Sewanee sophomore Phillip Link from Sewanee has qualified for three events in the NCAA Division III men’s swimming and diving championships March 23-26 at the University of Tennessee’s Allan Jones Aquatic Center. The NCAA announced qualifiers Friday, and Link made the field for the 100- and 200-yard men’s breaststroke and the 200 individual medley. He was one of 13 Sewanee swimmers and divers who earned all-conference honors at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference meet, and he is seeded 11th in the 200 breast after setting a school and SCAC record of 2:04.10. Link’s second-place 56.69 in the 100 breast also was a school record. The Tigers set 13 school records at the conference meet in Texas.
Track & Field
GENEVA, Ohio – Bryan College junior Bryson Harper from Sequatchie County High School finished fifth Saturday in the men’s 3,000-meter run at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships, and Lee University’s Anna Hrushka was sixth in the women’s mile with a time of 5:01.81. Both earned All-American status. Harper, who was third at 8:31.5 in his semifinal section, turned in an 8:32:01 in the final, won by Shorter’s Paul Chelimo in 8:28:31. Lee’s Mike Walker was 20th in the preliminaries. Bryan senior Zach Buffington from Ooltewah set a school record of 15:05.4 in the 5,000-meter prelims but was 15th overall and did not qualify for the final, and Lions sophomore Jason McLeod had a personal best of 4:19.31 in the mile prelims, good for 12th place with Lee’s Caleb Morgan 21st. Lee’s Maggie Opelt was 19th in the women’s 5k.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Signal Mountain resident and Red Bank High School coach Hugh Enicks finished third in his 51-55 age group Saturday in the 3,000-meter run at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships. His time was 10 minutes, 18 seconds.
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