GREENSBORO, N.C. – NATIONAL CHAMPION! Fifth-year Kyle Wolford won the national title in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:44.15. He is the 27^th student-athlete to win an individual national title. WashU Athletes now has 49 individual NCAA Champions.
 
This is the second-straight 200 backstroke national title for the men's swimming and diving program as Alex McCormick won the title a season ago with Wolford coming in third.
 
The Bears posted a top-10 finish, taking eighth with 150 points.
 
Top Finishers

• 1,650 Freestyle
  • Senior Ryan Hillery finished 16^th overall with a time of 15:49.85
    • Second Team All-America
       
• 200 Backstroke
  • Wolford won in 1:44.15
    • First Team All-America
       
• 200 Breaststroke
  • First-year Ben Scott finished 16^th with a time of 2:00.86
    • Second Team All-America
       
• 400 Freestyle Relay
  • Senior Danny Sibley, senior Justin Rockaway, Wolford and fifth-year Austin Bick reached the podium with an eighth-place finish in 2:58.92