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Super Six Ready To Represent Ivy Champ Princeton At 2015 NCAA Championships
March 25, 2015 | Men's Swimming and Diving
Four weeks after reclaiming the Ivy League championship in dominant fashion at DeNunzio Pool, the Princeton men's swimming and diving team has sent a squad of six to Iowa City to compete at the 2015 NCAA Championships. Both senior Harrison Wagner and freshman Corey Okubo qualified in individual events, while four others made the trip because of Princeton's relay qualifiers.
Seniors Connor Maher and Michael Strand, junior Jack Pohlmann and freshman Zach Buerger will be joining Wagner and Okubo in Iowa City this weekend. The six qualifiers for Princeton is twice as many as the next two closest teams in the Ivy League, Columbia and Yale.
Wagner, who helped Princeton win four of its five relay titles at the Ivy League Championships, earned his second trip to the NCAA Championships after his performance in the 50 free. Wagner, who also competed in the 2013 NCAAs, qualified in the 50 free in 19.39, the nation's 16th-fastest time in the event.
While Wagner will conclude his collegiate career at the NCAA Championships, Okubo will be heading there during his debut season. He set an Ivy League record in winning the 400 IM in 3:43.95, which stands as the 23rd-fastest time in the nation, and the seventh-fastest among all freshmen.
As far as the relays go, Princeton qualified in the 200 free (9th, 1:17.35), the 400 free (16th, 2:53.04) and the 200 medley (11th, 1:24.95). The 800 free (6:25.39) and the 400 medley (3:09.56) both earned provisional status, though the 400 medley missed qualification by only one spot.
Both Maher and Strand have been individual Ivy League champions throughout their career, and both capped their careers in spectacular fashion at DeNunzio. Maher was part of all three relay qualifiers, while Strand led off both winning medley relays. Pohlmann handled the breast leg in both relay qualifiers, while Buerger was part of the winning 800 free relay.
The NCAA Championships will run March 26-28; morning sessions will begin at 11 am local time (noon in Princeton), while the finals will begin at 7 pm local time.