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: Sonnele Oeztuerk
2019 NCAA Championship Events: 500 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back
Previous NCAA Experience:
2018 - 100 Back/32nd, 200 Back/14th, 800 FR
Auburn Rankings: Is the 5th-fastest performer in school history in the 500 free (4:39.54), the 10th-fastest in the 100 back (52.61) and the the 2nd-fastest in the 200 back (1:51.94) ... Her two 500 free performances from the SEC Championships are the 5th and 18th-fastest in school history ... Owns six of the top 25 fastest 200 back performances in school history (Nos. 6, 8, 11, 12, 17, 18).
Notable: Had a pair of individual wins during the dual meet season, winning the 500 free against Florida Gulf Coast and the 200 back against Tennessee ... Swam the opening leg of the winning 200 MR against Georgia Tech ... Swam the third leg of the 800 FR that earned an A cut at the SEC Championships ... Finished 4th in the 200 back, 9th in the 500 free and 20th in the 100 back at the SEC Championships ... Career best times in the 500 free and 200 back came at 2019 SEC Championships while career best in the 100 back came at 2018 SEC Championships.
On the Psych Sheet:
500 Free - 29th - 4:39.54
100 Back - 53rd - 53.43
200 Back - 12th - 1:51.94