June 26, 2016
Former Auburn swimmer and school record holder Zane Grothe finished fourth in the 400-meter freestyle at the US Swimming Trials and current diver Scott Lazeroff took 11th on the platform at the US Diving Trials on Sunday evening.
Grothe, who entered the night session as the top overall seed after touching in 3:47.03 Sunday morning, swam a 3:45.60 in the finals, getting out-touched by Connor Jaeger (3:43.79), Conor Dwyer (3:44.66) and Townley Haas (3:45.04).
In the diving competition, Lazeroff held his spot from the semifinals, placing 11th with a final score of 1029.70. David Boudia (1534.40) and Steele Johnson (1475.15) earned the two Olympic Team spots.
"Each of Scott's lists, from prelims to semifinals to finals, got better," Auburn diving coach Jeff Shaffer said. "For his first Olympic Trials, in this environment, I was really proud of his effort. The difference from where he is to the top of the field is really form and finish. He competed well but the area I think that stuck out was his entries. That's something that we both know he has to get better if he is going to place higher. But to finish 11th in your first Olympic Trials, that's a great accomplishment."
Bailey Nero placed 26th in the women's 100-meter butterfly prelims, touching in 1:00.12, and Michael Duderstadt was 32nd in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:02.19).
The diving trials have concluded while Sunday was just the first of eight days of the US Swimming Trials in Omaha. Tuesday's contested events will be the women's 100m backstroke (Annie Boone, Aly Tetzloff), men's 200m freestyle (Zach Apple, Colin Bone, Grothe), women's 100m breaststroke (Micah Lawrence, Annie Lazor), men's 100m backstroke (Taylor Copeland, David Crossland, Kyle Darmody) and the women's 400m free (Ashley Neidigh, Zoe Thatcher).
Auburn Sunday Results
Men's Platform Diving (Finals)
11. Scott Lazeroff ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 1029.70
Women's 100m Butterfly (Prelims)
26. Bailey Nero ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 1:00.12
88. Aly Tetzloff ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 1:01.40
Men's 400m Freestyle (Finals/Prelims)
4/1. Zane Grothe ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 3:45.60/3:47.03
80. Bryan Lee ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 4:00.50
93. Grant Schenk ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 4:03.22
96. Russell Noletto ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 4:04.18
Women's 400m IM (Prelims)
106. Zoe Thatcher ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 5:02.25
Men's 100m Breaststroke (Prelims)
32. Michael Duderstadt ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 1:02.19
79. Tommy Brewer ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" 1:03.55