March 28, 2002

ATHENS, Ga. – Junior Clayton Moss scored a school-record 379.90 in the finals of the one-meter springboard diving competition to place second as action got underway at the 2002 Men’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships at the Gabrielsen Natatorium on the University of Georgia campus on Thursday, March 28. With his runner-up finish, Moss earned his second-straight All-America honors on the one-meter springboard and his third overall.

Moss, who placed fourth in the event as a sophomore and 10th as a freshman, scored a 324.45 in the preliminary round, the sixth-highest score during the afternoon session. Two-time defending champion Troy Dumais of Texas won the event with a score of 390.35.

In the morning preliminaries, sophomore Joey Faltraco clocked a 1:49.59 in the 200-yard individual medley to place 36th. The UK record holder in the event, he missed scoring in the event by 2.75 seconds. Stanford sophomore Markus Rogan, who placed third in the event in 2001, won the event with a time of 1:44.03.

Moss’ second-place finish gives the Wildcats 17 points towards the overall team score and places UK in 17th-place after the first day. Texas leads after the first day with 163 points while Florida is the highest-ranked Southeastern Conference squad with 91 points to sit in fourth place.

The competition will continue on Friday with Moss competing on the three-meter springboard, where he was an All-American as a freshman with an eight-place finish. Faltraco will swim the 400-yard individual medley and junior Roger Watkins the 100-yard breaststroke. All the action can be followed on the Internet at www.GeorgiaDogs.com.

NCAA Champion and UK Finishes200-Yard Individual Medley1. Markus RoganSOStanford1:44.0336. Joey Faltraco         SOKentucky1:49.59

One-Meter Diving1. Troy DumaisSRTexas 390.352. Clayton MossJRKentucky379.90

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