Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
Tennessee/Kentucky
Swim and Dives Sweeps Tennessee, Kentucky
10/31/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
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Site: Jones Aquatic Center (Knoxville, Tennessee) Scores :MEN: Indiana 157, Tennessee 143; Indiana 240, Kentucky 58 / WOMEN: Indiana 169, Tennessee 129; Indiana 176.5, Kentucky 123.5 |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams headed to Knoxville, Tennessee Friday afternoon and both came away with sweeps of the host Volunteers and Kentucky Wildcats at the Jones Aquatic Center.The eighth-ranked men defeated No. 14 Tennessee, 157-143, and Kentucky by a 240-58 score. For the 20th-ranked women it was a 169-129 win over 12th-ranked Tennessee and a 176.5-123.5 win over the Wildcats.
The Hoosiers went 1-2 in the women's 1,650 freestyle, led by Stephanie Marchuk's winning time of 16:37.63. Right behind was Haley Lips in 16:39.82. On the men's side Jackson Miller was the top finisher at 15:32.34.
It was a 1-2-4 finish for the women in the 200 free as Kennedy Goss led the way with a time of 1:46.45. Cynthia Pammett was second (1:49.25) with Grace Vertigans fourth (1:49.99). Racing the 200 free for the first time this year, Anze Tavcar was victorious with an NCAA B cut of 1:36.08, with Blake Pieroni posting a season-best time of 1:36.29.
Surprising no one, Brooklynn Snodgrass remained undefeated in the 100 backstroke with a winning time of 53.57, as Marie Chamberlain posted an NCAA B cut of 55.07, a season best to put her third. Bob Glover finished second for the men in 49.49.
Tanner Kurz touched second in the 100 breaststroke at 54.93, with Cody Taylor fourth (57.17). Claudia DiCapua led the IU women with a fifth-place finish (1:05.73).
It was 2-3 for the Hoosier women in the 200 fly with Gia Dalesandro second (2:00.28) and Bailey Pressey third (2:00.51).
For the second event in a row Michael Hixon swept the men's diving events, winning the 1-meter with a season-best score of 417.70, and also posting a season best on the 3-meter with a tally of 414.75. James Connor finished second on the 1-meter (368.75) and third on the 3-meter (398.35).
It was a pair of second-place finishes for Jessica Parratto, scoring a season-best 290.85 on the 1-meter and 299.85 points on the 3-meter.
Tavcar picked up his second win of the day with a season-best 20.10 in the 50 free, with Ali Khalafalla third (20.70). He made it a sweep of the freestyle sprints with a winning time of 43.69 in the 100 free, a season best. Blake Pieroni was second (44.34).
Goss won her second freestyle event of the day with a season best and NCAA B cut of 49.86 in the 100 free. Her third win of the day came in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:48.83, with Lips second (4:50.80) and Marchuk third (4:55.23).
Snodgrass made it a clean sweep of the backstroke races, taking the 200 back in 1:54.43, more than 5 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
It was 2-3-4 for the Indiana men in the 200 breaststroke, led by Kurz's time of 2:01.37. Cody Taylor was third in 2:03.03, a season best, and Mike Hurley fourth at 2:03.22, also a season best.
Pieroni led a 2-3 charge for Indiana in the men's 500 free, clocking in a 4:28.87. Third was Miller in 4:28.67.
Dalesandro finished third in the 100 fly (54.92), while Max Irwin won the event for the men with a time of 48.34.
Dorina Szekeres led the Hoosiers to victory in the 400 individual medley, posting a time of 4:17.93, a season best and NCAA B cut. Reagan Cook took third in 4:20.21. Mike Hurley was third for the men in 3:59.71.
The meet ended with the 400 freestyle relay and it was an Indiana sweep, beginning with the quartet of Goss, Snodgrass, Lips and Vertigans in a time of 3:21.21. For the men, Tavcar, Pieroni, Irwin and Yianni Thermos won in 2:57.20.
The Hoosiers will hit the pool for training in the month of November, preparing for their next big meet December 4-6 at the USA Swimming Winter Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina.
200 Medley Relay
5. Chamberlain, DiCapua, Barker, Spears - 1:45.18
6. Day, Lisy, Pressey, Rajic - 1:45.21
2. Glover, Kurz, Irwin, Khalafalla - 1:29.96
4. Wonder, Apa, Powell, Thermos - 1:31.16
6. Gordon, Taylor, Colonis, Lorentz - 1:33.02
1,650 Freestyle
1. Stephanie Marchuk - 16:37.63
2. Haley Lips - 16:39.82
4. Jackson Miller - 15:32.34
6. Ethan Curl - 15:51.60
8. Grayson Smith - 15:58.44
10. Teddy Kalp - 16:14.01
200 Freestyle
1. Kennedy Goss - 1:46.45 (NCAA B Cut)
2. Cynthia Pammett - 1:49.25
4. Grace Vertigans - 1:49.99
6. Delaney Barnard - 1:51.33
1. Anze Tavcar - 1:36.08 (NCAA B Cut)
2. Blake Pieroni - 1:36:29 (NCAA B Cut)
5. Mike Hurley - 1:40.62
100 Backstroke
1. Brooklynn Snodgrass - 53.57 (NCAA B Cut)
3. Marie Chamberlain - 55.07 (NCAA B Cut)
4. Justine Ress - 55.77
9. Ali Rockett - 57.04
Exh. Grace Padget - 58.19
2. Bob Glover - 49.49
3. Ryan Gordon - 50.80
4. Nick Wonder - 51.20
6. Curtis Goss - 51.80
100 Breaststroke
5. Claudia DiCapua - 1:05.73
7. Dorina Szekeres - 1:06.76
9. Allie Day - 1:08.32
10. Taylor Truex - 1:08.46
2. Tanner Kurz - 54.93 (NCAA B Cut)
4. Cody Taylor - 57.17
5. Sam Apa - 57.77
200 Butterfly
2. Gia Dalesandro - 2:00.28
3. Bailey Pressey - 2:00.51
6. Reagan Cook - 2:02.25
7. Olivia Barker - 2:02.42
2. Steve Schmuhl - 1:48.71
4. Max Irwin - 1:49.70
6. Brandon Colonis - 1:51.50
9. Joe Powell - 1:54.95
1-Meter
1. Michael Hixon - 417.70 (season best)
2. James Connor - 368.75
4. Cody Coldren - 282.50
5. Joshua Arndt - 267.85
9. Andrew Hull - 239.45
2. Jessica Parratto - 290.85 (season best) 7. Nicole Ford - 197.65
3-Meter
1. Michael Hixon - 414.75 (season best)
3. James Connor - 398.35
4. Cody Coldren - 311.35 (season best)
5. Joshua Arndt - 298.25 (season best)
7. Andrew Hull - 273.75
2. Jessica Parratto - 299.85
6. Lacey Houser - 224.55
8. Nicole Ford - 206.00 (season best)
50 Freestyle
4. Grace Vertigans - 23.58
5. Ali Rockett - 23.76
6. Kaitlin Kitchens - 23.94
8. Gabriela Rajic - 24.35
10. Holly Spears - 24.61
1. Anze Tavcar - 20.10 (NCAA B Cut)
3. Ali Khalafalla - 20.70
4. Yianni Thermos - 20.72
7. Sam Lorentz - 21.27
100 Freestyle
1. Kennedy Goss - 49.86 (NCAA B Cut, season best)
4. Grace Vertigans - 51.24
5. Cynthia Pammett - 51.29
7. Gia Dalesandro - 52.09
1. Anze Tavcar - 43.69 (NCAA B Cut, season best)
2. Blake Pieroni (44.34)
6. Yianni Thermos - 46.13
9. Ali Khalafalla - 47.38
200 Backstroke
1. Brooklynn Snodgrass - 1:54.43 (NCAA B Cut)
4. Justine Ress - 2:00.41
6. Allie Day - 2:01.16
7. Marie Chamberlain - 2:01.43
Exh. Grace Padget - 2:09.01
3. Ryan Gordon - 1:51.37
5. Bob Glover - 1:51.69
7. Curtis Goss - 1:52.66
8. Steve Schmuhl - 1:53.50
200 Breaststroke
7. Sam Lisy - 2:24.65
8. Dorina Szekeres - 2:24.76
11. Claudia DiCapua - 2:27.60
12. Taylor Truex - 2:31.74
2. Tanner Kurz - 2:01.37
3. Cody Taylor - 2:03.03
4. Mike Hurley - 2:03.22
8. Sam Apa - 2:13.72
500 Freestyle
1. Kennedy Goss - 4:48.83
2. Haley Lips - 4:50.80
3. Stephanie Marchuk - 4:55.23
11. Delaney Barnard - 5:07.25
2. Blake Pieroni - 4:28.87
3. Jackson Miller - 4:29.67
7. Grayson Smith - 4:36.04
8. Teddy Kalp - 4:36.43
11. Ethan Curl - 4:42.06
100 Butterfly
3. Gia Dalesandro - 54.92
8. Cynthia Pammett - 56.31
9. Kaitlin Kitchens - 56.96
10. Olivia Barker - 57.34
1. Max Irwin - 48.34
3. Joe Powell - 49.51
8. Tanner Kurz - 50.88
9. Nick Wonder - 51.58
400 Individual Medley
1. Dorina Szekeres - 4:17.93
3. Reagan Cook - 4:20.21
5. Sam Lisy - 4:20.56
6. Bailey Pressey - 4:22.85
9. Rachel Matsumura - 4:30.74
3. Mike Hurley - 3:59.71
4. Steve Schmuhl - 4:01.37
5. Brandon Colonis - 4:02.95
7. Grayson Smith - 4:05.87
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Goss, Snodgrass, Lips, Vertigans - 3:21.21
3. Kitchens, Pammett, Barnard, Rockett - 3:23.82
5. Rajic, Matsumura, Chamberlain, Marchuk - 3:29.85
7. Spears, Ress, Day, Barker - 3:30.33
1. Tavcar, Pieroni, Irwin, Thermos - 3:57.20
2. Khalafalla, Miller, Lorentz, Powell - 3:03.10
5. Gordon, Apa, Wonder, Kalp - 3:09.38
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