The Emory University Men's Swimming and Diving Team recorded its 14th-consecutive top-five finish at the NCAA Division III Championships and won its 15th-consecutive University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship, highlighting an extremely successful 2012-13 campaign.
Led by senior co-captain Miller Douglas' National Championship in the 200-yard butterfly, the Eagles compiled 280 points at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships to finish fifth in the team standings. Emory has now finished among the top-five teams at the NCAA Championships each of the last 14 years, and in the top-10 for 15-straight seasons and 16-times overall in the program's history. During the course of the meet, program records were set in four individual events and three relays.
Douglas became the second-straight Emory swimmer to win the 200-yard butterfly at the NCAA Division III Championships, and claimed the 13th individual NCAA Championship in the program's history. He added individual all-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley and a seventh-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley, and set school records with a time of 1:28.92 and a third-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay, along with junior Ross Spock, senior Peter O'Brien, and junior Ryan Bass, and a time of 3:17.28 and a sixth-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay with Spock, O'Brien and junior Jake Stephens. Douglas also earned an all-America honor with a seventh-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay along with Stephens, senior Jeff Simpson and Spock, capping off his two-year Emory career with 10 all-America honors.
O'Brien ended his Emory career with 12 career all-America honors, the fifth-most in the program's history, including three at the 2013 NCAA Championships. In addition to setting school records as a part of both medley relays, O'Brien broke the program-best mark in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing fifth in a time of 1:49.38.
Spock added five all-America honors during the meet for the Eagles, including an individual certificate in the 100-yard backstroke with a sixth-place finish in a school-record time of 48.67 seconds. He also joined Bass, senior Richard Upton, and Stephens on the 200-yard freestyle relay team, which finished third at the NCAA Championships in a school-record time of 1:20.29. Spock now has 15 career all-America honors after three years on the team, and will enter his senior season two shy of the all-time school record of 17, held by former Eagle Justin Hake.
Emory also received school record-setting performances during the NCAA Championships from Bass in the 50-yard freestyle (20.25 seconds) and freshman Andrew Wilson in the 100-yard breaststroke (55.44 seconds). Wilson earned individual all-America honors with a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke and a seventh-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, while sophomore Hayden Baker claimed a sixth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly.
The Eagles won the 2013 UAA Championship, hosted by the University of Chicago, scoring 1,818.5 points, over 500 more than second-place Carnegie Mellon University. Emory totaled five individual and five relay championships during the meet, and accumulated 23 all-UAA honors. Wilson was named the conference's Rookie of the Year, after winning the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke, in addition to being a part of the winning 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley relays. Spock added five individual UAA Championships, including an individual title in the 100-yard backstroke, and totaled a team-high six all-UAA honors.
The Eagles finished their strong dual meet schedule with an overall record of 1-6, with all six losses coming to higher-division opponents, including ACC programs in Florida State and Georgia Tech, and SEC school Georgia. Emory picked up its lone dual-meet win against the Savannah College of Art and Design, a 146-105 victory at home on 'Senior Day.' In championship-style meets during the year, Emory finished first out of nine teams at the Miami Invitational, fourth out of six teams at the Georgia Tech Invitational, and first out of seven teams at the Midwest Invitational.
A number of Emory swimmers received recognition for their efforts in the classroom, as well as in the pool. Seniors Justin Beegle, Miller Douglas and Peter O'Brien were each awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, following the 2012-13 season. Douglas and O'Brien were also each named Capital One Academic All-Americans, with Douglas earning a first team berth, and O'Brien a spot on the second team, while Richard Upton was selected to the Academic All-District squad.
The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2012-13 season:
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NCAA Division III Champion |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
200 Fly |
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All-America (Top-Eight Finisher at the NCAA Division III Championships) |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Ross Spock |
Niceville, FL (Niceville) |
100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Peter O'Brien |
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek) |
200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Jake Stephens |
Stone Mountain, GA (Marist) |
200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Ryan Bass |
Jacksonville, FL (Mandarin) |
200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay |
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Andrew Wilson |
Bethesda, MD (Phillips Academy) |
100 Breast, 200 Breast |
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Hayden Baker |
Farragut, TN (Farragut) |
100 Fly |
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Jeff Simpson |
Neenah, WI (Neenah) |
400 Free Relay |
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Richard Upton |
Raleigh, NC (Ravenscroft) |
200 Free Relay |
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All-America Honorable Mention (Finished 9th-16th at the NCAA Division III Championships) |
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Peter O'Brien |
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek) |
200 Breast, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay |
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Ross Spock |
Niceville, FL (Niceville) |
50 Free, 100 Free |
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Blue Bell, PA (Germantown Academy) |
1650 Free, 800 Free Relay |
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Ryan Bass |
Jacksonville, FL (Mandarin) |
50 Free |
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Justin Beegle |
Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg Area) |
200 Breast |
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Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton) |
100 Back |
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Princeton, NJ (Princeton) |
800 Free Relay |
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Jeff Simpson |
Neenah, WI (Neenah) |
800 Free Relay |
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Jake Stephens |
Stone Mountain, GA (Marist) |
400 IM |
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University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookie of the Year |
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Andrew Wilson |
Bethesda, MD (Phillips Academy) |
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UAA Champion |
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Ross Spock |
Niceville, FL (Niceville) |
100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Andrew Wilson |
Bethesda, MD (Phillips Academy) |
100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Ryan Bass |
Jacksonville, FL (Mandarin) |
50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay |
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Greenwich, CT (Greenwich) |
200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay |
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Matt Kuhlik |
Princeton, NJ (Princeton) |
400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
200 Fly, 400 Medley Relay |
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Stephen Czaja |
Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton) |
200 Medley Relay |
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Peter O'Brien |
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek) |
400 Free Relay |
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Jeff Simpson |
Neenah, WI (Neenah) |
800 Free Relay |
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Richard Upton |
Raleigh, NC (Ravenscroft) |
200 Free Relay |
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Eagan Zettlemoyer |
Blue Bell, PA (Germantown Academy) |
800 Free Relay |
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All-UAA |
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Ross Spock |
Niceville, FL (Niceville) |
50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Andrew Wilson |
Bethesda, MD (Phillips Academy) |
100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Eagan Zettlemoyer |
Blue Bell, PA (Germantown Academy) |
200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay |
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Ryan Bass |
Jacksonville, FL (Mandarin) |
50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay |
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Andrew Dillinger |
Greenwich, CT (Greenwich) |
200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay |
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Matt Kuhlik |
Princeton, NJ (Princeton) |
400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay |
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Peter O'Brien |
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek) |
200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
200 Fly, 400 Medley Relay |
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Jeff Simpson |
Neenah, WI (Neenah) |
200 Free, 800 Free Relay |
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Hayden Baker |
Farragut, TN (Farragut) |
100 Fly |
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Stephen Czaja |
Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton) |
200 Medley Relay |
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Goleta, CA (Dos Pueblos) |
500 Free |
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West Chester, OH (St. Xavier) |
400 IM |
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Naperville, IL (Naperville) |
200 Fly |
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Kingwood, TX (Kingwood) |
200 Back |
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Jake Stephens |
Stone Mountain, GA (Marist) |
200 IM |
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Richard Upton |
Raleigh, NC (Ravenscroft) |
200 Free Relay |
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Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
First Team |
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Peter O'Brien |
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek) |
Second Team |
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Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
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Peter O'Brien |
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek) |
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Richard Upton |
Raleigh, NC (Ravenscroft) |
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NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship |
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Justin Beegle |
Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg Area) |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
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Peter O'Brien |
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek) |
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UAA Athletes of the Week |
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Miller Douglas |
Atlanta, GA (Westminster) |
Jan. 21, Mar. 26 |
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Hayden Baker |
Farragut, TN (Farragut) |
Feb. 4 |
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Ryan Bass |
Jacksonville, FL (Mandarin) |
Dec. 3 |
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Matt O'Brien |
Naperville, IL (Naperville) |
Feb. 26 |
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Jake Stephens |
Stone Mountain, GA (Marist) |
Nov. 19 |
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Ross Spock |
Niceville, FL (Niceville) |
Oct. 22 |
The following were the top marks by Emory swimmers and divers during the 2012-13 season:
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50 Free |
Ryan Bass |
20.25 *E |
NCAA Championships |
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100 Free |
Ross Spock |
45.01 |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Free |
Jeff Simpson |
1:40.50 |
NCAA Championships |
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500 Free |
Eagan Zettlemoyer |
4:32.37 |
UAA Championships |
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1000 Free |
9:59.32 |
vs. Georgia Tech |
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1650 Free |
Eagan Zettlemoyer |
15:56.99 |
Miami Invitational |
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100 Back |
Ross Spock |
48.67 *E |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Back |
1:49.94 |
Midwest Invitational |
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100 Breast |
Andrew Wilson |
55.44 *E |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Breast |
Peter O'Brien |
2:00.55 |
NCAA Championships |
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100 Fly |
Hayden Baker |
48.59 |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Fly |
Miller Douglas |
1:46.64 |
NCAA Championships |
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200 IM |
Peter O'Brien |
1:49.38 *E |
NCAA Championships |
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400 IM |
Peter O'Brien |
3:56.06 |
NCAA Championships |
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1-Meter 6 Dives |
247.05 |
vs. SCAD |
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3-Meter 6 Dives |
Ben Lee |
288.00 |
vs. SCAD |
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1-Meter 11 Dives |
Ben Lee |
342.90 |
Sewanee Invitational |
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200 Free Relay |
Ryan Bass, Richard Upton, Jake Stephens, Ross Spock |
1:20.29 *E |
NCAA Championships |
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200 Medley Relay |
Ross Spock, Peter O'Brien, Miller Douglas, Ryan Bass |
1:28.92 *E |
NCAA Championships |
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400 Free Relay |
Jake Stephens, Ryan Bass, Jeff Simpson, Ross Spock |
3:00.79 |
Miami Invitational |
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400 Medley Relay |
Ross Spock, Peter O'Brien, Miller Douglas, Jake Stephens |
3:17.28 *E |
NCAA Championships |
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800 Free Relay |
Eagan Zettlemoyer, Jeff Simpson, Matt Kuhlik, Peter O'Brien |
6:41.74 |
NCAA Championships |
*E – Indicates Emory record