March 21, 2018
Men's NCAA Championships - 800 FR
MINNEAPOLIS - Auburn opened up the 2018 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at Minnesota's Freeman Aquatic Center with a 17th-place finish in the only event contested on Wednesday night, the 800 freestyle relay.
Hugo Gonzalez led off in 1:35.40, which put Auburn in eighth after the first leg, a position they held throughout Peter Holoda (1:36.09) and Liam McCloskey's (1:35.63) legs. Zach Apple then went 1:30.74 to move the team up to seventh in the heat with a total time of 6:17.86.
NC State won the event in a NCAA, American and US Open record time of 6:05.31.
The first full day of prelims and finals begins on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. CT with the 200 free relay, 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 400 medley relay and 1-meter diving.
Live stats and video is available through Minnesota's website, gophersports.com.
NCAA Champion & Auburn Finishes
800 Free Relay
1. NC State - 6:05.31 (Vazaios - 1:31.32, Held - 1:31.09, Molacek - 1:32.13, Ress - 1:30.77)
17. Auburn - 6:17.86 (Gonzalez - 1:35.40, Holoda - 1:36.09, McCloskey - 1:35.63, Apple - 1:30.74)
Team Standings
1. NC State - 40
2. Indiana - 34
3. Texas - 32
4. Florida - 30
5. Georgia - 28