AuburnTigers.com will post a short spotlight on each of our NCAA Championship participants leading up the the championships, which will be contested March 20-23 at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas.
Name: Emily Hetzer
2019 NCAA Championship Events: 200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free
Previous NCAA Appearance: First Appearance
Auburn Rankings: Is the 4th-fastest performer in school history in the 500 free (4:39.18), 5th-fastest in the 1650 free (16:01.02) and the 6th-fastest in the 1000 free (9:43.54) ... Her best mile time came at the 2019 SEC Championships while her top 500 and 1000 free times were done at the Georgia Tech Invitational in November ... Holds three of the top-25 performances in the 500 free in school history (4th, 9th, 17th) and two each in the 1000 free (14th & 16th) and 1650 free (15th & 20th).
Notable: Won both the 500 free and 1000 free four times during the dual meet season, sweeping the two distance events against both Alabama and Florida ... Also held a NCAA B cut in the 400 IM (4:15.57) ... Finished 4th in the mile at the SEC Championships and 9th in the 500 free ... Also swam the 200 free at SECs, finishing 25th.
On the Psych Sheet:
500 Free - 26th - 4:39.18
200 Free - 54th - 1:46.72
1650 Free - 18th - 16:01.02