Swimming and Diving . March 8, 2018

Three Gamecock Podiums on day one of CSCAA National Invitational

Meet: 2018 CSCAA National Invitational

Date: March 8-10, 2018

Host: United States Naval Academy

Facility: Lejeune Hall

Location: Annapolis, Md.

Name	Event	Score
Julia Vincent	Women’s 1M (NCAA Zone B)	1st – 645.40
Julia Vincent	Women’s 3M (NCAA Zone B)	1st – 712.10
Christina Lappin	Women’s 50yd freestyle	2nd – 22.63
South Carolina	Women’s 200 yd freestyle relay	4th – 1:30.88
Allen Ross	Men’s 50 yd freestyle	1st – 20.36
Jackson Smith	Men’s 200 IM	2nd – 1:47.08
Tamas Novoszath	Men’s 500 yd freestyle	5th – 4:25.78
South Carolina	Men’s 400 yd medley relay	5th – 3:17.77

Pos.	School	Points
1	Rice	143
2	Florida Int.	136
3	Univ. of Denver	114
4	Boise State	96
5	San Jose State	91
5	South Carolina	91

Pos.	School	Points
1	George Washington	226.5
2	Grand Canyon Univ.	145
3	U.S. Military Academy	133
4	Univ. of Denver	129
5	South Carolina	123

ANNAPOLIS, Md.- University of South Carolina posted three total podium finishes including a first-place finish from Allen Ross in the men’s 50 yard freestyle on the first day of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Invitational on Thursday at the United States Naval Academy.

In addition to Ross’s first-place finish, the Gamecocks’ picked up a pair of second place finishes to help South Carolina finish the day in fifth place in both the men’s and women’s overall standings. The day one men’s standings included team points that had been accumulated in the NCAA Zone Diving Championships while the women’s zone diving scores have yet to be incorporated into the team rankings.

DAY 1 RECAP

Ross qualified first in the men’s 50 free with a time of 20.40 in prelims and took the top spot in the event with a finals time of 20.36. Justin Rose took ninth place and topped the men’s B final in the 50 free with a finals time of 20.66.

Christina Lappin set a meet record in prelims of the women’s 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.39, finishing the event in second place with a finals time of 22.63.

Jackson Smith took second-place in the men’s 200-yard IM with a finals time of 1:47.08. Tamas Novoszath finished in fifth in the men’s 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:25.78.

The Gamecocks also picked up a pair of top-five relay finishes with a fourth-place finish in the women’s 200-yard freestyle relay and a fifth place finish in the men’s 400-yard medly relay.

QUOTABLES

“We had a strong first day, highlighted by a new school record in the 50 free by Christina Lappin. For the men, AJ Ross had a strong first day, winning the men’s 50 free. We are off to a good start and are looking to build on that momentum going into day two.” — HEAD SWIMMING COACH McGee Moody –

UP NEXT FOR CAROLINA

The Gamecocks will continue to compete in the CSCAA National Invite tomorrow with seven more events on the docket on day two of the three-day meet. Preliminary events are set to begin at 10:30 a.m. with finals scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.