March 11, 2018
AuburnTigers.com will post a short spotlight on each of our NCAA Championship participants leading up the the championships, which will be contested March 14-17 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State University.
Name: Sonnele Oeztuerk
Class: Freshman
2018 NCAA Championship Events: 500 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back
Previous NCAA Appearances:
None
Auburn Rankings:
100 back - 9th - 52.61 ... Time was set during 2018 SEC Finals 200 back - 5th - 1:52.28 ... Time is tied for the 10th-fastest performance in program history with Jill Vitarius (2014) and Margaret Hoelzer (2003) ... Time was set during 2018 SEC Finals.
Notable: Freshman who joined the program in January ... Also held a NCAA B Cut in the 200 free (1:47.76) ... Took second in the 200 back in the Texas dual meet, her first event at Auburn ... Swam the 200 back (7th), 100 back (11th) and 500 free (15th) at the 2018 SEC Championships.