Andrew Wilson Splits 50.27 As Emory Smashes D3 Record in 400 Medley Relay

Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• March 15-18, 2017
• CISD Natatorium, Shenandoah, Texas
• Prelims 10 AM, Finals 6 PM – U.S. Central Time Zone (GMT -6 currently)
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Men’s 400-yard Medley Relay – Final

• NCAA DIII Record: 3:12.96 3/16/17 Emory (Ono, Wilson, Cooper, Kolleck)

1. Emory 3:10.51
2. Williams 3:15.72
3. Johns Hopkins 3:16.04
4. Kenyon 3:16.30
5. Washington (MO) 3:16.62
6. Denison 3:17.15
7. NYU 3:17.63
8. MIT 3:17.85

Emory destroyed the NCAA Division III national and meet records it had broken earlier in the day. When the Eagles stepped up to the blocks in prelims they owned the Division record of 3:13.03, while the meet mark of 3:13.49 had belonged to Williams since 2015. Emory took care of both records in one fell swoop with a 3:12.96 during morning heats, becoming the first Division III relay to break the 3:13 barrier.

In finals they made 3:13 look like child’s play.

Freshman Sage Ono (48.07), senior Andrew Wilson (50.27, and yes, that’s the breaststroke), senior Christian Baker (48.84), and junior Oliver Smith (43.33) combined to lower the new mark by another 2.45 seconds, before the ink had even dried in the record books.

Most of the difference came from a .72-improvement from Ono in the leadoff backstroke. Wilson was 9/10 faster in December, so there’s a good chance the Eagles will re-break their new record in finals tonight.