University of Minnesota Athletics
Drew Brown Wins 1M Diving at Georgia Invite
12/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Minnesota senior Drew Brown captured the 1-meter diving title at the Georgia Invitational to highlight the Golden Gopher men’s swimming & diving team’s performance in the first day of the meet in Athens, Ga. Brown tallied a season-high score of 371.50 points.
The Gopher swimmers collected four NCAA “B” qualifying marks in the first day of the three-day invitational.
Senior Michael Richards led the charge by placing third in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 19.97 seconds. It was the first sub 20-second race of the season for the Gopher school record holder in the event. Senior Curt Carlson added a seventh-place showing in a time of 20.20. He swam a season-best time of 20.17 in the prelims.
Richards and Carlson teamed with Zach Bolin and Goran Majlat to place second in the 200 free relay in a time of 1;19.12.
Matt Benecki collected the fourth NCAA qualifier with a seventh-place time of 4:24.98 in the 500 free.
In addition to Brown winning the 1-meter diving, two other Gophers placed in the top four. Kris Jorgensen finished third with 335.10 points, while Turner Eckstrom was fourth with 309.30.
The Georgia Invitational continues through Sunday.
The Gopher swimmers collected four NCAA “B” qualifying marks in the first day of the three-day invitational.
Senior Michael Richards led the charge by placing third in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 19.97 seconds. It was the first sub 20-second race of the season for the Gopher school record holder in the event. Senior Curt Carlson added a seventh-place showing in a time of 20.20. He swam a season-best time of 20.17 in the prelims.
Richards and Carlson teamed with Zach Bolin and Goran Majlat to place second in the 200 free relay in a time of 1;19.12.
Matt Benecki collected the fourth NCAA qualifier with a seventh-place time of 4:24.98 in the 500 free.
In addition to Brown winning the 1-meter diving, two other Gophers placed in the top four. Kris Jorgensen finished third with 335.10 points, while Turner Eckstrom was fourth with 309.30.
The Georgia Invitational continues through Sunday.
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