From Emory University Athletics
Emory University junior Andrew
Wilson broke an NCAA Division III record for the
second-consecutive day, this time breaking the national mark in the
200-yard breaststroke, to once again lead the Eagles during the
final day of the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio.
Wilson concluded his incredible weekend with a Division III
record-setting performance in the 200-yard breaststroke, winning
the event with a time of 1:57.18. The time bested the
previous D-III mark of 1:57.79, set by Whitworth's Rory Buck at the
2011 NCAA Championships. Wilson's time was also good for pool
and meet records, in addition to an NCAA 'A' cut time.
For the weekend, Wilson set Division III records in both the
100-yard breaststroke (53.41 seconds) and the 200-yard
breaststroke, in addition to setting a school record in the
200-yard individual medley (1:47.59). He added 'B' cut times
as a part of the Eagles' 400-yard medley relay and 200-yard medley
relay.
Wilson led the Emory men to a fourth-place finish out of six
teams, with the Eagles totaling 1,451 points to finish behind
Denison (2,314.5 points), Cincinnati (2,130.5 points) and Wright
State (1, 553 points). The Emory women also claimed fourth
place, scoring 1,496 points to finish behind Miami (2,409), Toledo
(1,554) and Cincinnati (1,523.5).
Sophomore Christian Baker added a second first-place
finish for the Emory men, winning the 1,650-yard freestyle with a
'B' cut time of 15:33.62. Other provisional times in the
event for Emory include freshman Henry Copses (fourth,
15:44.52), sophomore Mitchell Cooper (fifth, 15:47.88)
and junior Eagan Zettlemoyer (seventh, 15:55.73).
Baker added a provisional time of 1:49.93 seconds in the
preliminaries of the 200-yard backstroke, while junior Jared
Scheuer finished third in the finals with a 'B' cut time of
1:47.91.
In the 100-yard freestyle, freshman Alexander
Hardwick claimed sixth-place in the 100-yard freestyle with a
provisional time of 45.51 seconds. Senior Hayden
Baker and junior John Galvin finished third and
fourth, respectively, in the 200-yard fly, each recording
provisional times of 1:49.99 and 1:51.53 during the
prelims.
Adding 'B' cut times behind Wilson in the men's 200-yard
breaststroke were senior Eric Ruggieri (fifth, 2:02.48),
freshman Chandler Lichtefeld (sixth, 2:03.74) and
freshman Cooper Tollen (ninth, 2:02.46). Emory
rounded out the meet with a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard
freestyle relay by freshman Wes Duke, Hardwick,
junior Matt Kuhlikand freshman Oliver Smith with a
'B' cut time of 3:02.38.