ATLANTA (SMU) – Caleb Rhodenbaugh and Colin Feehery went one, two in the SMU record book in their 200 breaststroke races. Freshman Cotton Fields competed in his third event of the NCAA Championships in the 200 backstroke, setting a personal best of his own and landing third all-time at SMU.
 
Fields swam in the first race of the day, heat one of the 200 backstroke prelims. The freshman finished his NCAA Championships by winning his heat with a career best of 1:42.62. This broke his own record for third all-time in school history.
 
Feehery and Rhodenbaugh competed next in the 200 breaststroke prelims. Feehery raced first in heat 2, cruising to a career best time of 1:54.15. This time sent the junior into second all-time at SMU behind his teammate, Rhodenbaugh. Rhodenbaugh took the pool next. The senior crushed his previous school record with a blazing time of 1:52.73. He finished 17^th/54, just missing the Consolation Final (16^th place) by 16 hundredths of a second. He was awarded first alternate for the final based on his time.
 
Peter Smithson closed the NCAA Championships for the Mustangs on platform diving. After competing on 3-meter yesterday, the junior finished platform with a score of 289.65.
 
NCAA Championships Recap
After three days of competition, five Mustangs competed in a total of eight events. SMU set two school records, four personal records, and named one Honorable Mention All-American, Parker Hardigree on 1-meter diving. Hardigree's 1-meter 13^th place finish was the highest for the Mustang divers, while Caleb Rhodenbaugh's 17^th place 200 breaststroke was the highest finish for the swimmers.

Final Times & Scores
200 backstroke:
Cotton Fields – 1:42.62 – 36^th/42
 
200 breaststroke:
Colin Feehery – 1:54.15 – 29^th/54
Caleb Rhodenbaugh – 1:52.73 – 17^th/54
 
Platform diving:
Peter Smithson – 289.65 – 31^st/45