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Men's Swimming and Diving

Swimming Fills Final Days of CCSA Championships with Strong Performances

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ATHENS, GA --- The Howard swimming and diving program finished the final two days of the 2015 Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA) Championships with a flurry of outstanding performances and school records. Details of the teams' efforts are below: 

DAY 3
 
STUDENT-ATHLETEEVENTTIMESeconds off PR / Notes
Emeka Brooks100 Yard Fly Prelims59.455.76
Matthew Calhoun100 Yard Backstroke Prelims1:02.295.59
Martino Wilkerson200 Yard Freestyle Prelims2:17.135.5
Ashley Mercier100 Yard Breaststroke Prelims1:23.804.18
Mohammed Bouzaghrane100 Yard Breaststroke Prelims1:04.823.99
Marissa Gentry100 Yard Backstroke Prelims1:01.793.74; 7th Best HU History
Kayla Walker200 Yard Freestyle Prelims2:03.443.55
Dexter Brown100 Yard Breaststroke Prelims59.443.49
Dante Williams100 Yard Fly Prelims58.592.63
Trent Popovich100 Yard Backstroke Prelims54.842.62
Benjamin Skelding100  Yard Backstroke Prelims55.231.97
Matthew Golden100 Yard Fly Prelims1:03.051.9
Benta Horton-Gee100 Yard Backstroke Prelims1:00.101.71
Danielle Brown100 Yard Fly Prelims59.231.63; 6th Best HU History
Rebecca Etienne100 Yard Fly Prelims1:04.221.27
Kyle Adams100 Yard Breaststroke Prelims1:11.850.69
Michaella Johnson100 Yard Backstroke Prelims1:07.270.46
Danielle Brown100 Yard Backstroke Prelims1:02.380.39; 8th Best HU History

Benta Horton-Gee's Backstroke time of 59.84, Leading off the Women's 400 Medley, is the 3rd Fastest time in HU Swimming History
- Marissa Gentry's time of 1:01.79 in the 100 Backstroke is the 7th Fastest time in HU Swimming History
- Danielle Brown's time of 59.23 in the 100 Butterfly is the 6th Fastest time in HU Swimming History and her time of 1:02.38 in the 100 Backstroke is the 8th Fastest time in HU Swimming History.
- The relay team of Benta Horton-Gee, Sydney Cooper, Danni Brown, and anchored by Ayana Cox earned their place in HU Swimming history by posting the 5th Fastest time of all time at 4:08.42.
- Senior trio of Trent Popovich, Benjamin Skelding, and Dexter Brown all performed well enough to return to the Finals Session earning the opportunity to compete only to better their prelim times and places.
- The relay team of Benjamin Skelding, Dexter Brown, Jared Miller, and anchored by Trent Popovich set a New School Record in the 400 Medley relay with a time of 3:31.74
- Jared Miller was responsible for pulling of the Hat Trick, breaking 3 School Records in one day.  Setting himself as the fastest man in HU Swimming history in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:40.51, the 100 Backstroke with a time of 50.02, and his contributions on the 400 Medley Relay.?
 
DAY 4

Benjamin Skelding dropped 4.61s in the 200 Yard Backstroke
- Michaella Johnson dropped 2.43s in the 200 Yard Backstroke
- Martino Wilkerson dropped 1.01s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
- Matthew Calhoun dropped 3.87s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Kyle Adams dropped .88s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Dante Williams dropped 1.83s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Matthew Golden dropped 1.45s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Emeka Brooks dropped 2.05s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Ashley Mercier dropped 5.23s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Benta Horton-Gee dropped 1.99s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Sydney Cooper dropped .67s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Tierra Horton dropped .24s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Ayana Cox dropped 1.57s in the 100 Yard Freestyle
Emeka Brooks droppded 19.48s in the 200 Yard Butterfly

- Senior Emeka Brooks (200 Yard Fly), Benjamin Skelding (200 Yard Backstroke), Dexter Brown (200 Yard Breaststroke), and Freshman Danni Brown (200 Yard Fly) all had strong morning performances affording them the opportunity to return in the evening for the Finals Session.  All finished within the Top 20 in their respective events.
The Men's 400 Yard Freestyle relay team of Jared Miller, Benjamin Skelding, Dexter Brown, and Trent Popovich inked their way into HU Swimming history with the time of 3:10.95, placing them 4th Best All-Time. 

- Jared Miller's 45.76 preliminary performance in the 100 Yard Freestyle not only earned him an opportunity to compete in the Finals Session, but also broke another HU Swimming School Record that has stood for over 5 years.  Returning in the evening only to better that mark Breaking his own record set less than 8 hours prior with a time of 45.64. Miller completed his Championship debut setting 3 new school records, and contributing to 1 new relay school record.

 
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    Players Mentioned

    Emeka Brooks

    Emeka Brooks

    Freestyle
    Senior
    Dexter Brown

    Dexter Brown

    Breaststroke
    Senior
    Matthew Calhoun

    Matthew Calhoun

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    5' 8"
    Senior
    Matthew Golden

    Matthew Golden

    Freestyle
    5' 7"
    Junior
    Trent Popovich

    Trent Popovich

    Sprint Freestyle
    Senior
    Benjamin Skelding

    Benjamin Skelding

    Backstroke
    Senior
    Dante Williams

    Dante Williams

    Sprint Freestyle
    Sophomore
    Martino  Wilkerson

    Martino Wilkerson

    Freestyle
    Junior
    Kyle  Adams

    Kyle Adams

    Freestyle
    6' 3"
    Junior
    Sydney Cooper

    Sydney Cooper

    Breaststroke/Freestyle
    5' 6"
    Freshman
    Ayana Cox

    Ayana Cox

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    5' 5"
    Sophomore
    Marissa Gentry

    Marissa Gentry

    Freestyle
    5' 1"
    Senior

    Players Mentioned

    Emeka Brooks

    Emeka Brooks

    Senior
    Freestyle
    Dexter Brown

    Dexter Brown

    Senior
    Breaststroke
    Matthew Calhoun

    Matthew Calhoun

    5' 8"
    Senior
    Freestyle/Backstroke
    Matthew Golden

    Matthew Golden

    5' 7"
    Junior
    Freestyle
    Trent Popovich

    Trent Popovich

    Senior
    Sprint Freestyle
    Benjamin Skelding

    Benjamin Skelding

    Senior
    Backstroke
    Dante Williams

    Dante Williams

    Sophomore
    Sprint Freestyle
    Martino  Wilkerson

    Martino Wilkerson

    Junior
    Freestyle
    Kyle  Adams

    Kyle Adams

    6' 3"
    Junior
    Freestyle
    Sydney Cooper

    Sydney Cooper

    5' 6"
    Freshman
    Breaststroke/Freestyle
    Ayana Cox

    Ayana Cox

    5' 5"
    Sophomore
    Freestyle/Backstroke
    Marissa Gentry

    Marissa Gentry

    5' 1"
    Senior
    Freestyle