ECU Claims Gold In Men’s 200 Medley Relay At AAC Championships

Wednesday, February 14

Dallas, Texas

6 P.M.

East Carolina University

The American Championships

Photo by: Walter Pofahl

ECU Claims Gold In Men’s 200 Medley Relay At AAC Championships

February 14, 2018 | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving, Swimming & Diving

Complete Day One Results (PDF)

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The ECU men's 200-yard medley relay team came from behind to capture the conference title in the event for the first time since 2015 as the Pirates began their quest for a fourth-straight American Athletic Conference championship Wednesday inside the Robson & Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium in Dallas, Texas.

After one day of competition, the men sit in third place with 93 points while Cincinnati leads the pack with a total of 123 points. On the women's side, the Pirates stand in fourth place with 88 points, trailing first-place Houston who accrued 105 point on the first of four days of competition.

Things To Note

The ECU 200-meter medley relay squad of junior Tristan Taylor, freshman Jacek Arentewicz, sophomore Gustavo Santos and junior Gavin Erdmann beat out SMU by recording a time of 1:27.78 – more than three seconds faster than its seed time.
Senior Alicia Rouche and junior Sara Blank took fifth and sixth in the 3-meter diving finals while the women's 800-meter freestyle relay team tied for second.
Freshman Devin Nugent was fifth in the 1-meter diving 'A' final after qualifying in seventh place in the prelims.
The women's 200-yard medley relay squad ended up in fifth place in a time of 1:41.03 – over one second faster than its seed time.

Up Next: The American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships continue Thursday in Dallas, beginning with the women's 1-meter diving event. The meet continues through Saturday when the team champions will be crowned.