FULL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (SMU) – [RV] SMU Men's Swimming and Diving took home the grand title on Saturday, capturing the Atlantic Sun Championship, giving the Mustangs their 45th conference title as a program, fourth straight under head coach Greg Rhodenbaugh.  

Final Team Results
[RV] SMU: 1059
Queens (NC): 699
FAU: 568
Old Dominion: 342
Gardner-Webb: 249
Bellarmine: 146
 
Men's Championship Awards
Atlantic Sun Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Championship
Jack Hoagland – Champion in 500 Free, 400 IM, 1650 Free
 
Atlantic Sun Most Outstanding Diver of the Championship
Tyler Coffey and John Dymond – Champions in 1-meter (Coffey) and 3-meter (Dymond)
 
Atlantic Sun Most Outstanding Freshman Performer
Kristaps Mikelsons - 100 & 200 Breast Champion, runner-up in 200 IM
 
Atlantic Sun Swimming Coach of the Year
Greg Rhodenbaugh
 
Atlantic Sun Diving Coach of the Year
Darian Schmidt

Saturday NCAA Standards
Mark Van Eybergen – 1650 Free – 15:12.67* (B Standard)
Jack Hoagland – 1650 Free – 14:54.77 (B Standard/Meet Record)
Jack Forrest – 1650 Free – 15:17.61 (B Standard)
Lance Butler – 100 Free – 43.05* (B Standard), 43.22 (B Standard)
Sage Sungail – 100 Free – 43.40 (B Standard)
Chris Mykkanen – 100 Free – 43.31* (B Standard)
Cotton Fields – 200 Back – 1:43.72* (B Standard/Meet Record), 1:43.79 (B Standard)
Russell Exum – 200 Back – 1:43.81* (B Standard)
John Culver – 200 Back – 1:43.93 (B Standard)
Jack Easton – 200 Back -1:43.95 (B Standard)
Kristaps Mikelsons – 200 Breast – 1:54.90 (B Standard), 1:57.24* (B Standard)
Danny Kovac, Lance Butler, Chris Mykkanen, Sage Sungail – 400 Free Relay – 2:50.71 (B Standard/School Record/Conference Record/Meet Record)
 
* Denotes time from preliminary session
 
Saturday Night Event Wins
1650 Free – Hoagland – 14:54.77
200 Back – Fields – 1:43.79
200 Breast – Mikelsons – 1:54.90
400 Free Relay – Kovac, Butler, Mykkanen, Sungail – 2:50.71
 
Notable Saturday Results
1650 Free
The Mustangs opened the final night with a commanding win from Hoagland (14:54.77), setting a new meet record for the event. Teammates Forrest (15:17.61) and Hunter Lund (15:25.27) followed to make it 1-2-3 finish for SMU.
 
100 Free
Butler posted a B standard time of 43.22 to take bronze.
 
200 Back
Fields picked up his first gold medal of the championship with a time of 1:43.79, followed by Culver (1:43.93) and Easton (1:43.95).
 
200 Breast
Mikelsons locked up the gold to complete the sweep in the breaststroke events with a time of 1:54.90, the fourth fastest in school history.
 
400 Free Relay
The A relay team of Kovac, Butler, Mykkanen and Sungail closed out the championship in style, setting a new school/conference/meet record with a time of 2:50.71.
 
Friday NCAA Standards
Russell Exum – 100 Back – 47.32 (B Standard), 47.32* (B Standard)
Jack Easton – 100 Back – 47.36 (B Standard)
Lance Butler – 100 Breast – 52.65* (B Standard/Meet Record), 52.87 (B Standard)
Kristaps Mikelsons – 100 Breast – 52.69 (B Standard), 53.53* (B Standard)
Danny Kovac – 200 Fly – 1:42.02 (B Standard/Conference Record/Meet Record), 1:43.87* (B Standard)
Cotton Fields – 200 Fly – 1:42.76 (B Standard)
Jack Hoagland, Chris Mykkanen, Jack Forrest, Colin Feehery – 800 Free Relay – 6:15.90 (NCAA Qualifier /School Record/Conference Record/Meet Record)
 
* Denotes time from preliminary session
 
Friday Night Event Wins
100 Breast – Mikelsons – 52.69
200 Fly – Kovac – 1:42.02
800 Free Relay – Hoagland, Mykkanen, Forrest, Feehery – 6:15.90

Thursday NCAA Standards
Danny Kovac – 100 Fly - 45.55* (B Standard/School Record/Meet Record), 46.08 (B Standard)
Russell Exum – 100 Fly – 46.34* (B Standard), 46.67 (B Standard)
Jack Hoagland – 400 IM – 3:41.19 (B Standard/School Record/Meet Record), 3:46.07* (B Standard)
Cotton Fields – 400 IM – 3:41.42 (B Standard)
Chris Mykkanen – 200 Free – 1:34.01 (B Standard/School Record/Meet Record), 1:35.17* (B Standard)
Jack Forrest – 200 Free – 1:34.45 (B Standard), 1:35.66* (B Standard)
John Dymond – 3-Meter Diving – 364.50 (NCAA Zone Cut)
Tyler Coffey – 3-Meter Diving – 342.35 (NCAA Zone Cut)
 
* Denotes time from preliminary session
 
Thursday Night Event Wins
200 Free Relay – Lance Butler, Danny Kovac, Sage Sungail, Colin Feehery – 1:17.74
100 Fly – Kovac – 46.08
400 IM – Hoagland – 3:41.19
200 Free – Mykkanen – 1:34.01
3-Meter Dive – Dymond – 364.50
400 Medley Relay – Jack Easton, Lance Butler, Danny Kovac, Chris Mykkanen – 3:07.68 (School Record/Meet Record)

Wednesday Night NCAA Standards
Jack Hoagland – 500 Free – 4:15.61 (B Standard/School Record)
Jack Forrest – 500 Free – 4:18.56 (B Standard)
Chris Mykkanen – 500 Free – 4:20.50 (B Standard)
Jack Easton – 200 IM – 1:44.70 (B Standard)
Kristaps Mikelsons – 200 IM - 1:45.92 (B Standard)
John Culver – 200 IM – 1:46.14 (B Standard)
Lance Butler – 50 Free – 19.47 (B Standard)
Danny Kovac – 50 Free – 19.75 (B Standard)
Tyler Coffey – 1M – 344.50 (NCAA Zone Cut)
John Dymond – 1M – 340.95 (NCAA Zone Cut)

Wednesday Night Event Wins
500 Free – Hoagland - 4:15.61
200 IM – Easton - 1:44.70
200 Medley Relay - Russell Exum, Lance Butler, Danny Kovac, Colin Feehery – 1:25.31
1-Meter Dive – Coffey – 1M – 344.50