Berry set a new Southern Athletic Association record Wednesday night at the 2023 SAA Swimming & Diving Championships in Birmingham, Ala., as the men's 200 Yard Medley Relay squad won the first men's event of the meet.
Billy Blood,
Sam Tate,
Noah Brand, and
Harrison McNeil combined for a time of 1:30.38, shattering the mark set two seasons ago by over .60. The time was just .01 off the NCAA "B" Cut time for the 2023 NCAA Championships.
Through two men's events in the pool, Berry sits in second place among its SAA bretheren with 96 points, just a dozen behind Birmingham-Southern for first.
In the women's 200 Yard Medley Relay, the Vikings squad of
Isabella Decker,
Grace Pleasant,
Hannah Smith, and
Sarabeth Brown placed third, with the Rhodes relay team setting a new SAA mark by beating last year's time that was also set by the Lynx.
With the women's teams through three events, including one diving event, the Vikings sit in fifth place with 84 points.
Both of Berry's 800 Yard Freestyle Relay "A" teams finished in fourth place in the meet.
The meet continues Thursday, with the preliminary rounds for the 500 Yard Freestyle, the 200 Yard IM, and the 50 Yard Freestyle taking place in the morning session, with the finals to follow in the night session that begins at 7 p.m. EST.
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