March 27, 2015
| IOWA CITY, Iowa - Auburn's 200 medley relay team and senior diver Fraser McKean collected top-8 finishes Friday to conclude the second day of action at the 2015 NCAA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships at the Campus Wellness and Recreation Center.
Auburn tweaked its 200 medley relay lineup for the championship final as the team of Kyle Darmody, Michael Duderstadt, Arthur Mendes and Jacob Molacek clocked a time of 1:24.03 to take fifth overall, dropping time from its prelim swim.
"I thought our 200 medley relay performed well tonight and dropped time once again to place fifth," head coach Brett Hawke said. "I thought the guys competed hard and put up their best time of the season when it mattered."
In diving, McKean became the first Auburn diver to earn first team All-America honors since 2010 by scoring 442.35 in the six-dive final to set a new personal best. The senior's sixth-place performance is the best finish by an Auburn diver in the event since Kelly Marx placed second on the 3-meter springboard at the 2009 NCAA Championships.
"I was really happy with my performance in prelims," McKean said, afterwards. "Finishing eighth to get in the final was an accomplishment in itself with how deep this field is. I just wanted to come out and have fun tonight since it was my last 3-meter competition at Auburn."
Duderstadt finished as the runner-up in the 100 breast consolation final to place 10th overall for the Tigers. The sophomore clocked a 52.19 in the B-final Friday night after swimming the second-best time in school history at 51.83 in the prelim session.
Mendes also took 15th overall in the 100 fly consolation final to earn honorable mention All-America honors with a time of 46.41.
The Tigers closed out the night with a 6:20.62 from Hugo Morris, Darmody, Mendes and Joe Patching in the 800 freestyle relay timed final earning a 10th-place finish in the event.
Auburn remains in eighth place with 131 points in the team standings heading into the third and final day of action at the NCAA Championships. Texas holds a 124-point lead over California at the top of the standings, 399-275. Michigan is third with 210, followed by Florida in fourth with 205 and USC with 197 points to round out the top-5.
Saturday's final day of competition begins at 11 a.m. CT in Iowa City with preliminaries for the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay and platform diving.
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 | NCAA Results - Day Two |
200 Medley Relay
5. Darmody, Duderstadt, Mendes, Molacek (1:24.03)
100 Butterfly
15. Arthur Mendes (46.41)
100 Breaststroke
10. Michael Duderstadt (52.19)
3-Meter Diving
6. Fraser McKean (442.35)
800 Freestyle Relay
10. Morris, Darmody, Mendes, Patching (6:20.62)
Auburn All-Americans (21)
Kyle Darmody - 200 FR, 50 free HM, 400 MR, 200 MR, 800 FR HM
Michael Duderstadt - 200 FR, 400 MR, 200 MR, 100 breast HM
Fraser McKean - 3-meter diving
Arthur Mendes - 200 FR, 200 MR, 100 fly HM, 800 FR HM
Jacob Molacek - 200 FR, 200 MR
Hugo Morris - 400 MR, 800 FR HM
Joe Patching - 400 MR, 200 MR, 800 FR HM
Team Scores (Top 10): 1. Texas 399, 2. California 275, 3. Michigan 210, 4. Florida 205, 5. USC 197, 6. Stanford 156, 7. Georgia 148, 8. Auburn 131, 9. Alabama 127, 10. NC State 104
Auburn Notes
- Auburn's time of 1:24.03 by Darmody, Duderstadt, Mendes and Molacek was a season-best in the 200 medley relay
- Michael Duderstadt's time 51.83 lowered his personal best time and ranks as the second-fastest time in Auburn history in the 100 breaststroke
- Fraser McKean became the first Auburn diver to qualify for the 3-meter championship final at the NCAA meet since Kelly Marx in 2010