Onken won seven events at the CCSA Championships.
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Drew Onken Earns Spot in NCAA Swimming Championships
3/7/2012 8:43:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson swimmer Drew Onken has been selected to swim in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships March 22-24, at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
Onken is the first Davidson swimmer to be invited to the men's championship meet and the second Wildcat swimmer to participate in the NCAA Championships, joining Lindsey Martin '11.
ESPN3.com will stream finals sessions on March 22 and 23. Additionally, ESPNU will air a 90-minute show at 12:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 1.
Onken qualified with his time of 3:47.38 in the 400 IM, which earned him a first-place finish in the CCSA Championships and broke the conference record. The junior also had NCAA B-cut times in the 200 IM (1:46.69, CCSA record) and 200 breaststroke (1:59.65) and will swim all three events in the NCAAs.
“I am exceedingly proud of Drew, not just for blazing a trail to NCAAs for our team, but for the consistently focused work that has positioned him to compete for a national championship,” said Davidson coach John Young. “Because of the strict participant cap, the NCAA Championship can lay claim to being the most selective swimming meet in the world.”
Onken was named the CCSA Men's Swimmer of the Year for the second-straight season and earned three CCSA Swimmer of the Week honors during the campaign. He took home the Men's Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships in February after winning seven events and breaking four conference records.
He won individual titles in the 200 IM, 400 IM?and 200 breaststroke and swam on the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay teams that won gold.
Onken teamed with Geoffrey Peitz, Joe Burquist and Wills Cooper to set a CCSA record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:29.98. Onken, Ben Stewart-Bates, Dylan Ludwick and Curtis Chaney set a CCSA record with a time of 6:40.75 to win the 800 free relay.
“Achieving at this level is not the culmination of one season, but rather the result of years of directed and purposeful training,” said Young. “It is a remarkable testament to Drew's commitment and ability, and to the culture that he and his teammates – past and present – have established here at Davidson. Drew had a spectacular weekend at our conference championship, and we're all looking forward to seeing what he can achieve when challenged on the greatest collegiate stage.”
Onken is the first Davidson swimmer to be invited to the men's championship meet and the second Wildcat swimmer to participate in the NCAA Championships, joining Lindsey Martin '11.
ESPN3.com will stream finals sessions on March 22 and 23. Additionally, ESPNU will air a 90-minute show at 12:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 1.
Onken qualified with his time of 3:47.38 in the 400 IM, which earned him a first-place finish in the CCSA Championships and broke the conference record. The junior also had NCAA B-cut times in the 200 IM (1:46.69, CCSA record) and 200 breaststroke (1:59.65) and will swim all three events in the NCAAs.
“I am exceedingly proud of Drew, not just for blazing a trail to NCAAs for our team, but for the consistently focused work that has positioned him to compete for a national championship,” said Davidson coach John Young. “Because of the strict participant cap, the NCAA Championship can lay claim to being the most selective swimming meet in the world.”
Onken was named the CCSA Men's Swimmer of the Year for the second-straight season and earned three CCSA Swimmer of the Week honors during the campaign. He took home the Men's Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet at the conference championships in February after winning seven events and breaking four conference records.
He won individual titles in the 200 IM, 400 IM?and 200 breaststroke and swam on the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay teams that won gold.
Onken teamed with Geoffrey Peitz, Joe Burquist and Wills Cooper to set a CCSA record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:29.98. Onken, Ben Stewart-Bates, Dylan Ludwick and Curtis Chaney set a CCSA record with a time of 6:40.75 to win the 800 free relay.
“Achieving at this level is not the culmination of one season, but rather the result of years of directed and purposeful training,” said Young. “It is a remarkable testament to Drew's commitment and ability, and to the culture that he and his teammates – past and present – have established here at Davidson. Drew had a spectacular weekend at our conference championship, and we're all looking forward to seeing what he can achieve when challenged on the greatest collegiate stage.”
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