Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, March 30
Indianapolis, Ind.
11 a.m. / 7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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2013 NCAA Championships
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Hanson Earns All-American Status in 200-Backstroke
3/30/2013 11:13:00 PM | M. Swim & Dive
The senior finished fourth on the final day of competition
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – For the second year in a row Eastern Michigan University senior Jacob Hanson earned All-American status Saturday, March 30, when he placed in the top-eight at the NCAA Championships.
Hanson took fourth in the 200-backstroke with a time of 1:39.87, shattering his own Mid-American Conference record of 1:41.19 from the 2013 MAC Championships. The time earned Hanson First Team All-American status, while Eastern earned a team score of 15, good for 29th overall, defeating schools like Notre Dame and Michigan State.
Hanson completed a phenomenal career after being named Outstanding Swimmer of teh MAC Championships for three consecutive years (2011,12,13) and being a two-time All-American in 2012 and 2013. He also holds the 100-backstroke, 200-backstroke and 200 individual medley MAC records.
Final Team Standings
1. Michigan 480
2. California 406.5
3. Arizona 313.5
4. Southern Cali 289
5. Texas 288
6. Florida 285.5
7. Stanford 282
8. Auburn 226.5
9. Indiana 201
10. Georgia 163
11. Louisville 93
12. Ohio St 87
13. Wisconsin 84
14. Missouri 80
15. NC State 74
16. Tennessee 59
17. Duke University 54
18. Minnesota 53
18. Arizona St 53
20. Penn St 52
20. Virginia Tech 52
22. Kentucky 45
23. Florida St 40
24. Texas A&M 32
25. Purdue 26
26. Lsu 24
27. Virginia 22
28. Alabama 20
t-29. Eastern Mich 15
t-29. UNC 15
t-29. Unlv 15
32. U of Iowa 14
t-33. Dartmouth 11
t-33. Univ of Utah 11
35. So. Methodist 8
t-36. Notre Dame 7
t-36. Michigan St 7
38. South Carolina 4
39. Missouri St. (M) 2
40. Wyoming (M) 1
Hanson took fourth in the 200-backstroke with a time of 1:39.87, shattering his own Mid-American Conference record of 1:41.19 from the 2013 MAC Championships. The time earned Hanson First Team All-American status, while Eastern earned a team score of 15, good for 29th overall, defeating schools like Notre Dame and Michigan State.
Hanson completed a phenomenal career after being named Outstanding Swimmer of teh MAC Championships for three consecutive years (2011,12,13) and being a two-time All-American in 2012 and 2013. He also holds the 100-backstroke, 200-backstroke and 200 individual medley MAC records.
Final Team Standings
1. Michigan 480
2. California 406.5
3. Arizona 313.5
4. Southern Cali 289
5. Texas 288
6. Florida 285.5
7. Stanford 282
8. Auburn 226.5
9. Indiana 201
10. Georgia 163
11. Louisville 93
12. Ohio St 87
13. Wisconsin 84
14. Missouri 80
15. NC State 74
16. Tennessee 59
17. Duke University 54
18. Minnesota 53
18. Arizona St 53
20. Penn St 52
20. Virginia Tech 52
22. Kentucky 45
23. Florida St 40
24. Texas A&M 32
25. Purdue 26
26. Lsu 24
27. Virginia 22
28. Alabama 20
t-29. Eastern Mich 15
t-29. UNC 15
t-29. Unlv 15
32. U of Iowa 14
t-33. Dartmouth 11
t-33. Univ of Utah 11
35. So. Methodist 8
t-36. Notre Dame 7
t-36. Michigan St 7
38. South Carolina 4
39. Missouri St. (M) 2
40. Wyoming (M) 1
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