Birmingham, Ala. - It was a night of ups and downs for Rhodes swimming as the Lynx won two events on the second night of competition at the 2019 Southern Athletic Association Championships.
Beginning with the 200 freestyle relay, the Rhodes women placed third before the men's team of Harrison Rozman, Evan Ziolkowski, Christian Stankovic and Zac Gammons swam to a Rhodes record-breaking victory. The Lynx finished the event in 1:24.90, marking a historical event, winning their program's first-ever relay event at the SAA Championships.
In the 500 free, freshman
Lilli Metts led Rhodes with a third place finish in 5:06.43.
Erin Osborne took home fifth in 5:11.73 with
Elyse Jacobs less than a second on her heels. Roland Chang advanced to the championship heat and placed eighth on the men's side.
Senior
Allie Hill crushed her opponents to win the 200 IM, narrowly missing her current record by 0.30 seconds. She finished the race in 2:05.97, an NCAA B-Cut and also a new meet record. Hill held the previous meet record from 2017 (2:06.31). Fellow senior
Carly Good placed fifth and
Grace Tolan took home seventh place. The duo finished one second apart. Hayden Hill was edged in the final lap to place second in 1:52.08. Lucas Bradford ?
Madi Griffin placed second in the 50 free in 23.88, just 0.03 seconds from her current school record. The men were led by Zac Gammons in fifth (21.65) and Harrison Rozman who finished sixth (21.69).
Finishing off the night, the Rhodes women placed second in the 400 medley relay in 3:54.93. The men's team of Zac Gammons, Christian Stankovic, Hayden Hill and Evan Ziolkowski thought they had broken a new school record in 3:23.38, however the Lynx were deemed disqualified after the race.
Fans can find updated standings, and future events listed below.
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 12
1. Birmingham-Southern College - 310
2. Rhodes College - 290
3. Centre College - 222
4. Berry College - 216
5. Sewanee - 141
6. Hendrix College - 132
Scores - Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 12
1. Birmingham-Southern College - 321.5
2. Berry College - 225
3. Centre College - 211
4. Rhodes College - 197
5. Sewanee - 164
6. Hendrix College - 156.5
Fans can watch online throughout the championship
here. Results as each event concludes can be found on the
championship webpage. As soon as a live result link becomes available, we'll add that to the teams' online schedule pages.
Day Three - Friday - Preliminaries 10:30 a.m. local time
200 Medley Relay (optional - exhibition) (10-minute break)
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
(20-minute break)
Men's and Women's 3-Meter Diving (1:30 p.m.)
Finals 6:30 p.m. local time
Men's and Women's 3-Meter Diving Awards 200 Medley Relay
(10-minute break)
400 Individual Medley
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
(20-minute break)
800 Freestyle Relay (Fastest heat of each gender)
*Swimming awards will be presented immediately after each event.
Day Four - Saturday - Preliminaries 10:30 a.m.
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
(20-minute break)
400 Freestyle Relay (optional - exhibition)
1650 Freestyle
Women's 3-Meter Diving (1:30 p.m.)
Finals 6:10 p.m. local time
Senior Recognition / National Anthem Women's 3-Meter awards
1650 awards
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly (20-minute break)
400 Freestyle Relay
