From Emory University Athletics
Emory University turned in another solid performance in dual
meet action on Saturday, as the Eagles defeated Darton College
119-87 in the team's final home dual meet of the 2014-15
season.
Saturday also marked the final career home dual meet for Emory's
six graduating team members - Hayden Baker, James
Davis, Kevin Flood, Cameron Herting, Griffin
Neville, Eric Ruggieri. They were honored in a special
'Senior Day' ceremony prior to the start of the meet.
Together, Emory's senior class has contributed to the program's
success over the past four years, winning three University Athletic
Association Championships and finishing in the top-five nationally
all three years.
For the senior class, Hayden Baker won the 100-yard butterfly with
a time of 50.53 seconds, and along with Ruggieri, was a part of the
winning 200-yard medley relay, in addition to
sophomore Mitchell Cooper and freshman Oliver
Smith (1:33.38).
The Eagles claimed wins in each of the 11 swimming events.
Junior Andrew Wilson recorded the team's lone 'B' cut
time, en route to winning the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of
55.77 seconds. Cooper earned a pair of individual victories,
finishing first in both the 200-yard individual medley (1:55.01)
and the 100-yard backstroke (51.76).
Other individual first-place finishers included
freshman Henry Copses in the 1,000-yard freestyle
(9:54.79), junior Eagan Zettlemoyer in the 200-yard
freestyle (1:43.92), Smith in the 50-yard freestyle (21.09
seconds), sophomore Hayes Burdette-Sapp in the 100-yard
freestyle (47.61 seconds), and sophomore Christian
Baker in the 500-yard freestyle (4:37.16), while the Eagles'
200-yard freestyle relay of Smith, freshman Wes Duke,
freshman Alexander Hardwick and Burdette-Sapp rounded out
the meet with a win in a time of 1:25.00.
With the win, Emory improved to 3-2 on the year.