BSC Swimming And Diving Finishes Fourth At SAA Championships
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Drew Priede, Duncan Bonney, Hannah Busk and Cody Spradlin added individual titles to the Birmingham-Southern medal count on the final day of the Southern Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
Priede out distanced the field in the 1650-yard freestyle, turning in a 16:11.54 and Bonney claimed gold in the men's 100-yard breaststroke with a 2:03.06. Busk posted a NCAA B-cut time of 2:04.24 in the women's 200-yard backstroke and Cody Spradlin won the three-meter diving with 399.25 points to add to his one meter diving title from Friday.
Molly Waddell, Wil Cushman and the BSC men's 400-yard freestyle relay team claimed silver medals. Waddell posted a 53.92 in the women's 100-yard freestyle while Cushman posted a 1:56.71 for silver in the 200-yard backstroke. Bonney, Cushman, Saul Hack and Priede teamed up to swim a 3:07.80 in the 400-free relay.
Lauren Robetson, Steej Wilson and Cushman all claimed bronze medals. Robertson was third in the 1650-yard freestyle with an 18:07.79 and Wilson was third in the women's three-meter diving with 219 points. Kristen Stempak, Hannah Busk, Lauren Kinsey and Waddell took bronze with a 3:36.21 in the women's 400-freestyle relay.
The BSC men and women claimed fourth in the team standings with 629 and 520 points, respectively. Sewanee won the men's team title followed Centre and Berry in second and third. Centre won the women's team title while Rhodes was second with 719 points, four points ahead with 714 points.
BSC Swimming and Diving Results Snapshot
Women's 1650 Freestyle
3 Robertson, Lauren FR BSC 18:20.59 18:07.79 16
Men's 1650 Freestyle
1 Priede, Drew FR BSC 17:51.78 16:11.54 20
Women's 100 Freestyle
2 Waddell, Molly FR BSC 54.53 53.92 17
15 Morris, Hailey FR BSC 57.63 57.59 2
Men's 100 Freestyle
8 Hack, Saul FR BSC 49.26 49.24 11
15 Amunds, Robbie FR BSC 51.06 50.89 2
Women's 200-yard Backstroke
1 Busk, Hannah FR BSC 2:06.60 2:04.24 20
4 Kinsey, Lauren FR BSC 2:09.03 2:09.14 15
Men's 200-yard Backstroke
3 Cushman, Wil FR BSC 2:01.14 1:56.71 15.5
14 McCormick, Patrick SR BSC 2:20.18 2:24.08 3
Women's 100 Breaststroke
7 Langley, Peyton FR BSC 2:29.61 2:30.88 12
Men's 100 Breaststroke
1 Bonney, Duncan FR BSC 2:11.91 2:03.06 20
7 Shane, Thomas FR BSC 2:19.81 2:17.74 12
Men's 200 Butterfly
6 Gonzalez, Matt FR BSC 2:06.52 2:03.62 13
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
3 BSC 'A' 3:43.70 3:36.21 32
1) Stempak, Kristen FR 2) Waddell, Molly FR
3) Kinsey, Lauren FR 4) Busk, Hannah FR
12 BSC 'B Final 4:08.23 4:09.36 12
1) Langley, Peyton FR 2) Robertson, Lauren FR
3) Prevost, Tanner FR 4) Hughes, Jennifer JR
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
2 BSC 'A' 3:17.68 3:07.80 34
1) Bonney, Duncan FR 2) Cushman, Wil FR
3) Hack, Saul FR 4) Priede, Drew FR
10 BSC 'B' 3:40.20 3:28.37 18
1) Amunds, Robbie FR 2) Spradlin, Cody JR
3) McCormick, Patrick SR 4) Izbrand, Mark FR
Women's 3-meter Diving
3 Wilson, Steej JR Birm South NP 219.35 16
Men's 3-meter Diving
1 Spradlin, Cody JR Birm South NP 399.25 20
4 Ballard, Hank SO Birm South NP 257.40 15
TEAM STANDINGS (MEN)
1. Sewanee: University of the Sou 862
2. Centre College 832.5
3. Berry College 658
4. Birmingham Southern College 629.5
5. Rhodes College 248
6. Hendrix College 181
TEAM STANDINGS (WOMEN)
1. Centre College 862
2. Rhodes College 719
3. Sewanee: University of the Sou 714
4. Birmingham Southern College 520
5. Hendrix College 384
6. Berry College 296
