Texas A&M Press Release
The Texas A&M women’s team stacked up another strong day to extend its lead in the team standings at the 2017 Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday at the Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus.
The Aggies, who are seeking to repeat as SEC Champions, finished day three with 729 points and a 128-point lead over second-place Georgia (601 points). Rounding out the field were Auburn (493), Tennessee (454), Missouri (430), Kentucky (406), Florida (331), LSU (291), South Carolina (248), Alabama (221), Arkansas (146) and Vanderbilt (30).
“We’ve been doing a good job in the morning sessions to get people qualified and then moving up a little bit at night,” head coach Steve Bultman said. “It’s been good and I’m proud of the way that we are competing. We have two more days and four more sessions, and we just have to continue to race well in the morning and get the position that we need in the finals.”
The Aggies’ talented IM crew got the team off to a fast start with a dominating performance in the 400-yard IM that accumulated 106 points from five swimmers. Texas A&M got a 1-2 finish from sophomore Sydney Pickrem and junior Bethany Galat for a second straight year. Pickrem cruised to her lifetime best of 4:02.25, which was the second-fastest in school history and shattered the old pool record of 4:03.27 by Florida’s Elizabeth Beisel from the 2012 SEC Championships.
“I tried to not to think too much about repeating, I wanted to just trust in the process and not really think about the final outcome,” said Pickrem, who competed at the 2016 Olympic Games last summer. “I’m obviously pleased with the best time -- you can’t go wrong with that. There’s a lot to work on still, but I’m definitely happy with the race.”
Galat earned the silver medal with a lifetime best of 4:03.88, which was the fourth-fastest in school history. Also in the A final, sophomore transfer Monika Gonzalez-Hermosillo took sixth in a lifetime best time of 4:07.90. Junior Lisa Bratton won the B final with a season-best time of 4:07.01 and junior Esther Gonzalez placed 23rd in a season best of 4:15.00.
“I saw ‘Big Beth’ through the whole race and it’s kind of what we do every day in practice,” Pickrem said. “It’s nice to be next to someone that you know their training and what they do. As soon as we finished, we’re out of breath and Beth is like ‘THIS … WAS … SO … FUN!’ That’s what you live for -- races like that.”
Senior Sarah Gibson kept the Aggies’ big night rolling by rallying to defend her 2016 SEC crown in the 100-yard butterfly with an SEC meet and pool record time of 50.71. Gibson was well behind Georgia’s Chelsea Britt at the 50- and 75-yard marks, but covered the final 25 yards in a blistering 13.34 seconds to make the up the deficit.
“I saw at the turn that I was trailing and all I could think about was that we need these points and the team is counting on me,” Gibson said. “I knew I had to abandon all caution and go for it. I was pretty sure my legs were going to fall off on that last underwater, but I put faith in my training and it seemed to work out okay.”
Junior Beryl Gastaldello was fifth in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.82 and junior Laura Norman won the C final (17th overall) in 53.51.
The Aggies nearly completed a clean sweep of the day’s races with sophomore Claire Rasmus earning a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle in a lifetime best time of 1:44.51. Junior Kristin Malone placed seventh with a time of 1:46.61, freshman Amy Miller took 11th in 1:46.84 and freshman Katie Portz was 23rd in 1:48.53.
Texas A&M junior Tyler Henschel won the three-meter dive in school and meet record fashion to highlight the Aggie men’s third day at the 2017 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus.
After three days of action, the Aggies were in fifth place with 414 points and were chasing Florida (759.5), Georgia (537), Auburn (495.5) and Alabama (415.5) in the team standings. Rounding out the field were Tennessee (409.5), South Carolina (380), LSU (340), Missouri (326.5) and Kentucky (248.5).
Henschel, from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, was consistent and sharp through his entire list and built a solid lead entering the final round, but had to produce an 80-point plus score on his final dive after LSU freshman Juan Celaya Hernandez scored an incredible 99.45 on his final effort. Henschel calmly produced an 88.35 score on a forward 3 ½ somersault pike for the victory.
“I knew going into it that I was capable of winning but that I was going to have to some serious damage. I knew that every single dive had to be my very best,” Henschel said. “As the event kept progressing, I tried to stay cool and collected. I’m sort of blind so I can’t actually see the scores on the scoreboard, but I knew that Juan had done one of the hardest dives in the world – the triple out – and he scored 99 points on that. So I just stayed calm and do my final dive like normal and try to come out on top. And that exactly what happened and I couldn’t be more proud of myself.”
In other action, junior Jonathan Tybur placed 22nd in the 400-yard IM with a lifetime best time of 3:50.97, which moved him to No. 6 on the Aggies’ all-time top 10 list in the race. Senior Turker Ayar become the fourth Aggie to post a sub-47 second time in the 100-yard butterfly with a lifetime best time of 46.79 while placing second in the C final (18th overall). Ayar now ranks No. 3 in school history behind Boris Loncaric (45.53) and Henrik Lindau (46.50).
Florida Press Release
At just 18 years old and competing in his first conference championships, Maxime Rooney can already call himself a two-time SEC champion.
The freshman added the men's 200 free title to his resume Thursday night, timing an A-cut 1:32.18 and breaking his own 17-18 national age group record from earlier today in prelims. Rooney also helped Florida to the 800 free relay title earlier this week.
Rooney was part of a 1-2 Gator punch in the event's finals, with teammate Khader Baqlah also earning a second-place spot on the podium at 1:33.65. Mitch D'Arrigo finished fifth with a B-cut 1:34.07.
That was the second Florida 1-2 finish of the night. Juniors Caeleb Dressel and Jan Switkowski also placed 1-2 in the 100 fly, both timing A-cuts. Switkowski clocked a 45.59, while Dressel set a new school record of 44.21 and three-peated as the SEC 100 fly champion. His time ranks fourth-fastest ever and breaks his own SEC meet record of 44.80, set last year.
Mark Szaranek nearly won a third medal for Florida tonight in the 400 IM, dueling with three-time SEC champion Chase Kalisz throughout the race. Szaranek made it close, finishing in the runner-up spot by just .33 seconds with a 3:36.54 A-cut and breaking Conor Dwyer's 3:37.75 school record in the process.
Teammate Alex Lebed also competed in the A-final, clocking a B-cut 3:45.60 to finish eighth.
"It was a great evening tonight. There's always places where you'd like to be better, but we raced really well," said head coach Gregg Troy. "We came in this morning and did a tremendous job placing people. We had a few breakthrough swims today. Hannah Burns on the women's side was really good, and Kelly Fertel… We had a few more people qualify for the NCAA meet. Obviously Maxime Rooney was good. There was a tremendous school record swim from Mark Szaranek. We're trying to get better. We've got a couple more days."
In the diving well, Samuel Smith made huge strides for Florida on the 3-meter. After grabbing the last spot for the top-8 qualifiers in prelims, Smith totaled an average round score of 73.37 in his six finals dives. He scored 440.20 to finish in fourth place, breaking the Florida school record of 436.13 set by Jonathan Wilcox in 2007.
"I'm very happy for Sam tonight," said diving coach Bryan Gillooly. "He has led the way for this team the entire season, and tonight he did it on the big stage. He continues to set the tone for the future of Gator diving. He's a huge asset to this team."
400 IM
The women's 400 IM B-final was filled with a quartet of young Gators. Hannah Burns cut 2.11 seconds off her prelims time to finish second at 4:08.65, while Kelly Fertel also dropped time to finish fourth at 4:10.01. Savanna Faulconer followed up in 4:10.51 to finish sixth, and Kay Sargent placed eighth to time out at 4:15.98.
The Gator men were well-represented in the B- and C-finals of the event too. Brennan Balogh cut nearly two seconds off his prelims time to finish in a B-cut 3:45.87 and second-place spot in the B-final. Ross Palazzo finished eighth with a B-cut 3:54.11.
Freshman Taylor Delk appeared in the C-final, timing a B-cut 3:49.76 to finish in fifth place.
100 fly
Alyssa Yambor-Maul served as the lone Gator representative on the women's side, finishing fifth in the C-final in a B-cut 53.87.
Also in the men's 100 fly was Jack Blyzinskyj, who recorded a C-final win with a B-cut time of 46.70.
200 free
Competing in the B-final for the women were 2015 SEC champion Amelia Maughan and freshman Kelsey Dambacher. Maughan took first in the race, improving on her prelims time with a B-cut 1:46.36, and Dambacher finished seventh at 1:47.58, also a B-cut.
Taylor Katz appeared in the C-final, placing eighth at 1:48.74.
Rounding out the Gator men in the 200 free C-final was trio Bayley Main, Grady Heath and Ben Lawless. Lawless, traditionally a mile-man, placed seventh with a B-cut 1:36.70. Main finished fourth at 1:36.25 and Heath fifth at 1:36.32, both with B-cuts.
Competition will continue Friday morning with 200 fly, 100 back and 100 breast prelims beginning at 10 a.m. The women will also hold platform prelims beginning at 1 p.m., and the finals of those aforementioned events plus the 400 medley relay will start at 6 p.m.
Alabama Press Release
The Alabama swimming and diving teams put four swims in championship finals during day three of the Southeastern Conference Championships being held in the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus this week.
Junior Luke Kaliszak and senior Connor Oslin both made the championship final of the men’s 100 butterfly. Kaliszak clocked a 46.03 to take fifth place while Oslin touched the wall at 46.31 to take eighth. Oslin’s time in prelims was a 46.16, which ranks him second all-time at Alabama behind Kaliszak.
Junior Mia Nonnenberg opened the night with a seventh-place finish in the women’s 400 individual medley after posting a time of 4:08.52. Freshman Alexis Preski also scored in the 400 individual medley, posting a 4:16.84 to take 24th place.
Sophomore Laurent Bams took seventh in the men’s 200 freestyle with a time of 1:34.96. Four other Alabama men also scored in the 200 freestyle. Junior Christopher Reid (1:34.56) was 10th, senior Alex Gray (1:35.48) was 12th and junior Mathew Adams (1:37.44) was 16th. Sophomore Robert Howard won the C final with a 1:35.07, putting him 17th overall.
Sophomore Katie Coughlin posted a career-best 54.00 in the 100 butterfly to take 22nd place while senior Caroline Korst swam a 54.15 to take 23rd place. Coughlin’s time ranks her 10th all-time at Alabama.
Senior Brent Sagert and junior David Morton both scored off the 3-meter springboard. Sagert took 20th with 303.90 points while Morton was 24th after tallying 291.65 points. Junior Taylor Charles took 24th in the men’s 400 individual medley with a 3:53.47. Charles swam a 3:51.05 in prelims.
At the end of day three, Alabama’s men are fourth with 415.5 points while the women are 10th with 221 points.
Prelims for day four get underway Friday at 10 a.m. ET, with Alabama competing in the 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and women’s platform diving.
Auburn Press Release
Haley Black, Erin Faloner and Joe Patching each scored a fourth-place finish as the 2017 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships passed the halfway point on Thursday night. With two days remaining, both of Auburn’s teams stand in third place, the women with 493 points and the men with 495.5 points.
“We are swimming well and racing hard, we just not getting on the podium as much as we’d like,” Auburn head coach Brett Hawke said. “We are doing best times left and right, we just have to find that little bit extra. There are still two full days and some of our best events are still to come. People are still very engaged in the process and we’re going to keep fighting.”
Patching took fourth in the 400 IM in 3:42.60, the second straight season that he registered a top-four finish in the event after taking third last season, while Black took fourth in the 100 fly in 51.80 and Falconer did it in the 200 free in 1:45.96.
Black’s swim moved her from fifth to third on Auburn’s all-time performers 100 fly list, passing Margaret Hoelzer (52.03/2003) and Mimi Bowen (52.05/1997) in the process. Bailey Nero also placed her name on the 100 fly top-10 list, placing eighth in 52.36 on Thursday night, which makes her sixth all-time at Auburn. Aly Tetzloff took 14th in 52.94 and Ashton Ellzey took 24th in 54.74.
Luis Martinez tied for fifth in the 100 fly in 46.03, which was just one one-hundredth of a second slower than his prelims time. Liam McCloskey (4.35), Peter Holoda (46.64) and Santiago Grassi (46.72) all improved upon their personal-bests from prelims to finish 12th, 13th and 15th, respectively, while Foster Ballard checked in at 15th in 47.16.
Pete Turnham scored a 342.15 to finish 15th on the men’s 3-meter, the second springboard event that he has been in the top 15 after taking 10th on the 1-meter on Tuesday. Scott Lazeroff placed 22nd with a 303.25.
Jessica Merritt (1:47.86) and Julie Meynen (1:47.90) rounded out the women’s 200 free swims, placing 16th and 21st, respectively, while Joshua Booth (1:35.75) and Hugo Morris (1:36.83) placed 14th and 15th, respectively, in the men’s race.
Texas A&M leads the women’s team race with 729 points followed by Georgia with 601 points while Florida tops the men’s team standings with 759.5 points followed by Georgia with 537 points.
Georgia Press Release
Chase Kalisz picked up his second individual win and led a dominating Georgia performance in the 400-yard individual medley during the SEC Swimming and Diving Championships at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on Thursday.
After three days of competition, both Georgia squads are in second place. The Bulldogs have 537 points, trailing Florida’s 759.5. The Lady Bulldogs have accumulated 601 and are behind only Texas A&M’s 729.
Kalisz reached the wall in 3:36.21, topping Florida’s Mark Szaranek’s time of 3:36.54. Kalisz broke his own SEC record of 3:36.89 set in 2014 and the pool mark of 3:41.19 from American Andrew Seliskar in 2013.
Kalisz also won the SEC title in the event in 2013, 2014 and 2015, taking 2016 off to train for the Rio Olympics (where he earned a silver medal in the 400 individual medley). Kalisz claimed the 200 individual medley at the SECs on Wednesday.
“I’m glad that race is over,” Kalisz said moments after Thursday’s event. “I was just trying to get home and touch the wall so that I could feel my legs again. … I accomplished everything I wanted to last summer. It was always a goal of mine to make the Olympic team. Now I’m happy I get to compete my senior year for the Georgia Bulldogs.”
Jay Litherland, the 2016 SEC champion, placed third in 3:40.84 and Gunnar Bentz came in sixth in 3:43.95. Clayton Forde won the consolation final for ninth in 3:45.68, followed by Aidan Burns (3:45.91) in 11th, James Guest (3:47.97) in 13th and Mick Litherland (3:49.10) in 20th.
The Bulldogs earned 138 of their points in that event alone.
Walker Higgins came in eighth in the men’s 200 freestyle with a time of 1:34.97, while Pace Clark took 22nd in 1:36.33 and Kevin Litherland was 24th in 1:37.39.
Taylor Dale went 46.14 for ninth in the men’s 100 butterfly, while Clark was 11th in 46.58 and Powell Brooks was 23rd in 47.50.
In men’s 3-meter springboard diving, Ian Forlini finished 13th with 356.35 points, followed by Charlie Clifton in 18th with 331.75
Chelsea Britt was the runner-up in the women’s 100 butterfly with a time of 50.93, eclipsing the school-record 51.56 set by Mary DeScenza in 2006. Kylie Stewart was sixth in 52.05, Megan Kingsley came in 10th in 52.59 and Veronica Burchill placed 11th in 52.72.
“It’s so exciting to be here and be a part of this team,” said Britt, who is in her first season at Georgia after transferring from Florida State. “I was a little nervous before the race. I really wanted to win. I didn’t quite get it, but it was a personal best and a school record, so I’ve got to be pretty happy with that.”
In the women’s 200 freestyle, Meaghan Raab placed third with a time of 1:44.57, while Meryn McCann took sixth in 1:46.58 and Jordan Stout claimed 13th in 1:47.33.
Emily Cameron finished fifth in 4:07.69 in the women’s 400 individual medley. Rachel Zilinskas touched third in the consolation final for 11th with a time of 4:08.71.
Missouri Press Release
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.
Arkansas Press Release
The Arkansas swimming and diving team recorded seven ‘B’ cut times on Thursday, sending three swimmers to finals at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
Junior Jessie Garrison clocked a personal-best 4:12.82 in the 400 individual medley C final to place fourth and finish 20th overall. Senior Mary Margaret Soderberg also turned in a personal best in the C final, where she touched sixth in a time of 4:14.10 to finish 22nd overall. Both C final times are the top-two times on the team this season.
In the 100 butterfly, junior Olivia Weekley advanced to the C final after finishing 21st overall in prelims, sixth in her heat, in a ‘B’ cut time of 54.01. Weekley broke her season best in the final, finishing fourth in a time of 53.80, the third fastest time on the team this season.
“I am really proud of Jessie, Mary Margaret and Olivia, who advanced to finals,” head coach Neil Harper said. “They made the most of their opportunity by improving their times and placings. Our emphasis tomorrow will be earning more final swims so we can keep improving at night. I think we gained some momentum today. We have a lot of good opportunities ahead of us tomorrow.”
All three swimmers who advanced to the night finals swam ‘B’ cuts in both the prelims and finals. Four personal bests were claimed on Thursday, along with six season bests.
Through 11 events, Arkansas is in 11th place with 146 points.
South Carolina Press Release
Fynn Minuth captured the bronze medal in the men's 200-yard freestyle and four school records fell to wrap up another successful day for the Gamecocks at the 2017 SEC Championships.
South Carolina's men end the day in seventh place with 380 points, while the women remain in ninth with 248 points.
On the men's side, Minuth earned his second medal of the week when he posted a new personal record and school record in the 200-yard free to finish third with a time of 1:33.67, just .49 seconds shy of first place.
On the women's side, Emma Barksdale and Christina Lappin stole the show as they each set new school records twice in their respective events.
MEN'S RECAP
Carolina started the second day of competition with three Gamecocks in the 400-yard IM. Peribonio represented South Carolina in the A final, Cody Bekemeyer swam in the B final and Jack Smith competed in the B final. Peribonio took fifth place overall with a time of 3:43.45, just .25 seconds shy of his PR and school record. Bekemeyer finished 12th with a time of 3:36.36 and a new PR. Smith also set a new PR with a time of 3:45.83, good for 17th place.
Jonathan Boland posted a time 47.01 in the 100-yard fly prelims then set a new school record with a time of 46.33 in a swim-off to advance to the B final. Boland finished 14th overall with a time of 46.82 in the B final.
The Gamecocks wrapped up the evening with Minuth's performance in the 200-yard free. He broke an eight-year-old school record that was set by Kyle Cormier in 2009 at 1:34.09.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Emma Barksdale kicked off the night for the Gamecocks as she was the lone representative in the 400-yard IM. Barksdale set a new school record with a time of 4:08.28, then turned around to break it again in the finals with a time of 4:06.07, good for fourth place.
Also breaking two school records in the same day, Christina Lappin posted a time of 54.07 in the 100-yard fly prelims only to post a time of 53.74 in the finals to earn 19th overall.
Heather Merritt was the sole Gamecock in the 200-yard free. Setting a new PR and finishing 14th overall, Merritt posted a time of 1:46.87 in prelims and a final's time of 1:47.37.
LSU Press Release
Juan Celaya-Hernandez added to his medal collection after shattering his own school record on three-meter with an incredible score of 469.95, picking up his second silver medal of the week on day three of the SEC Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
Jake Markham also bested his own school record in the 200 free, boasting an impressive time of 1:33.94 to garner first place in the ‘B’ final.
The team will return to action tomorrow morning for prelims in the 200 fly, 100 back, and 100 breaststroke at 10 a.m. ET. Women’s platform preliminaries will follow at 1 p.m. ET.
“Today was a great evening session. We had some solid swims in the AM, and we were able to swim up a little tonight,” said head swimming coach Dave Geyer.
“I honestly feel that Juan and the divers’ performance on three-meter really got our 200 freestylers fired-up. Tomorrow can be a really strong day for us, and we need to keep the momentum going.”
Celaya-Hernandez demolished his own record on three-meter by over 35 points in the finals. The two-time SEC silver medalist netted an unbelievable score of 99.45 in the final round to close out the day for diving. Celaya-Hernandez, a freshman from Mexico, was just narrowly edged out by Texas A&M’s Tyler Henschel, who broke the SEC meet record on three-meter with a score of 478.40.
“Juan competed like a true champion. He faltered a bit on his first dive, but never gave up,” said head diving coach Doug Shaffer. “He’s the only freshman in this competition, but he nailed his last dive, which has the highest degree of difficulty, just shy of 100 points. It was incredible.”
For the swimming portion of the meet, Kara Kopcso touched the wall at 52.34 in the 100 fly championships. In the bonus round of the event, Haylee Knight took fifth with a time of 52.82. Knight also picked up a personal best in the prelims, finishing at 53.22 to retain her spot at sixth on LSU’s all-time list.
Leah Troskot added a second-place finish in the ‘B’ final of the 200 free, clocking at 1:46.72. In the consolation final, Devon Dabney jumped to sixth on LSU’s all-time list in after finishing with a time of 1:47.22 for third place and a personal best.
For the men, Logan Rysemus claimed seventh in the ‘A’ final of the 100 fly with a time of 46.17. Brandon Goldman secured eighth overall in the ‘B’ final after logging a time of 47.20 in the event. Goldman also swam to a personal best in the prelims at 46.82 to earn a spot at seventh on LSU’s all-time list.
Markham wrapped up the day with his record-breaking performance in the 200 free ‘B’ final with first place at 1:33.94.
Four other swimmers also achieved personal bests in their respective events in the prelims.
In the 100 fly, Joao Mescolote picked up his fastest time, clocking at 48.71., and Sophie Weber also swam to a career-low time of 54.13 in the time trial.
Tennyson Henry collected a personal best at 1:49.36 in the 200 free, and in the 400 IM, Sven Saemundsson touched the wall at 3:52.66 in the 400 IM prelims to earn a spot at sixth on LSU’s all-time list in the event.
For the second consecutive event, the men’s diving squad sent at least two divers to the finals, and all four divers for the Tigers placed in the top-10 in the prelims. Matt McClellan picked up a career-high on three-meter in the prelims, compiling a score of 399.45 to move to fourth place on LSU’s all-time list. In the championships, McClellan posted a score of 361.20 for eighth overall.
Matt Phillip just narrowly missed out on a trip to the finals after logging a score of 371.85 for ninth overall. Andrew Suchla followed in 10th, diving to a score of 367.50.
“I said before the prelims started that getting four LSU divers in the final was within our potential, and we nearly accomplished that,” said Shaffer. “Overall, it was another great day on the boards.”
