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Friday, October 13
Auburn, AL
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UT Wins 8 Events to Start Auburn, Wisconsin Meet
October 13, 2017 | Swimming & Diving
AUBURN, Ala. — The Tennessee swimming and diving team won a combined eight events Friday to start a two-day double dual meet against Auburn and Wisconsin.
The Tennessee men won six events and lead Auburn 98-88 and Wisconsin 135-55. The Tennessee women, winners of two events, lead Wisconsin 103-83 but trail Auburn 106-80.
Senior Sam McHugh helped lead the way on the men's side, winning the 200-yard butterfly (1:48.18) and coming in second place in the 200 individual medley, good for his first NCAA B-cut time of the young season (1:47.88).
Senior David Heron led off individual races with a victory in the 1,000 freestyle (9:10.37), beating out sophomore teammate Taylor Abbott by less than a second. Abbott also got second in the 200 butterfly.
Junior Kyle DeCoursey won the 50 freestyle and teamed up at the end of the session with Braga Verhage, Ryan Coetzee and Alec Connolly to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:20.46). DeCoursey was also third in the 100 freestyle.
Redshirt junior Colin Zeng crossed the 400-point marker for his first time as a Vol, scoring 410.35 to win the men's 3-meter springboard over senior teammate Liam Stone (396.25).
Junior Matthew Dunphy edged out a win over Auburn's Spencer Rowe by .03 seconds, finishing in 2:01.76.
On the women's side, junior Rachel Rubadue won the 1-meter springboard in 280.05, and freshman Alexis Yager took the 200 breaststroke in 2:15.90.
Sophomore Meghan Small was second in the 200 IM and the 200 backstroke.
The Tennessee men won six events and lead Auburn 98-88 and Wisconsin 135-55. The Tennessee women, winners of two events, lead Wisconsin 103-83 but trail Auburn 106-80.
Senior Sam McHugh helped lead the way on the men's side, winning the 200-yard butterfly (1:48.18) and coming in second place in the 200 individual medley, good for his first NCAA B-cut time of the young season (1:47.88).
Senior David Heron led off individual races with a victory in the 1,000 freestyle (9:10.37), beating out sophomore teammate Taylor Abbott by less than a second. Abbott also got second in the 200 butterfly.
Junior Kyle DeCoursey won the 50 freestyle and teamed up at the end of the session with Braga Verhage, Ryan Coetzee and Alec Connolly to win the 200 freestyle relay (1:20.46). DeCoursey was also third in the 100 freestyle.
Redshirt junior Colin Zeng crossed the 400-point marker for his first time as a Vol, scoring 410.35 to win the men's 3-meter springboard over senior teammate Liam Stone (396.25).
Junior Matthew Dunphy edged out a win over Auburn's Spencer Rowe by .03 seconds, finishing in 2:01.76.
On the women's side, junior Rachel Rubadue won the 1-meter springboard in 280.05, and freshman Alexis Yager took the 200 breaststroke in 2:15.90.
Sophomore Meghan Small was second in the 200 IM and the 200 backstroke.
Players Mentioned
Distance Freestyle
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Butterfly/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Breaststroke
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Distance Freestyle
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IM/Butterfly/Back
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Diving
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IM/Back/Breast
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Diving
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Free/Back/Fly
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IM/Breast
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