March 19, 2015
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Auburn's 200-yard freestyle relay placed sixth overall as the Tigers wrapped up the opening day of competition at the 2015 NCAA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
The squad of Allyx Purcell, Megan Fonteno, Ashton Ellzey and Valerie Hull opened the finals session with a time of 1:27.88. Hull turned in the second-best anchor split of the night at 21.46 to bring the relay home for Auburn.
The Tigers swam their best time in the event at the NCAA meet since 2009 during Thursday's prelims, posting a 1:27.72 to qualify for the championship final.
Auburn closed out the night by taking 14th overall in the 400 medley relay as Jillian Vitarius, Annie Lazor, Alex Merritt and Valerie Hull clocked a 3:33.92 in the consolation final to score valuable points as the meet moves into its second day of competition.
The Tigers are in 13th place in the team standings heading into Friday's second day of action. Georgia holds a ten-point lead over California after the lightest day of competition with a 172-162 advantage, followed by Stanford (111), Texas A&M, Virginia (76) and Louisville (76).
Day two of the 2015 NCAA Championships begins Friday at 10 a.m. CT with preliminaries for the 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and the 100 breaststroke.
Live results can be found at AuburnTigers.com and live video for the session is available at NCAA.com.
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Auburn Swimming & Diving Results
NCAA Women's Championships - Day 1 Finals
March 19, 2015
Greensboro Aquatic Center - Greensboro, N.C.
200 Freestyle Relay
6. Purcell, Fonteno, Ellzey, Hull (1:27.88)
400 Medley Relay
14. Vitarius, Lazor, Merritt, Hull (3:33.92)
TEAM SCORES
1. Georgia 172, 2. California 162, 3. Stanford 111, 4. Texas A&M 82.5, T5. Virginia 76, T5. Louisville 76, 7. Wisconsin 54, 8. Tennessee 52, 9. USC 46, 10. Arizona 44, 13. Auburn 32
AUBURN ALL-AMERICANS
Ashton Ellzey (1) - 200 FR
Megan Fonteno (1) - 200 FR
Valerie Hull (2) - 200 FR, 400 HM
Annie Lazor (1) - 400 MR HM
Alex Merritt (1) - 400 MR HM
Allyx Purcell (2)- 200 FR, 400 MR HM
Jillian Vitarius (1) - 400 MR HM
AUBURN NOTES
- Auburn's time of 1:27.72 in Thursday's prelim session was the fastest time by the Tigers since 2009
- Megan Fonteno has earned at least one All-America honor at all four NCAA Championships during her Auburn career
- Ashton Ellzey, Valerie Hull, Annie Lazor and Alex Merritt all earned their first career All-America selections