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Georgia Men and Women Finish Fourth at SEC Championships
February 19, 2022 | Swimming & Diving
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On an evening full of tight finishes, the University of Georgia swimming and diving team concluded the 2022 SEC Swimming & Diving Championships with a pair of fourth-place finishes Saturday evening at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
The Georgia men finished the meet with 919 points, narrowly finishing behind runners-up Tennessee and Alabama, who tied at 938 points, while Florida won its 10th-consecutive title with 1,414 points. In the women's standings, the Bulldogs closed with 986 points, finishing behind champion Tennessee (1313.5), Kentucky (1,043), and Alabama (1,038).
With three gold medals this week, sophomore Luca Urlando was awarded both the SEC Commissioner's Trophy for most individual points, as well as the Swimmer of the Meet Award as voted on by the league's coaches. Urlando is the sixth Georgia man to win the Commissioner's Trophy and first since Chase Kalisz in 2015.
Georgia's evening session began with a pair of thrillers in the 1,650 freestyle finals. In the women's event, freshman Abby McCulloh dueled with Alabama's Kensey McMahon for second place before finishing third by .25 seconds with a personal-best time of 15:51.96. McCulloh's A-cut time was the fourth-fastest in program history, while her 1,000 freestyle split of 9:35.08 ranks fifth all-time. Graduate Peyton Palsha finished eighth with a season-best B-cut of 16:13.64, while junior Jillian Barczyk scored with a 24th-place time of 16:35.19.
In the subsequent men's mile, sophomore Jake Magahey won the silver medal for the second-consecutive year with a B-cut time of 14:40.20. After catching up and surpassing Florida's Tyler Watson with 100 yards to go, the Dacula native was passed in the home stretch by Watson's Gator teammate Trey Freeman. Sophomore Tommy-Lee Camblong finished 13th with a B-cut of 15:05.47, while graduate Jeffrey Durmer placed 20th with a B-cut of 15:15.02, dropping 37 seconds from his seed time.
Later in the meet, junior Zoie Hartman earned her third silver medal of the week with an A-cut of 2:06.27 in the women's 200 breaststroke, falling to Kentucky's Gillian Davey by only six-hundredths of a second. Senior Danielle Della Torre finished sixth with a season-best B-cut of 2:08.45, while freshman Angharad Evans placed 11th with a PR of 2:09.02. In the men's 200 breaststroke, fellow freshman Arie Voloschin posted the 10th-fastest time in school history in prelims at 1:56.38.
Junior Bradley Dunham nearly reached the podium with a fourth-place time of 1:40.69 in the men's 200 backstroke. In the morning, Dunham finished second in qualifying with a personal-best 1:40.54, the sixth-fastest time in school history. Junior Millie Sansome concluded her program in the women's 200 back with a personal-best B-cut of 1:54.80, finishing 11th overall.
In the closing 400 freestyle relay, freshman Matthew Sates joined Hils, Branzell, and Magahey to finish fourth with an A-cut of 2:50.65, the third-fastest time in program history. Sates' opening 100 free split of 42.71 earned him a B-cut and moved him into seventh all-time. On the women's side, sophomore Maxine Parker, Hartman, senior Callie Dickinson, and freshman Eboni McCarty placed sixth with a B-cut of 3:15.20.
At the diving well, sophomore Meghan Wenzel finished eighth in the women's platform with a score of 197.90. In prelims, Wenzel set a new PR with a fourth-place mark of 275.35, while senior Ellie Crump finished 29th at 164.20.
In other notable results from Saturday, junior Zach Hils placed 10th in the men's 100 freestyle with a PR of 42.66, moving him up to sixth in program history. In the women's sprint, Parker took 12th with a B-cut of 48.66.
Georgia will return to the water next weekend for the annual Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet on Saturday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, Feb. 27 at Gabrielsen Natatorium. Following Last Chance, the Bulldogs will turn their attention to the NCAA Diving Zone Championships and Swimming & Diving Championships, all held this coming March at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
For all news and updates about Georgia swimming and diving, follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@UGASwimDive), Instagram (@ugaswimdive), and Facebook (UGA Swimming and Diving).
MEN
1. Florida, 1,414
2. Tennessee, 938 / Alabama, 938
4. Georgia, 919
5. Texas A&M, 865.5
6. Auburn, 827.5
7. Missouri, 716.5
8. Kentucky, 600
9. LSU, 505
10. South Carolina, 417.5
WOMEN
1. Tennessee, 1,313.5
2. Kentucky, 1,043
3. Alabama, 1,038
4. Georgia, 986
5. Florida, 905
6. Texas A&M, 625
7. Auburn, 584
8. LSU, 541
9. Missouri, 485.5
10. South Carolina, 460
11. Arkansas, 397
12. Vanderbilt, 123
The Georgia men finished the meet with 919 points, narrowly finishing behind runners-up Tennessee and Alabama, who tied at 938 points, while Florida won its 10th-consecutive title with 1,414 points. In the women's standings, the Bulldogs closed with 986 points, finishing behind champion Tennessee (1313.5), Kentucky (1,043), and Alabama (1,038).
With three gold medals this week, sophomore Luca Urlando was awarded both the SEC Commissioner's Trophy for most individual points, as well as the Swimmer of the Meet Award as voted on by the league's coaches. Urlando is the sixth Georgia man to win the Commissioner's Trophy and first since Chase Kalisz in 2015.
Georgia's evening session began with a pair of thrillers in the 1,650 freestyle finals. In the women's event, freshman Abby McCulloh dueled with Alabama's Kensey McMahon for second place before finishing third by .25 seconds with a personal-best time of 15:51.96. McCulloh's A-cut time was the fourth-fastest in program history, while her 1,000 freestyle split of 9:35.08 ranks fifth all-time. Graduate Peyton Palsha finished eighth with a season-best B-cut of 16:13.64, while junior Jillian Barczyk scored with a 24th-place time of 16:35.19.
In the subsequent men's mile, sophomore Jake Magahey won the silver medal for the second-consecutive year with a B-cut time of 14:40.20. After catching up and surpassing Florida's Tyler Watson with 100 yards to go, the Dacula native was passed in the home stretch by Watson's Gator teammate Trey Freeman. Sophomore Tommy-Lee Camblong finished 13th with a B-cut of 15:05.47, while graduate Jeffrey Durmer placed 20th with a B-cut of 15:15.02, dropping 37 seconds from his seed time.
Later in the meet, junior Zoie Hartman earned her third silver medal of the week with an A-cut of 2:06.27 in the women's 200 breaststroke, falling to Kentucky's Gillian Davey by only six-hundredths of a second. Senior Danielle Della Torre finished sixth with a season-best B-cut of 2:08.45, while freshman Angharad Evans placed 11th with a PR of 2:09.02. In the men's 200 breaststroke, fellow freshman Arie Voloschin posted the 10th-fastest time in school history in prelims at 1:56.38.
Junior Bradley Dunham nearly reached the podium with a fourth-place time of 1:40.69 in the men's 200 backstroke. In the morning, Dunham finished second in qualifying with a personal-best 1:40.54, the sixth-fastest time in school history. Junior Millie Sansome concluded her program in the women's 200 back with a personal-best B-cut of 1:54.80, finishing 11th overall.
In the closing 400 freestyle relay, freshman Matthew Sates joined Hils, Branzell, and Magahey to finish fourth with an A-cut of 2:50.65, the third-fastest time in program history. Sates' opening 100 free split of 42.71 earned him a B-cut and moved him into seventh all-time. On the women's side, sophomore Maxine Parker, Hartman, senior Callie Dickinson, and freshman Eboni McCarty placed sixth with a B-cut of 3:15.20.
At the diving well, sophomore Meghan Wenzel finished eighth in the women's platform with a score of 197.90. In prelims, Wenzel set a new PR with a fourth-place mark of 275.35, while senior Ellie Crump finished 29th at 164.20.
In other notable results from Saturday, junior Zach Hils placed 10th in the men's 100 freestyle with a PR of 42.66, moving him up to sixth in program history. In the women's sprint, Parker took 12th with a B-cut of 48.66.
Georgia will return to the water next weekend for the annual Bulldog Invitational Last Chance Meet on Saturday, Feb. 26 and Sunday, Feb. 27 at Gabrielsen Natatorium. Following Last Chance, the Bulldogs will turn their attention to the NCAA Diving Zone Championships and Swimming & Diving Championships, all held this coming March at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta.
For all news and updates about Georgia swimming and diving, follow the Bulldogs on Twitter (@UGASwimDive), Instagram (@ugaswimdive), and Facebook (UGA Swimming and Diving).
MEN
1. Florida, 1,414
2. Tennessee, 938 / Alabama, 938
4. Georgia, 919
5. Texas A&M, 865.5
6. Auburn, 827.5
7. Missouri, 716.5
8. Kentucky, 600
9. LSU, 505
10. South Carolina, 417.5
WOMEN
1. Tennessee, 1,313.5
2. Kentucky, 1,043
3. Alabama, 1,038
4. Georgia, 986
5. Florida, 905
6. Texas A&M, 625
7. Auburn, 584
8. LSU, 541
9. Missouri, 485.5
10. South Carolina, 460
11. Arkansas, 397
12. Vanderbilt, 123
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