Everett Cox Clocks Nation's Third-Fastest 200 Freestyle at D3Shootout

Five podium finishes in 10 events propelled the 12th-ranked Hope College men's swimming and diving team to fourth place after the opening day of the D3 Shootout on Friday at the University of Chicago.

The Flying Dutch amassed 270.5 points in the opening session and sit 18 points behind No. 11 Pomona-Pitzer. Third-ranked Chicago leads the field with 359 points, while No. 15 WashU is second with 306.5 points.

Chicago is hosting the sixth edition of the D3 Shootout, where each of the 10 teams competing entered eight swimmers plus a diver to compete. The format of the meet allows each team to enter two swimmers in each event – one in an A flight and the other in a B flight.

Junior Everett Cox (Sugar Land, Texas / Logos Prep) topped the field in the 200 freestyle, out-touching Chicago's Alex Schwartz by eight-hundredths of a second. Cox's time of 1:38.68 was less than a half-second off his personal best from last season and marked the third-fastest time in Division III so far this season.

Hope's other individual podium came in the 400 individual medley, where junior Luke Wyrick (Glen Ellyn, Illinois / Glenbard West) placed third in the 400 individual medley, posting a season-best time of 4:03.98.

In the relay events, the Flying Dutch finished third in all three races.

The 200 medley relay team of junior Josh Bordovsky (Herndon, Virginia / South Lakes), senior Christian Hoeksema (Holland, Michigan / Holland Christian), senior Graham Eisenmann (Ozark, Missouri / Ozark), and junior Blake Hetherington (Jackson, Michigan / Lumen Christi) clocked a season-best time of 1:30.45, finishing a hundredth of a second behind second-place WashU. Hetherington's anchor leg of 19.89 seconds in the 50 freestyle put Hope on the podium and marked the second-fastest finish of the event.

In the 800 free relay, Eisenmann, junior Joseph Engle (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa), Bordovsky, and Cox combined for a time of 6:45.42.

The opening day also featured a mixed 4x100 IM relay. Hoeksema and freshman Nolan Schneider (Granville, Ohio / Granville) teamed up with Abby Milliken and Anna Stolle from the women's squad to finish with a time of 3:44.70.

On the diving board, sophomore Finn Sanders (Wyoming, Michigan / Grandville) placed fifth on the three-meter board with a score of 409.35.

The D3 Shootout concludes on Saturday, Nov. 7. Ten events will take place during the final session, which begins at 11:30 a.m. Central.

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Players Mentioned

Josh Bordovsky: Junior; Mathematics

Everett Cox: Junior; Business

Graham Eisenmann: Senior; Mathematics

Blake Hetherington: Junior; Economics

Christian Hoeksema: Senior; Communication

Finn Sanders: Sophomore; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Luke Wyrick: Junior; Engineering

Nolan Schneider: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josh Bordovsky
: Junior; Mathematics

Everett Cox
: Junior; Business

Graham Eisenmann
: Senior; Mathematics

Blake Hetherington
: Junior; Economics

Christian Hoeksema
: Senior; Communication

Finn Sanders
: Sophomore; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Luke Wyrick
: Junior; Engineering

Nolan Schneider
: Freshman