Spooner Named D-III Swimmer of the Week

Emory University swimmer Matt Spooner was named the Counsilman-Hunsaker NCAA Division III Men’s Swimmer of the Week last week, based on his performance at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships.

Spooner was named the UAA Men’s Swimmer of the Year after finishing first in three events and setting a record at the conference championship meet.  Spooner won the 400-yard individual medley with a UAA record time of 4:01.08, good for an NCAA ‘B’ cut.  He won the 200-yard individual medley as well with an ‘A’ cut time of 1:51.90, just a hundredth of a second shy of the UAA record.  Spooner swam the third leg of the Eagles’ 800-yard freestyle relay team, which won the event with a ‘B’ cut time of 6:50.29.  He also finished fourth in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:53.83. 

Spooner became the first Eagle to be named UAA Swimmer of the Year since 2000.  His performance helped the Eagles to their 13^th-consecutive UAA Championship.

Spooner joins teammate Peter O’Brien (February 9^th) as the two Emory athletes to earn the Swimmer of the Week honor this season.

Spooner and the rest of the Eagles will return to action later in the month, traveling to Knoxville, TN for the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships from March 23^rd – 26^th.