C.

The Tigers earned four points in the race to enter day two action 15th in the team standings.

KEY PERFORMANCES

The Tigers' 800 free relay team of juniors Jack Dahlgren (Victoria, Minn.) and Jack Dubois (Alpharetta, Ga.), senior Grant Reed (Austin, Texas) and freshman Frederik Rindshøj (Søborg, Denmark) clocked a 6:17.97 to place 15th overall in the field and claim honorable mention honors. The time was good enough to rank sixth all-time in Mizzou history.

QUOTABLES

Mizzou head coach Andrew Grevers
"It's always fun to have a relay swimming on Wednesday night, and even better when they finish in the top 15. We have a bunch of Tigers who can't wait to get started tomorrow."

UP NEXT

Day two action at the 2021 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships continue on Thursday, March 25 with swimming prelims at 9 a.m. CT, diving prelims at 11:15 a.m. CT and finals at 5 p.m. CT.

RESULTS

800 Free Relay
15. Jack Dahlgren, Jack Dubois, Grant Reed, Frederik Rindshøj (6:17.97)