School Records Fall as UT Earns More All-Americans at Mid-Way Point of NCAA’s

INDIANAPOLIS - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams moved up in the standings following day two of the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships.

UT's men are now eighth overall, totaling 100 points through 20 events. Drury leads with 206 points to edge Queens (202.5). Tampa's women are now 13th with 48 points, as Queens leads the field with 280 points.

The Spartan women began the finals portion of the day with a fourth-place finish in the 200 Free Relay, that also marked a new school record. The group of Marisa Barton, Erin Plachy, Briana Murphy and Amanda Fernandes earned All-American honors after being timed at 1:33.13.

In the men's 200 Free Relay, UT's team finished second while setting a new school record. With a time of 1:18.98, the relay of Runar Borgen, Jeremy Parker, Martin Hammer and Khalid Aldaboos registered the second-fastest time in NCAA Division II history.

The Spartans finished the night in the men's 400 Medley Relay, finishing eighth with a time of 3:16.68. Jordan Augier, Wayne Denswil, Borgen and Derek Krell became All-Americans in the event with the performance.

The Spartans will be back in action on Friday at 10:30 a.m., for the prelims. The finals are set to begin at 6 p.m. Fans may watch live and access real-time scoring through NCAA.com.

2015 Tampa All-Americans
Men
Khalid Aldaboos: 200 Free Relay
Jordan Augier: 400 Medley Relay
Runar Borgen: 50 Free, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Wayne Denswil: 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Martin Hammer: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay
Derek Krell: 400 Medley Relay
Jeremy Parker: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay

Women
Marisa Barton: 200 Free Relay
Amanda Fernandes: 200 Free Relay
Briana Murphy: 200 Free Relay
Erin Plachy: 200 Free Relay