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Cats Finish 16th at NCAA’s

AUSTIN, Texas – Wildcat men finish 16th with 95 total points, just 11 points out of tenth-place. Arizona earned All-America honors on all five relays, a feat that has not been done since 2013. The Cats did not improve their placement but did score 50% more points than last year.

Head Coach Augie Busch notes, "Our men had a great meet and I could not be more proud of them.  It is somewhat bittersweet to score 50% more points than last year and not improve our overall team standing, but sometimes that is how this meet goes.  We scored 5 out of 5 relays for the first time in six years which is a focal point of the team first culture being built.  The needle is moving fast with both of our men's and women's teams, and I could not be more excited."
 
All-America Honors
David Schlicht finished second in the consolation final of the 200 breast with 1:52.33. The freshman posts the third-fastest time in school history and earned his third individual All-America honor of the meet.
 
Sam Iida took thirteenth overall in the 200 breast with 1:53.13, earning his first All-America honor of his career.
 
The Cats closed out the night, the meet, and the season with a third-place finish in the 400 free relay with a season-best 2:50.40. Chatham Dobbs, Jorge Iga, Thomas Anderson, and Marin Ercegovic earned All-American Honorable Mention.
 
Personal Bests
Schlicht, in the 200 breast B final, swam the third-fastest time in school history with 1:52.33. The Australian finished tenth overall and earned All-American Honorable Mention.
 
In prelims of the 200 breast, sophomore Iida posted the fifth-fastest time in school history with 1:52.89.
 
Etay Gurevich placed 21st in the 200 fly with 1:42.54, a personal best and third-fastest in school history.
 
Season Bests
Dobbs, Iga, Anderson, and Ercegovic swam a season best 2:50.40 in the 400 free relay, earning All-American Honorable Mention and eleventh overall.
 
Additional Results
Thomas Anderson, with 1:41.77, places 26th in the 200 back.
 
Brooks Fail took 18th in the 1650 free with 14:48.18.
 
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Players Mentioned

Chatham Dobbs

Chatham Dobbs

BACK/FREE
6' 1"
Senior
Brooks Fail

Brooks Fail

FREE/BACK
6' 5"
Sophomore
Jorge Iga

Jorge Iga

FREE
6' 3"
Junior
Sam Iida

Sam Iida

FREE/IM
5' 10"
Sophomore
Marin Ercegovic

Marin Ercegovic

FREE
6' 8"
Freshman
Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson

BACK
Junior
David Schlicht

David Schlicht

IM/Breast
6' 3"
Freshman
Etay Gurevich

Etay Gurevich

FLY/IM
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Chatham Dobbs

Chatham Dobbs

6' 1"
Senior
BACK/FREE
Brooks Fail

Brooks Fail

6' 5"
Sophomore
FREE/BACK
Jorge Iga

Jorge Iga

6' 3"
Junior
FREE
Sam Iida

Sam Iida

5' 10"
Sophomore
FREE/IM
Marin Ercegovic

Marin Ercegovic

6' 8"
Freshman
FREE
Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson

Junior
BACK
David Schlicht

David Schlicht

6' 3"
Freshman
IM/Breast
Etay Gurevich

Etay Gurevich

6' 0"
Junior
FLY/IM
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