Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 11:43:50 GMT -5
The Florida men won their 4th consecutive SEC Championship. The Florida women finished 6th:
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Florida men's swimming and diving team brought home their fourth consecutive and 37th overall Southeastern Conference Championship on Saturday night behind four individual and four relay crowns throughout the week. The program's 37 SEC Championship titles rank second amongst all sports in the history of the SEC (Kentucky Men's Basketball, 45).
Outlasting second-place Auburn (1,223) and third place Georgia (1010), the Gators registered (1,275) team points. Caeleb Dressel, who shattered UF, SEC, and American records throughout the week, led all scorers with 96 individual points in addition to his 248 as a member of UF's relay teams.
It wasn't only Dressel that got it done this week for the Gators though. Florida was strong in all events, capturing individual victories in the 50 and 500-Yard Freestyle and the 100-Yard Butterfly. In addition, the Orange and Blue won four relay titles this week, taking wins in the 200 and 400-Yard Medley relays, and the 200, and 800-Yard Freestyle relay events.
On the women's side, the Gators ended their conference championship week in sixth place, with a team score of 754 points UF's women won three SEC titles throughout the week, as Kahlia Warner dove to gold-medal finishes on the one and 3-Meter, and Natalie Hinds swam to a first-place finish in the 100-Yard Freestyle (47.35).
Overall, Florida won 11 SEC championships, broke eight school records and registered 11 NCAA 'A' Cuts as each team will now prepare for next month's NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Georgia.
Florida Head Coach Gregg Troy on the Men's Fourth Straight SEC Title:
"I'm really proud of the way our men and women competed this week. They've show tremendous efforts all-season long and they deserve every bit of success we achieved this week.
"I'd also like to give a special thanks to our coaching staff, trainers, and managers. We wouldn't be able to carry on this success without all of their help.
"It feels good to have another SEC Championship Title but now it's time to gear our minds toward the NCAA meet which we're looking forward to."
Final Standings from the 2016 SEC Championships:
Men Score---------------Women Score
Florida 1,275----------Texas A&M 1,166.5
Auburn 1,223------------Tennessee 1,139.5
Georgia 1,010-----------Georgia 1,099.5
Alabama 915------------Auburn 797
Missouri 902-------------Missouri 764
Tennessee 745-----------Florida 754
South Carolina 574------LSU 624
Texas A&M 532----------Kentucky 619
LSU 530------------------Arkansas 491
Kentucky 526------------Alabama 486
---------------------------South Carolina 424.5
---------------------------Vanderbilt 166
