HOUSTON – UC San Diego dominated day three of the Big West Championships, finishing on the podium ten times across 14 events. The Tritons finished first in five of those events. In the mix Chloe Braun and Asia Kozan joined teammate Eva Boehlke as NCAA DI qualifiers.
 
After three days of championships, UC San Diego women improve to third place with 441 points. University of Hawai'i remain on top of the women's standing with 560 points. On the men's side UC San Diego stand in fourth place, earning 367 points. University of Hawai'i moved into the men's first-place spot with 512 points going into the final day of competition.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
In preliminaries, Braun and William Seymour both set program records. Braun broke the 100 Breaststroke record with a time of 58.79 and Seymour broke the 100 Backstroke record with a 47.03. In finals, Boehlke claimed another first-place medal with a win in the 52.79 in the 100 Butterfly. On the men's side, Hunter Cehelnik claimed silver, breaking a program record (46.14). Another two second-place finishes were earned in the 400 IM. Sydney Niles on the women's side finished with a 4:15.98, Colton Milne with a time of 3:51.18. In the 200 Freestyle Kozan punched her ticket to the NCAA's, outpacing her competitors with a 1:45.52. A third NCAA qualifier was then found in Chloe Braun who swam a 58.95 in the 100 Breaststroke, topping the event. Hayley Gregory finished on the podium with a bronze medal (1:00.68). In the 100 Backstroke Madison O'Connell was victorious (53.81), joining her Addison Everage earned the second—place spot (54.05). To finish the night Boehlke, Braun, O'Connell, and Kozan broke another program record to claim the 400 Medley Relay.
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will finish out the Best West Championships tomorrow, Feb. 14 in Houston, Texas. The preliminaries are set to begin at 8 a.m. PST, 10 a.m. CT. The finals will begin at 4 p.m. PST, 6 p.m. CT.
 
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.