Tampa Men’s Swimming Heads to Final Day of NCAA Championships in Top 10
March 14, 2014

Tampa Men’s Swimming Heads to Final Day of NCAA Championships in Top 10

GENEVA, Ohio - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams completed the third day of the 2014 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships. The four-day event is being hosted by the Spire Institute.

Tampa's men are alone in ninth place, recording 139 points through the first three days. The Spartan women have moved up to 21st with 45 total points. Drury is the top school in both men's (406.5) and women's (358) action.

Karl Burdis began the finals for UT with a school record performance in the 100 Back. His sixth place performance was clocked at 48.02.

Alex Hipolito competed in the 100 Breast (16th), notching a time of 1:04.53. Also competing in individual races for the Spartans were Catherine Parker (200 Fly, 13th, 2:03.77) and Zane Hranac (200 Fly, 12th, 1:49.66).

UT's 800 Free Relay team of Hipolito, Briana Murphy, Heather Glenday and Erin Plachy earned All-American laurels with a sixth place showing of 7:27.37.

Damen Pheiffer, Martin Hammer, Jeremy Parker, Runar Borgen competed in the 800 Free Relay on the men's side, placing ninth at 6:34.74.

Please visit TampaSpartans.com for complete information on UT at the NCAA Championships.

Spartans at the NCAA Championships (Top 8 awarded All-American status)
Name, Event, Place, Time
Heather Glenday, 1,000 Free, 21st, 10:23.58
Runar Borgen, 50 Free, 12th, 20.37
Karl Burdis, Philip Nordenberg, Runar Borgen, Jeremy Parker, 200 Medley Relay, 6th, 1:28.24*
Khalid Aldaboos, Jeremy Parker, Runar Borgen, Jordan Augier, 200 Free Relay, 3rd, 1:19.85
Alex Hipolito, 400 IM, 10th, 4:20.75
Zane Hranac, 400 IM, 14th, 3:58.61
Runar Borgen, 100 Fly, 9th, 48.43
Erin Plachy, 200 Free, 13th, 1:51.58
Heather Glenday, 200 Free, 14th, 1:52.44
Karl Burdis, Philip Nordenberg, Runar Borgen, Jeremy Parker, 400 Medley Relay, 5th, 3:14.35
Karl Burdis, 100 Back, 6th, 48.02*
Alex Hipolito, 100 Breast, 16th, 1:04.53
Catherine Parker, 200 Fly, 13th, 2:03.77
Zane Hranac, 200 Fly, 12th, 1:49.66
Alex Hipolito, Briana Murphy, Heather Glenday, Erin Plachy, 800 Free Relay, 6th, 7:27.37
Damen Pheiffer, Martin Hammer, Jeremy Parker, Runar Borgen, 800 Free Relay, 9th, 6:34.74

*-school record
All-American performances in bold