ODU?s Sidni Hoxha Qualifies for 2013 NCAA Men?s Swimming Championship
RICHMOND, Va. (March 14, 2013) - Old Dominion junior
Sidni Hoxha was selected as one of the 235
swimmers to participate in the upcoming 2013 NCAA Division I Swimming
Championships. Hoxha will be competing for the 50-freestyle championship after
posting a qualifying time of 19.60 at the CAA Championship two weeks ago.
The NCAA Championships will be held
March 28-30 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. A total of 270
participants (235 swimmers and 35 divers) will compete in the championships.
Student-athletes qualified for the swimming portion of the championships by
meeting the established minimum time for the events in which they entered.
Hoxha, the 2013 Co-Most Outstanding
Swimmer at the 2013 CAA Championship, set a new school record and was just
one-tenth of a second away from setting the all-time conference record after
swimming a time of 19.60 in the 50 free at the preliminaries of the CAA
Championships. Hoxha's time in the 50 free ranks 20th in the country this
season and is less than a second off of the top time.
Hoxha will also swim in the 100 and
200 free, as he posted optional entry times in both events. The Tirane, Albania
native qualified for the 100 free after posting a "B Cut" qualifying time of
43.43 on Nov. 19, 2012. Hoxha qualified for the 200 free with a time of 1:37.17
at the CAA Championships.
ESPN3.com will stream
finals sessions Friday and Saturday live. Additionally, ESPNU will air a
90-minute recap show at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 10.