Snodgrass Wins 2nd Title on Last Day of Nationals

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Snodgrass Wins 2nd Title on Last Day of Nationals

12/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving

Dec. 7, 2014

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Indiana University junior Brooklynn Snodgrass made it a sweep of the backstroke events, winning a national title in the 200-yard backstroke on the final day of action at the AT&T USA Swimming Winter National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Snodgrass posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 1:51.22. That is the third-fastest time in IU history, just off her career best of 1:50.52 set at last year's NCAA Championships. This was a follow-up to her national title in the 100 backstroke last night.

Snodgrass was not the only Hoosier in the championship final as freshman Kennedy Goss picked up an NCAA auto time with her mark of 1:52.41, good for fifth place. Cynthia Pammett took eighth in 1:55.34, while Justine Ress was 12th (1:55.57).

In the men's 100 freestyle, sophomore Anze Tavcar blasted the Indiana school record en route to a silver medal, clocking a time of 43.03. That tops the old mark of 43.21 set by Daniel Kanorr in 2013.

Grace Vertigans was the top Indiana finisher in the women's 100 freestyle, taking 10th in a season-best time of 49.50. Right behind her in 11th was Goss at 49.58.

Haley Lips placed sixth in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:09.88. American star Katie Ledecky won the event with a new American record of 15:13.30. Stephanie Marchuk was19th in 16:29.96. Jackson Miller takes 16th for the men in 15:11.14, as an American record was also set in the men's race, this time by Connor Jaeger (14:23.52).

Future Hoosier Lilly King placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:09.28. That time would rank fourth on the all-time list for the Hoosiers. Former Hoosier Bronwyn Pasloski was fifth (2:10.21). For the men Tanner Kurz took second in the B final and 10th overall with a time of 1:57.29.

Bailey Pressey took eighth in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.12, while Gia Dalesandro won the consolation final to finish ninth overall in 1:56.33. Max Irwin was eighth for the men in 1:49.05.

The 400 freestyle saw Vertigans, Goss, Snodgrass and Lips take the silver medal in 3:17.38, an NCAA provisional time.

At the 2014 FINA World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar, former Hoosier Cody Miller posted a 26.85 in prelims to advance to the semifinal. In evening action Miller missed the final by one spot, placing ninth in a time of 26.43. He was the top American finisher in the event.

1,650 Freestyle
6. Haley Lips - 16:09.88 (NCAA B Cut)
19. Stephanie Marchuk - 16:29.96 (NCAA B Cut)

16. Jackson Miller - 15:11.14
39. Grayson Smith - 15:47.43

200 Backstroke
1. Brooklynn Snodgrass - 1:51.22 (NCAA A Cut; third-fastest time in IU history) (1:54.55 prelims)
5. Kennedy Goss - 1:52.41 (NCAA A Cut) (1:54.90 prelims)
8. Cynthia Pammett - 1:55.34 (NCAA B Cut) (1:55.61 prelims)
12. Justine Ress - 1:55.57 (NCAA B Cut) (1:56.07 prelims)
20. Marie Chamberlain - 1:56.83 (NCAA B Cut) (1:57.50 prelims)
23. Allie Day - 1:58.09 (1:57.83 prelims; NCAA B Cut)
41. Rachel Matsumura - 1:59.31
42. Shelby Carroll - 1:59.35

18. Bob Glover - 1:45.56 (NCAA B Cut) (1:47.00 prelims)
33. Ryan Gordon - 1:47.74
43. Curtis Goss - 1:49.63

100 Freestyle
10. Grace Vertigans - 49.50 (NCAA B Cut) (49.90 prelims)
11. Kennedy Goss - 49.58 (NCAA B Cut) (49.76 prelims)
22. Delaney Barnard - 50.13 (50.50 prelims)
63. Kaitlin Kitchens - 51.66

2. Anze Tavcar - 43.03 (New School Record; NCAA B Cut) (43.39 prelims)
18. Blake Pieroni - 43.93 (NCAA B Cut) (44.01 prelims)
40. Ali Khalafalla - 44.75
85. Yianni Thermos - 46.02
96. Teddy Kalp - 46.44

200 Breaststroke
10. Tanner Kurz - 1:57.29 (NCAA B Cut) (1:58.41 prelims)
31. Jonathan Panchak - 2:01.61
52. Cody Taylor - 2:04.38
63. Brandon Colonis - 2:05.57
72. Marijn van Zundert - 2:06.62
79. Ryan Gordon - 2:11.67

200 Butterfly
8. Bailey Pressey - 1:58.12 (1:57.13 prelims; NCAA B Cut)
9. Gia Dalesandro - 1:56.33 (NCAA B Cut) (1:58.78 prelims)
Haley Lips - (1:59.38 prelims; NCAA B Cut; opted not to swim the B final)
31. Olivia Barker - 2:00.96
50. Reagan Cook - 2:02.97
61. Kaitlin Kitchens - 2:04.80

8. Max Irwin - 1:49.05 (1:46.58 prelims; NCAA B Cut)
23. Brandon Colonis - 1:49.83 (1:49.17 prelims)
24. Joe Powell - 1:50.15 (1:49.70 prelims)

400 Freestyle Relay
2. Vertigans, Goss, Snodgrass, Lips - 3:17.38
9. Rockett, Pammett, Barnard, Dalesandro - 3:22.18

6. Tavcar, Pieroni, Khalafalla, Irwin - 2:55.62
14. Thermos, Miller, Kurz, Powell - 3:00.46

Hoosierland Invitational

200 Backstroke
Murray Crabtree - 1:53.83

100 Freestyle
Gabriela Rajic - 50.53
Holly Spears - 51.65

Sam Lorentz - 44.79
Luke Lete - 46.21
John Winck - 46.43
Yiannis Kontinopoulos - 48.16

200 Breaststroke
Taylor Truex - 2:26.80

200 Butterfly
Philip Butler - 1:51.81

1,650 Freestyle
Ethan Curl - 15:23.83
Andrej Ivanovic - 15:36.71
Timothy Martin - 15:50.81

400 IM
Ethan Curl - 4:00.91
Philip Butler - 4:03.31

100 Butterfly
Luke Lete - 51.65
Murray Crabtree - 52.22