From Emory University Athletics
The Emory University men's 200-yard medley relay team of
senior Ross Spock, sophomore Andrew Wilson,
senior Jake Stephens and senior Ryan
Bass claimed the National Championship Wednesday night at the
2014 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Spock, Wilson, Stephens and Bass won the event with a time of
1:28.16, breaking the school record in the event set at last year's
NCAA Championships. It was the second National Title in a
relay event in the program's history (along with the 2005 200-yard
medley relay team), and the 14th National
Championship overall by the Emory men. It was also the first
National Title for each of the relay participants.
The win propelled the Emory men into third-place in the team
standings after the first day, as the team totaled 73 points on
Wednesday. Denison leads the men's standings with 173 points,
followed by Kenyon in second with 104, while Chicago trails Emory
in fourth-place with 59 points.
Emory swimmers combined for six individual all-America finishes
(top-eight in the finals of an event), including four top-three
finishes, and six more honorable mention (nine-through-16 in the
finals of an event) during Wednesday night's events.
Spock was also the runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle with a
program-record time of 20.15 seconds, his second career all-America
honor in the event. He broke the previous school-record mark
of 20.25, set by current Bass at last year's NCAA
Championships.
The two all-America honors on the day pushed Spock's career total
to 17, tying him former Eagle Justin Hake for the program record
for all-America certificates earned over a career. Spock will
have multiple chances during the remainder of the meet to break the
program record.
Also for the men, sophomore Andrew Wilson recorded the
first all-America finish of the meet for the Eagles, claiming fifth
in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:49.66. It
was his third career all-America honor. Bass added an
all-America honorable mention finish, claiming
15th-place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.68
seconds.