Seven Miners earn All-NSISC honors; Grooms named as top coach

Missouri S&T Swimmers: 2007-08 NSISC Champions

The Missouri S&T swimming team had seven individuals named to the New South Intercollegiate Swimming Championships and also had its head coach named as the "Coach of the Year" after the Miners won the NSISC meet last weekend.

Head coach Doug Grooms was named as the top coach after leading the Miners to the team title by nearly 100 points over Ouachita Baptist. The individuals who earned the all-conference honors included Zach Lemons, Dustin Spieker, Matt Hug, Andrew Trowbridge, Kyle Gordon, David-Sanchez Turner and Jeff Enge.

Hug and Gordon won conference titles at the meet, as Hug took the title in the 500-yard freestyle and Gordon captured the title in the 200-yard freestyle where he edged out Sanchez-Turner in the finals.

The Miners also had a number of individuals earn academic all-conference honors. Those named were Mitch Berggren, David Calcara, Mark Chamberlain, Jeff Enge, Zlatan Hamzic, Austin Kelley, Zach Lemons, Paul Reinisch, Dustin Spieker, Rory Swift and Andrew Trowbridge.

Missouri S&T will be sending 13 individuals to Columbia, Mo., in March for the NCAA Division II Championships.