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Aggies Notch Five Top-12 Finishes on Day Three of NCAA Championships
Mar 22, 2024 | Women's Swimming and Diving
ATHENS – The Texas A&M women's swimming & diving team notched five top-12 finishes on day three of NCAA Championships, as four individuals and the 400 medley relay team picked up All-America accolades at Gabrielsen Natatorium Friday night. The Aggies moved into 14th place with 79 points.
Chloe Stepanek highlighted the evening session with a fifth-place finish in the 200 free, going 1:42.96 to earn the seventh individual All-America honor of her career.
Miranda Grana made her finals debut in the 100 back and picked up All-America accolades with an eighth-place finish, clocking a 51.65. Giulia Goerigk also earned a second swim for the first time in her career as she added 12th-place points in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:06.12 to bring home Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Joslyn Oakley posted a ninth-place score in prelims to advance to the consolation final on the 3-meter. Sitting in the top-three for much of the final, Oakley propelled herself to the top of the field on her last dive and notched her second top-nine finish and All-America honor of the week with a score of 317.30.
The 400 medley relay closed out the day with a 10th-place finish, as Grana, Bobbi Kennett, Olivia Theall and Stepanek clocked in at 3:29.34 to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades.
The meet concludes Saturday and fans can follow the action through the live stream, while live results for both swimming and diving are available here.
Post Meet Quotes
Head coach Steve Bultman on the team's performance …
"It was a really good, exciting day for us today. We had five top-12 finishes which was really exciting to see. We have scored in more events this week than we did last year, and to be 14th right now is good. We have a good day coming up tomorrow as well and we are excited to see what's going to happen. We are definitely in the hunt to continue to move up, we moved up a few spots from yesterday, and that gets everyone fired up. When you know you have a chance to do something, it makes it easier to dig a little deeper."
Complete Schedule
Saturday, March 23
Prelims - 9 a.m.
Diving Prelims – 11 a.m.
1650 Free (early heats) – 2:45 p.m.
Diving Consolation Final – 4:15 p.m.
Finals – 5 p.m.
1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform, 400 free relay
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's swimming & diving. Fans can keep up to date with the Aggies Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter/X by following @AggieSwimDive.
Chloe Stepanek highlighted the evening session with a fifth-place finish in the 200 free, going 1:42.96 to earn the seventh individual All-America honor of her career.
Miranda Grana made her finals debut in the 100 back and picked up All-America accolades with an eighth-place finish, clocking a 51.65. Giulia Goerigk also earned a second swim for the first time in her career as she added 12th-place points in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:06.12 to bring home Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Joslyn Oakley posted a ninth-place score in prelims to advance to the consolation final on the 3-meter. Sitting in the top-three for much of the final, Oakley propelled herself to the top of the field on her last dive and notched her second top-nine finish and All-America honor of the week with a score of 317.30.
The 400 medley relay closed out the day with a 10th-place finish, as Grana, Bobbi Kennett, Olivia Theall and Stepanek clocked in at 3:29.34 to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades.
The meet concludes Saturday and fans can follow the action through the live stream, while live results for both swimming and diving are available here.
Post Meet Quotes
Head coach Steve Bultman on the team's performance …
"It was a really good, exciting day for us today. We had five top-12 finishes which was really exciting to see. We have scored in more events this week than we did last year, and to be 14th right now is good. We have a good day coming up tomorrow as well and we are excited to see what's going to happen. We are definitely in the hunt to continue to move up, we moved up a few spots from yesterday, and that gets everyone fired up. When you know you have a chance to do something, it makes it easier to dig a little deeper."
Complete Schedule
Saturday, March 23
Prelims - 9 a.m.
Diving Prelims – 11 a.m.
1650 Free (early heats) – 2:45 p.m.
Diving Consolation Final – 4:15 p.m.
Finals – 5 p.m.
1650 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, platform, 400 free relay
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's swimming & diving. Fans can keep up to date with the Aggies Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter/X by following @AggieSwimDive.
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