2015 NCAAs SEC Roundup: Henry’s Journey To First Place
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- Thursday, March 19 – Saturday, March 21
- Greensboro Aquatic Center – Greensboro, NC
- Prelims 11AM/Finals 7PM (Eastern Time)
- Defending Champion: Georgia (2x) – results
- NCAA Championship Central
- Live stream: All prelims & Thursday finals (Other sessions will be on ESPN3)
- Live results
In the spring of 2011, Sarah Henry re-tore her ACL and didn’t even swim at NCAAs the next year – so how did she take first place finish in the 400 IM her senior year?
In 2011…
- Broke school 400 IM and 1650 records
In 2012…
- Injured, redshirted
In 2013…
- Swam a 1:44.11 on the anchor leg of the 800 free relay
- Finishes third (400 IM)
- Comes in 1st place in NCAA prelims in the 400 IM
- But comes in sixth place at NCAA finals (Beisel takes first)
- Finished second in the 1650 at NCAAs
In 2014…
- Finishes third in NCAA 400 IM prelims, then fourth in the finals.
- Finished fourth in 1650 finals
In 2015…
- Wins NCAA prelims and finals
For Henry, she spent three of her four college years in Elizabeth Beisel (Florida) and Cammile Adams’ (also Texas A&M) shadows – finishing third to the two distance IMers in nearly every championship meet. With Beisel and Adams having graduated in 2014, though, 2015 was Henry’s year to shine.
Big Hits:
- Kayli Burchell (Alabama) second in the 100 breast
- Georgia takes third in the 800 free relay
- Natalie Hinds (Florida) takes fifth in the 100 fly.
Final SEC Team Standings:
- 2. Georgia
- 5. Texas A&M
- 9. Tennessee
- 10. Mizzou
- 13. Florida
- 19. Kentucky
- 22. Auburn
- 29. Alabama
- 35. LSU
- 41. Arkansas
