CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the first-time under the direction of head coach Craig Nisgor, Seattle U men's swimming will compete on the national stage, as four Redhawks participate in the 2020 National Invitational Championship. The annual event is hosted by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) and will be held this year at the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium in Cleveland, Ohio from March 12-14.
"We're look forward to facing some new teams and are excited to compete on a national stage," said Nisgor. "I think we have a really good group that will be going and this will be a great experience."
The small flock of Redhawks include juniors Jake Goguen and Jack Neton, sophomore Tyler Goodspeed and freshman Will Corona, with the quartet representing Seattle U in eight of the 23 events.
Goguen will appear in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events and is listed 41st and 39th in the pre-event psych sheets, posting respective qualifying times of 45.50 and 1:40.87.
Neton is 43rd in the 200 IM with a time of 1:53.39, 41st in the 50 breaststroke behind a qualifying time of 27.25 and 23rd in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:01.85.
Goodspeed will represent Seattle U in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard individual medley. He enters the 50 freestyle listed 60th-overall with a time of 21.09, while sitting at 18th, the highest individual pre-meet seed, in the 100 IM behind a qualifying time of 53.38.
Corona meanwhile is listed 32nd and 22nd in the 200 IM (1:51.01) and 400 IM (3:58.71) events, respectively, and 33rd-overall in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.05).
Seattle U relays also qualified for the National Invitational Championships and are set to swim the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle events. The Redhawks come in ranked 21st-overall in the medley and 200 free while listed 17th in the 400 freestyle.
During last weekend's WAC Championships, the relays posted a trio of season-bests, with the medley quartet checking in at 1:30.57, while the 200 free team recorded a time of 1:22.75. The 400 squad capped the weekend with a school-record, 3:00.41, to qualify for the CSCAA event.
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