GREENSBORO, N.C. – Five gators advance to the finals on day 3 of the NCAA Championships
To start it off for the gators on day 3 of the NCAA was Robert Finke<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13946&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=KR2AG1kNDV_Q4o11ByNen0iRqBOibV54F5SR4kOJG6c&e= > in the 400 IM as he went 3.39.58 to place second
in his heat and third overall, earning a spot in the A-final tonight.
Kevin Vargas<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13973&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=GiUGFVias2_oVWrziKBjSa6k_yMHjFxAbQ-l4AmrQNo&e= > was the next Gator to finish in the 400 IM, going 3.44.56 to place 20th overall in the prelims.
Tyler Watson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13974&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=PZ_HNOEOO8hg9HLyqkPA5yE_c0S1UvGj8j0wRH-abrY&e= > ended up 24th overall with a time of 3.46.27.
Eric Friese<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13949&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=Ro3X2OWPEmKonZAmzSG2XYdEm-JR-QQaOVfInEKYi8w&e= > goes a personal best time of 44.98 to place third in his heat and sixth overall in the 100 fly. With that time
Friese moves up to number four on the UF all-time list.
Kieran Smith<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13968&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=zQTCM1H5psyBa7TJR8JhI-phuCWAEU7blPv_T_E14wc&e= > goes out in 1:31.69 to place first in his heat and is second overall in the prelims, earning a spot in the A-final
later tonight. In the same heat as Smith, Trey Freeman<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13948&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=yvLMUXJ0GufahS6RnfKs1T0jBsWj3xULkQMUNLIsPx8&e= > finishes in 6th and 18th overall with a time of 1:33.92.
Alfonso Mestre<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13962&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=N73u9FFGBOzinV0L1MG6LAJa-xdp4e8Xec-N3Tg9rR4&e= > went 1:35.86 to place seventh in his heat and 40th overall in the prelims.
Dillon Hillis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13954&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=e0LiaW9pPvnRnJc7LVyv70LIgtlYG-DYICi018k9CYY&e= > was the lone Gator in the 100 breast, he went out in 51.27 to place first in his heat and was third overall,
earning a spot in the A-final tonight.
In the 100 back Adam Chaney<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13939&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=RHWvKAI8d0iEcfMKmbTROumGtMBw8RbkPWBDv8aCUDQ&e= > led the Gators as he went 45.24 to place third in his heat and tenth overall, earning a spot
in the B-final tonight. Clark Beach<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D13932&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=Q1Atr3Epkz-sGrNvDRcdxegI1TmbNtcKhJNmLA2-ex0&s=zRYnYoer3sCQfpUx0XD1JFdP3clX9TwyrPvBdDb1FV4&e= > went 46.44 in his heat to place sixth and 24th overall.
Standings
1. California 230
2. Texas 203
3. Florida 161
4. Georgia 116
5. Texas A&M 88
6. NC State 87
7. Indiana 84
8. Louisville 64
9. Michigan 63
10. Virginia 56
11. Arizona 51
12. Stanford 42
12. Missouri 42
14. Virginia Tech 39
15. Alabama 38
16. Ohio St 28
16. Purdue 28
18. Lsu 23
19. University of Miami 19
20. Florida St 18.5
21. Georgia Tech 14
22. Pittsburgh 12
23. Kentucky 9
23. Notre Dame 9
25. Penn St 8
26. Tennessee 6
27. Wisconsin 5
28. UNC 4
29. Utah 2.5
Event Schedule
March 24 – 6 p.m. finals
* 800-yard Freestyle Relay
March 25 – 10 a.m. Trials
* 500-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Individual Medley
* 50-yard Freestyle
* One-meter Diving
6 p.m. Finals
* 200-yard Freestyle Relay
* 500-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Individual Medley
* 50-yard Freestyle
* 400-yard Medley Relay
* One-meter Diving
March 26- 10 a.m. Trials
* 400-yard Individual Medley
* 100-yard Butterfly
* 200-yard Freestyle
* 100-yard Breaststroke
* 100-yard Backstroke
* Three-meter Diving
6 p.m. Finals
* 400-yard Individual Medley
* 100-yard Butterfly
* 200-yard Freestyle
* 100-yard Breaststroke
* 100-yard Backstroke
* Three-meter Diving
* 200-yard Medley Relay
March 27- 10 a.m. Trials
* 200-yard Backstroke
* 100-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Breaststroke
* 200-yard Butterfly
* Platform Diving
6 p.m. Finals
* 1,650-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Backstroke
* 100-yard Freestyle
* 200-yard Breaststroke
* 200-yard Butterfly
* Platform Diving
* 400-yard Freestyle Relay
What’s Next
On Night three of the NCAA Championships, Finke, Friese, Smith, Hillis and Chaney will all be competing in the finals followed by the 200 medley relay.
