IU Swim & Dive Finishes Strong Versus Texas and Florida

Saturday, October 17

Austin, TX

11:00 AM

Indiana University

108

154

Texas

IU Swim & Dive Finishes Strong Versus Texas and Florida

10/17/2015 5:29:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

AUSTIN, Texas – The Indiana University men's and women's swimming and diving teams finished up a great meet against two top-10 teams on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

The Indiana women defeated Florida for the second-straight day, 142-120, but fell to Texas, 141-115. On the men's side, the Hoosiers lost to the defending NCAA champion Texas Longhorns, 154-108, and lost to Florida, 140-122.

On the day, the Indiana men's and women's swimmers combined to win seven events and record 11 NCAA B cut qualifying times.

"I was very pleased with our performances over the two dual meets," IU head swimming coach Ray Looze remarked. "Beating the Florida women is a fantastic step forward for our team. On the men's side, we were ahead of Texas with just a few races to go which illustrates we are closing the gap on the reigning National Champion. In the case of Florida, it came down to the relay and an earlier take-off prevented our men from tying the Gators at the end. What's really positive with today's results are without our diving points from Friday, we put ourselves in position to beat the No. 1-ranked Gators. Overall, we are improving and the competitive experience gained from such a meet is incredibly valuable toward our team's development."

The Hoosiers started Saturday's meet off just like they did on Friday, by winning the day's first event.

In the 200 medley relay, the women's team of Marie Chamberlain, Lilly King, Gia Dalesandro and Gabriela Rajic won the event with a time of 1:41.65 – beating the top team from Texas by nearly a second. For the men, the team of Bob Glover, Tanner Kurz, Oliver Patrouch and Ali Khalafalla were the top Hoosier finishers, placing third with a mark of 1:29.48.

Haley Lips continued her strong start to the season, placing third overall in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:00.93. For the men, Jackson Miller also placed third for the Hoosiers, touching the wall in a time of 9:10.12.

In the 200 freestyle, Blake Pieroni continued his great weekend, winning the event with a time of 1:36.06 – a NCAA B qualifying time. For the women, Kennedy Goss placed fourth with a mark of 1:49.57.

Marie Chamberlain continued the great swimming for the Hoosiers in the 100 backstroke, winning in a NCAA B cut time of 55.01. For the men, Bob Glover placed third (49.31), while Ryan Gordon finished fourth (49.77).

The IU women had a great showing in the 100 breaststroke, finishing 2-3 with a pair of NCAA B cuts. Lilly King touched second in 1:01.64, while Miranda Tucker was right behind her in a time of 1:02.29.

The IU men made is a clean 1-2-3 sweep in the 100 breast, with Tanner Kurz winning the event with a NCAA B cut time of 54.33. Levi Brock placed second in 56.57, while Cody Taylor touched third in a time of 57.21.

In the 200 butterfly, IU's Gia Dalesandro won the event in a NCAA B cut time of 1:58.86. For the men, Max Irwin was the top Hoosier finisher, placing fifth with a time of 1:49.35.

In the 50 freestyle, Ali Khalafalla placed second overall with a NCAA B cut time of 20.18, while teammate Anze Tavcar finished fourth in 20.64. For the women, Gabriela Rajic placed fourth in a time of 23.71.

Blake Pieroni earned his second individual win of the day in the 100 freestyle, winning in a time of 43.69 – a NCAA B cut. On the women's side, Gabriela Rajic placed fifth (41.49) and Kaitlin Kitchens finished sixth (51.63).

In the 200 backstroke, the Indiana men went 3-5-6, as Ryan Gordon leads the way with a time of 1:48.00. Joseph Lane clocked in at 1:48.70 and Bob Glover finished in 1:48.74. For the women, Shelly Drozda placed fifth in a time of 2:00.41.

Miranda Tucker and Lilly King finished 2-3 for the Hoosiers in the 200 breaststroke, with both earning NCAA B cuts. Tucker clocked in at 2:12.90, while King placed third in a time of 2:13.62. For the men, Tanner Kurz placed second with a time of 2:00.07, while Cody Taylor finished fourth in 2:08.61.

In the 500 freestyle, the Hoosier women placed 2-3, with Haley Lips timing in at 4:50.08 and Kennedy Goss in 4:55.29. For the men, Jackson Miller places second overall with a time of 4:26.37.

Gia Dalesandro notched her second individual win of the day in the 100 butterfly, finishing with a NCAA B cut winning time of 54.43. For the men, Blake Pieroni placed sixth overall with a time of 49.30.

In the 400 individual medley, Sam Lisy led the way for the Hoosier women, placing third overall with a time of 4:21.09. For the men, Brandon Colonis placed seventh with a time of 4:02.69.

In the final event of the double-dual meet, the team of Grace Vertigans, Delaney Barnard, Kennedy Goss and Miranda Tucker placed second in a time of 3:28.04 for the Hoosiers. On the men's side, the team of Sam Lorentz, Tanner Kurz, Jackson Miller and Max Irwin placed third with a time of 3:02.12.

The Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Friday, October 30 when the team hosts Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina to Bloomington.