Hokie ClubGREENSBORO - Reka Gyorgy and Emma Atkinson both earned All-American honors on the third day of the NCAA Championships in Greensboro.
Gyorgy placed eighth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:08.69 earning her All-American status. The senior made Honorable Mention All-American yesterday evening in the 500-yard freestyle, placing 12th overall. This is Gyorgy's second 400 IM All-American honor, her first was her freshman year in the 400 IM in 2017. In Saturday's competition Gyorgy will be competing in the 200 butterfly.
In her first NCAA individual appearance, freshman Atkinson earned Honorable Mention All-American in the 100 backstroke with a time of 51.65. In Thursday's competition Atkinson crushed her own school record in the 100 backstroke during her leadoff split in the 400 medley relay. Atkinson will be competing in the 200 backstroke in Saturday's competition.
The Hokies will resume competition at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning with the 1,650-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Backstroke, 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Butterfly, Platform Diving Event and 400-yard Freestyle Relay.
Watch link - Prelims
Watch link - Finals
Live stats - Swim
Live stats - Dive
FINALS
400 IM
8th - Reka Gyorgy (4:08.69)
100 Backstroke
11th - Emma Atkinson (51.65)
PRELIMINARIES
400 IM
11th - Reka Gyorgy (4:06.77)
200 Freestyle
38th - Sarah Shackelford (1:47.38)
100 Backstroke
11th - Emma Atkinson (51.84)
53rd - Caroline Bentz (54.10)
3 Meter Diving Event Prelims
25th - Izzi Mroz (283.25)
32nd - Teagan Moravek (267.60)