Tech concludes season at the NCAA Championships
Higgins and McDonald compete in the final day at the meet
March 28, 2009
Swimming at Men's NCAA Championships
College Station, Texas
Sat., Mar. 28, 2009
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas- In the final day of action at the NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas, the Virginia Tech men’s swimming and diving team posted a 36th place finish and scored 4.5 points. Auburn won the competition with a score of 526. Freshman Charlie Higgins raced in the 200 back and junior Mikey McDonald dove in the platform event.

Higgins, who posted the 20th-best time in the 100 back on Friday, posted a time of 1:45.44 in the 200 back. The freshman registered the 33rd-best time to close out his first appearance at the championship meet.

In the platform dive, McDonald scored 293.00 for the 23rd-best score in the preliminary round. The junior posted a stellar showing in his second appearance at the NCAA Championships after earning 14th-place in the 1-meter event and tying for 15th in 3-meter dive.

This is the final event for the H2Okies. Both Tech teams had exceptional seasons and stellar showings at the ACC Championships. The women finished in third-place at the conference meet, while the men posted a fifth-place showing.