March 17, 2016
ATLANTA, Ga. - San Diego State senior Taylor Johnson competed in the 50 freestyle on Thursday at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships being held at the McAuley Aquatics Center on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Johnson, SDSU's lone competitor at this year's national meet, placed 32nd of 57 athletes in the 50 free with a time of 22.47. Her participation marked the seventh consecutive season in which the Aztecs have been represented at the NCAA Championships.
San Diego State recently completed another successful campaign as it finished third of the 10 teams at the 2016 Mountain West Championships in February after compiling an 11-1 record in dual meet competition during the regular season.
SDSU swimmers captured one individual event and place second in four others at the conference meet. Johnson won the 50 freestyle while silver medals were picked up by senior Whitney Weisz (100 freestyle), sophomore Summer Harrison (100 butterfly) and freshman Rachael Kelch (200 butterfly and 400 individual medley).
Also during the season, SDSU Head Coach Mike Shrader earned his 200th career victory, and his 17-year record now stands at 205-27-1. His mark as head coach of the Aztecs for nine seasons is 116-15.