Hoagland, Kovac Earn All-America Honors At NCAA Championship

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Hoagland, Kovac Earn All-America Honors At NCAA Championship

INDIANAPOLIS (SMU) – Night two of the NCAA Championship saw SMU Men's Swimming and Diving graduate students Jack Hoagland and Danny Kovac capture All-America honors for their stellar performances in the 500 Free and 200 IM.

Hoagland opened up the evening posting a time of 4:12.65 in the championship final, good for sixth place in the event. Arizona State's Leon Marchand won gold with an NCAA record time 4:02.31.

The Albuquerque, N.M. native earned All-America honors with the sixth-place finish, becoming the first Mustang to earn honors in the event since Matt Barager and Chad Hundeby in 1991.

In the consolation final of 200 IM, Kovac turned on the jets, breaking his own record from the trial session in the morning, winning the consolation final at 1:41.41. The graduate student notched All-America Honorable Mention honors, the first SMU swimmer to earn honors in the event since Tim Carlson in 2002.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS
800 Free Relay – All-America Honorable Mention - Jack Hoagland, Chris Mykkanen, Jack Forrest, Colin Feehery
500 Free – All-America – Jack Hoagland
200 IM – All-America Honorable Mention – Danny Kovac

THURSDAY NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT
Jack Hoagland – 500 Free – 4:12:65 – Sixth place

THURSDAY NIGHT CONSOLATION FINAL RESULT
Danny Kovac – 200 IM – 1:41.41 (Program Record) – First place

THURSDAY NCAA TRIALS RESULTS
Jack Hoagland – 500 free - 4:11.11* (Program record) – Eighth place
Danny Kovac – 200 IM - 1:42.03* – 15th place

* Denotes time from trial session

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RELAY FINALS
The 800 Free Relay team of Jack Hoagland, Chris Mykkanen, Jack Forrest and Colin Feehery finished 15th on day one of the NCAA Championship on Wednesday at the IU Natatorium.

The team finished with a time of 6:14.35 in the second timed final, setting a new program record. The 15th-place finish gave the team All-America Honorable Mention honors for the event.

The Mustangs scored four points for the finish, the first time they have scored at the NCAA Championship since 2013.

Future Atlantic Coast Conference foe Cal took first in the event with an NCAA-record time of 6:02.26.

Hoagland opened things up for SMU with of 1:32.47 going out, shattering his previous program record he had in the 200 free.

Mykkanen followed with a time of 1:33.92.

Forrest, in the third spot, posted a time of 1:33.52.

Feehery closed it out for SMU, going 1:34.44 for the final 200 yards.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (All times eastern)

FRIDAY, MARCH 29:
Trials: 400-yard individual medley, 10 a.m.
Trials: 100-yard butterfly, 10 a.m.
Trials: 200-yard freestyle, 10 a.m.
Trials: 100-yard breaststroke, 10 a.m.
Trials: 100-yard backstroke, 10 a.m.
Trials: Three-meter diving, Noon
Consolation Finals: Three-meter diving, 5:15 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 400-yard individual medley, 6 p.m.
Finals: 400-yard individual medley, 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 100-yard butterfly, 6 p.m.
Finals: 100-yard butterfly, 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 200-yard freestyle, 6 p.m.
Finals: 200-yard freestyle, 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 100-yard breaststroke, 6 p.m.
Finals: 100-yard breaststroke, 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 100-yard backstroke, 6 p.m.
Finals: 100-yard backstroke, 6 p.m.
Finals: Three-meter diving, 6 p.m.
Finals: 400-yard medley relay, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30:
Trials: 100-yard freestyle, 10 a.m. ET
Trials: 200-yard backstroke, 10 a.m. ET
Trials: 200-yard breaststroke, 10 a.m. ET
Trials: 200-yard butterfly, 10 a.m. ET
Trials: Platform diving, Noon
Trials: 1,650-yard freestyle — All but heat of time finals, 3:45
Consolation Finals: Platform diving, 5:15 p.m.
Finals: 1,650-yard freestyle (last heat of timed finals), 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 200-yard backstroke, 6 p.m.
Finals: 200-yard backstroke, 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 100-yard freestyle, 6 p.m.
Finals: 100-yard freestyle, 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 200-yard breaststroke, 6 p.m.
Finals: 200-yard breaststroke, 6 p.m.
Consolation Finals: 200-yard butterfly, 6 p.m.
Finals: 200-yard butterfly, 6 p.m.
Finals: Platform diving, 6 p.m.
Finals: 400-yard freestyle relay, 6 p.m.

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SMU Men's Swimming @ the NCAA Championships

"By the Numbers"

- 6 All-American Honors
- 59 Total Points Scored (Most Since 2008)
- 18th Place Overall Finish (Highest Since 2008)
- 6 Program Records Set