Saturday, March 30
Austin, Texas
11:00 a.m.
West Virginia University
at
NCAA Men's Championships
Dixon Concludes NCAAs with 200 Fly
March 30, 2019 04:21 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sophomore David Dixon of the West Virginia University men's swimming and diving team finished competition at the 2019 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, in Austin, Texas, on Saturday.
Dixon earned a 20th-place finish in the 200 butterfly preliminary, registering a time of 1:42.49. With the performance, the Richmond, Virginia, improved eight spots from his seeding entering the event.
In all, 40 swimmers competed in the 200 fly, with the top-16 times earning trips to Saturday's finals session. The top eight punched their ticket to the championship final.
"This was a really solid swim for David," WVU coach Vic Riggs said. "He improved his placing, earned his second-fastest time and fastest prelim time. Overall, it was a really good week for David and definitely something to build on for the future."
Saturday marked the end for Dixon's second career appearance at the NCAA Championships. He also placed 46th in the 100 butterfly on Friday and 59th in the 200 individual medley on Thursday. Dixon touched the wall in 47.03 and 1:45.93, respectively, in the two events.
Senior Jake Armstrong also represented the Mountaineers at the national meet, which featured 270 total competitors (235 swimmers, 35 divers). The Dover, Ohio, native finished 34th in the 100 breaststroke on Friday, tallying a time of 53.23.
Armstrong and Dixon were two of WVU's three NCAA qualifiers this season. Last week, junior Morgan Bullock competed at the 2019 NCAA Women's Championships, in Austin, finishing 29th in the 200 fly (1:56.37), 54th in the 200 IM (1:59.92) and 57th in the 100 fly (54.86).
West Virginia closes the 2018-19 campaign after the men's team registered a second-place finish at the 2019 Big 12 Championship, while the women took third. Dixon won a pair of conference championships in the 100 and 200 fly at the meet, marking the program's first two-time champion in the same season since 2014.
The Mountaineers broke nine school records on the year, including eight at Big 12's.
Academically, the two teams combined to place 29 on the Academic All-Big 12 teams, and both were named Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) in January.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUSwimDive on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Dixon earned a 20th-place finish in the 200 butterfly preliminary, registering a time of 1:42.49. With the performance, the Richmond, Virginia, improved eight spots from his seeding entering the event.
In all, 40 swimmers competed in the 200 fly, with the top-16 times earning trips to Saturday's finals session. The top eight punched their ticket to the championship final.
"This was a really solid swim for David," WVU coach Vic Riggs said. "He improved his placing, earned his second-fastest time and fastest prelim time. Overall, it was a really good week for David and definitely something to build on for the future."
Saturday marked the end for Dixon's second career appearance at the NCAA Championships. He also placed 46th in the 100 butterfly on Friday and 59th in the 200 individual medley on Thursday. Dixon touched the wall in 47.03 and 1:45.93, respectively, in the two events.
Senior Jake Armstrong also represented the Mountaineers at the national meet, which featured 270 total competitors (235 swimmers, 35 divers). The Dover, Ohio, native finished 34th in the 100 breaststroke on Friday, tallying a time of 53.23.
Armstrong and Dixon were two of WVU's three NCAA qualifiers this season. Last week, junior Morgan Bullock competed at the 2019 NCAA Women's Championships, in Austin, finishing 29th in the 200 fly (1:56.37), 54th in the 200 IM (1:59.92) and 57th in the 100 fly (54.86).
West Virginia closes the 2018-19 campaign after the men's team registered a second-place finish at the 2019 Big 12 Championship, while the women took third. Dixon won a pair of conference championships in the 100 and 200 fly at the meet, marking the program's first two-time champion in the same season since 2014.
The Mountaineers broke nine school records on the year, including eight at Big 12's.
Academically, the two teams combined to place 29 on the Academic All-Big 12 teams, and both were named Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) in January.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUSwimDive on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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