CLEVELAND, Mississippi – The Tigershark men picked up two wins against Delta State in meets on Friday and Saturday in the Statesman Shootout.
The format for these meets was different from a normal dual meet. First, swimmers raced in the prelims. From there, the top swimmer from each school moved onto the "A" final in a head-to-head race. Then the next four swimmers raced in the "B" Final and the next six raced in the "C" Final.
Meet One – Friday
The Tigersharks had two "A" Final event winners, as
Zsombor Bujdoso won the 200 IM with a time of 1:52.18, which ranks as a top eight time in the NSISC from last season.
Tyler Andruss won the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:52.69, which also ranks in the top eight in the NSISC from last season.
The Tigers took down the Statesmen by the score of 482-433 on day one of the shootout.
Meet Two – Saturday
More Tigersharks found themselves at the top of the "A" Finals on the second day of the shootout. Bujdoso won two events, taking first in the 400 IM with a time of 4:00.82, winning by a margin of five seconds. The Hungarian also won the 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:03.74. Both times ranked in the top eight for the NSISC.
Andruss picked up another win, this time in the 500 Free with a time of 4:35.33.
Sam Ragsdell won the 100 Freestyle with a time of 45.27, which meets NCAA B standards, meaning Ragsdell will be in consideration for an invitation to the national championships.
Carson Powers earned an NCAA qualifying score in the 3-meter diving (11 dives) with 460 points. If Powers can reach the 6-dive qualifying score at the NSISC Conference Championships, he will earn a trip to nationals in Ohio.
Ouachita took down Delta State by the unofficial score of 407.5-374.5 in the second meet and have now taken down the Statesmen three times this season.
The Tigersharks will be back in action at the New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships that are set to take place from Tuesday, February 20 through Saturday, February 24 in Cleveland, Mississippi.
