From NYU Athletics
New York University's men's swimming & diving team
finished in third place at the University Athletic Association
(UAA) Championships, which were held Wednesday through Saturday,
February 11-14, at Emory University's Madeline Jude Brown Aquatic
Center in Atlanta, GA.
"We had a fantastic meet, and it's very satisfying to see the
hard work that our team put in over the past six months pay off,"
said NYU Head Coach Trevor Miele -- he and his assistants were
named UAA Men's Coaching Staff of the Year. "Now that UAA's are
over, our focus shifts to NCAA Championships."
The Violets finished the eight-team competition with 1,374
points, just behind second-place University of Chicago (1,408
points). Host Emory won the title with 1,551
points.
Senior diver Austen Blease, after winning
both one-meter events on the first day of competition and both
three-meter events on the third day competition, was named the UAA
Championship Men's Diver of the Year, and Diving Coach Scott
Donie was named Men's Diving Coach of the
Year.
"This may be the first time since I started at NYU that we
have swept every diving event at the UAA's," said Donie.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Freshman Sean Haechler finished fourth in
the 200-yard butterfly preliminary with a NCAA-qualifying and NYU
record-breaking time of 1:51.54. Sophomores Phillip
Kang (1:53.22) and Daniel
Tay (1:52.13) achieved NCAA-qualifying times in
the 200-yard butterfly finals.
- In the 200-yard backstroke, freshman Adam
Betts (1:53.21) and sophomore Bobby
Chin (1:52.61) both earned NCAA-qualifying
times.
- Sophomore Ethan Louie also secured two
NCAA-qualifying times in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:08.90) and
the 200-yard backstroke preliminaries (1:52.46).
- Senior captain Jerry Crowley finished
third in the 100-yard freestyle (44.94), making the NCAA
B-cut.
- In the 200-yard breaststroke, senior captain Matt
Kendall (2:01.96) and freshman Miguel
Poblete (2:04.59) both earned NCAA-qualifying
times, finishing second and seventh, respectively.