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S/D: Three Dawgs advance to finals at the 2024 United States Olympic Swimming Trials
The University of Georgia swimming team saw three Bulldogs advance to Wednesday finals Tuesday at the 2024 United States Olympic Swimming Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Fast Facts
- Rising fifth-year Luca Urlando earned the top seed in Wednesday’s men’s 200-meter butterfly final with a first-place time of 1:54.64 in Tuesday’s semifinals. Urlando finished second in the morning prelims with a time of 1:55.52. Incoming freshman Drew Hitchcock finished 14th in semis with a time of 1:58.50, following a personal-best 1:57.41 in prelims. Bulldog alum Chase Kalisz placed seventh in the morning with a time of 1:56.71 but scratched before the evening session.
- Rising senior Rachel Stege notched a spot in the women’s 1,500m freestyle final with a third-place prelims time of 16:15.59. Stege, who won the event at the Pan American Games, will compete for a spot on the Olympic roster Wednesday evening. Fellow rising senior Abby McCulloh finished 11th in the event with a time of 16:30.63.
- Bulldog alum Nic Fink finished sixth in the men’s 200m breaststroke semifinals with a time of 2:09.80, moving on to Wednesday’s final. Rising fifth-year Connor Haigh finished 51st in prelims with a new PB of 2:15.77.
- Rising senior Reese Branzell reached the men’s 100m freestyle semifinals, finishing 16th with a time of 48.91. In prelims, the Manalapan, Florida native set a new PB of 48.70. Recent graduate Dillon Downing placed 31st in prelims with a time of 49.44.
- Bulldog alum Olivia Smoliga finished 13th in the women’s 100m freestyle with a time of 54.52. In prelims, Smoliga placed 11th with a mark of 54.56, while rising sophomore Helena Jones finished 55th with a time of 56.69.
Up Next
The U.S. Olympic Trials continue Wednesday with prelims in the women’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 200m backstroke, and women’s 200m butterfly. Prelims stream at 11 a.m. on Peacock, followed by semifinals and finals at 8 p.m. on NBC.
BSB: Tre Phelps and Kolten Smith will participate in the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp
Georgia’s Tre Phelps and Kolten Smith will be among the premier non-draft-eligible college players participating in the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team (CNT) Training Camp next week in Cary, N.C.
Phelps, a 6-2, 204-pound infielder/outfielder from Kennesaw, Ga., earned second team Freshman All-America honors by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association as well as Freshman All-SEC by the league coaches. He batted .353 with 11 doubles, 12 home runs and 40 RBI in 42 games. He made 34 starts at five different positions (right field, left field, third base, first base and designated hitter).
Smith, a 6-3, 210-pound right-hander from Ocala, Fla., led the Bulldogs in wins, posting a 9-3 mark and 5.56 ERA. In 69.2 innings, he tallied a team-high 105 strikeouts and only 20 walks. Smith made 20 appearances with four starts. In SEC action, Smith was 7-2 with a 4.80 ERA including a road win over then top-ranked Texas A&M to earn Pitcher of the Week honors.
In Ike Cousins head baseball coach Wes Johnson’s first season, Phelps and Smith helped the Bulldogs to a 43-17 record and an NCAA Super Regional appearance as a number seven national seed. Last summer, All-America Charlie Condon was the most recent Bulldog to play for the USA CNT.
Phelps and Smith will be aiming to earn a spot on one of the CNT squads this summer. After the camp concludes on June 29, USA Baseball will announce the International Friendship Series (IFS) roster, led by Alabama State’s José Vázquez, and the Summer League (SL) roster, led by Coastal Carolina’s Gary Gilmore. The IFS roster will face Chinese Taipei in a five-game series, while the SL roster will compete in four games against select teams from the Appalachian League and the Coastal Plain League. The schedule will culminate with a Fourth of July matchup between the two U.S. CNT rosters in Fayetteville, N.C.
The full 2024 Collegiate National Team schedule is as follows:
Team USA Stars vs. Stripes Series
June 26; Stripes vs. Stars; National Training Complex (Cary, N.C.); 6:00 p.m. ET
June 27; Stars vs. Stripes; National Training Complex (Cary, N.C.); 6:00 p.m. ET
The 21st USA vs. Chinese Taipei International Friendship Series
June 29; Chinese Taipei vs. USA; Segra Stadium (Fayetteville, N.C.); 6:35 p.m. ET
June 30; USA vs. Chinese Taipei; National Training Complex (Cary, N.C.); 6:35 p.m. ET
July 1; Chinese Taipei vs. USA; National Training Complex (Cary, N.C.); 6:35 p.m. ET
July 2; USA vs. Chinese Taipei; First National Bank Field (Greensboro, N.C.); 6:35 p.m. ET
July 3; Chinese Taipei vs. USA; Atrium Health Ballpark (Kannapolis, N.C.); 6:35 p.m. ET
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Summer League Tour
June 29; Coastal Plain League Select vs. USA; National Training Complex (Cary, N.C.); 5:30 p.m. ET
June 30; USA vs. Coastal Plain League Select; National Training Complex (Cary, N.C.); 3:00 p.m. ET
July 1; USA vs. Appalachian League East Select; Calfee Park (Pulaski, Va.); 7:00 p.m. ET
July 2; USA vs. Appalachian League West Select; TVA Credit Union Ballpark (Johnson City, Tenn.); 7:00 p.m. ET
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Fourth of July Game
July 4; Segra Stadium (Fayetteville, N.C.); 6:35 p.m. ET
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