Baker's Dozen of Generals Headed to NCAA Swimming Championships

Baker's Dozen of Generals Headed to NCAA Swimming Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- There will be plenty of swimmers wearing blue and white trident caps in Indianapolis in three weeks as Washington and Lee University and the ODAC will be represented by 13 student-athletes at the 2018 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. Eight women and five men will take to the waters at the Indiana University Natatorium on March 21-24.

Relay participation comprises the majority of Washington and Lee action on both sides of the ledger, although a few swimmers did qualify in individual events. On the women's side, the Generals will compete in 200-yard, 400-yard, and 800-yard freestyle relays in addition to the 200-yard and 400-yard medley relays. W&L's men swill take turns in the 200-yard, 400-yard, and 800-yard freestyle relays.

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Emily Hageboeck and Ali MacQueen will both swim in individual women's events. Hageboeck ranked fourth (2:16.81) in the 200-yard breaststroke and 18th (1:04.01) in the 100-yard breaststroke. MacQueen is seventh (55.47) in the 100-yard butterfly. The two will team up in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley relays along with Elle Chancey and Ashley Johnston. W&L is ranked 13th (1:44.39) and 10th (3:48.18) in the two events, respectively.

MacQueen will also compete in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays. She will be joined by Chancey and Cassidy Fuller in both events, while Kelly Amar completes the squad in the 400-relay and Tori Hester is the final member of the 200-relay. The Generals are slotted 12th (3:28.47) in the 400-relay and 17th (1:34.88) in the 200-relay.

The Generals final qualifying event is the 800-freestyle relay, in which they rank 13th (7:34.53). Amar, Chancey, Fuller, and Caroline Florence will compete in that event.

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Tommy Thetford and Patrick Sullivan highlight the men's contingent in Indianapolis. Thetford has a chance to harken back to his sophomore season when he won two individual titles and finished second in a third event. He is ranked seventh (20.24) in the 50-yard freestyle and 10th (44.48) in the 100-yard freestyle. Sullivan will compete in the 200-yard freestyle, in which he is ranked 13th (1:38.77).

The two will compete in all three relays that will feature Generals. They will be joined by Corey Connelly in the 200-yard, 400-yard, and 800-yard freestyle relays. Evan Kramer completes the quartet in both the 200-relay and 400-relay, while Sam Childress is the fourth member of the 800-relay. The Generals are ranked 12th (1:21.86) in the 200-relay, ninth (3:01.12) in the 400-relay, and 13th (6:43.87) in the 800-relay.

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For more information, be sure to check out the NCAA website. Also look for information on Washington and Lee's website as well as any other participating school. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and following @odacathletics on Twitter and Instragram.