Samy, Steele Headline Day Two in Knoxville

Friday, November 22

Knoxville, Tenn.

Indiana University

Tennessee Invitatonal (Swim Only)

11/22/2019 9:30:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving

Final Results HOC Final Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 4 Indiana men's swimming team overtook No. 12 Georgia for the overall team lead, while the No. 16 women's team fell to fourth place at Tennessee Invitational at the Jones Aquatic Center after posting a season-best 26 NCAA B Cut times on Friday evening.

Both diving teams opened the 2019 House of Champions event in Indianapolis, hosted by IUPUI. Both groups tackled the platform dive for the first time this season. Junior Mory Gould claimed fourth place with an NCAA Zone Qualifying score of 307.80 to lead all Hoosiers.

TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 4 Indiana – 655 points
No. 12 Georgia – 648 points
No. 8 Tennessee – 555.5 Points
No. 10 Virginia – 359.5 points

Women
No. 2 Tennessee – 737 points
No. 8 Georgia – 663.5 points
No. 4 Virginia – 498.5 points
No. 16 Indiana – 456 points

HOOSIER WINNERS
MEN
Kai Bathurst – 800 freestyle relay (6:22.79)
Brendan Burns – 800 freestyle relay (6:22.79)
Jakub Karl – 800 freestyle relay (6:22.79)
Mohamed Samy – 200 freestyle (1:33.65); 800 freestyle relay (6:22.79)
Jacob Steele – 100 backstroke (46.35)

WOMEN
None.

NOTABLES
• Senior Mohamed Samy continues his early-season dominance in the pool. His winning time of 1:33.65 in the 200 freestyle established the new NCAA-leading mark this season and lower the previous mark (1:34.08) by nearly a half of a second.
• Freshman Emily Weiss became the first Hoosier this season to break the one-minute mark in the 100 breaststroke as she claimed third in the event with a time of 59.00. Weiss is now the third-best performer all-time in program history in the event.
• Indiana walked away from day two of the Tennessee Invitational with a season-best 26 individual times that qualified as NCAA B Cut standards. IU also produced two relay teams with B Cut times.
• Gould has now hit the NCAA Zone Qualifying mark in all three diving techniques after securing a qualifying score in the platform in Indianapolis this afternoon.

NCAA CUTS
A: None.
B: Zane Backes (200 medley relay, 1:25.22); Bruno Blaskovic (200 medley relay, 1:25.24); Brock Brown (100 breast, 53.89); Brendan Burns (100 fly, 200 free, 1:35.89; 46.12; 200 medley relay, 1:25.24); Mikey Calvillo (400 IM, 3:46.38); Andrew Couchon (100 breast, 53.46; 200 medley relay, 1:25.24); Gabriel Fantoni (100 back, 46.53; 100 fly, 47.43; 200 medley relay, 1:25.22); Will Gallant (3:50.19); Josie Grote (200 free, 1:46.58; 400 IM, 4:08.34); Brandon Hamblin (200 medley relay, 1:25.22); Grace Haskett (100 back, 53.68); Maria Paula Heitmann (200 free, 1:46.45); Jakub Karl (200 free, 1:35.45); Abby Kirkpatrick (100 breast, 1:00.92); Shelby Koontz (100 fly, 53.58); Gary Kostbade (100 breast, 53.28); Bailey Kovac (400 IM, 4:14.20); Spencer Lehman (3:48.93); Mackenzie Looze (400 IM, 4:09.20); Van Mathias (100 fly, 46.33; 200 medley relay, 1:25.22), Ben McDade (400 IM, 3:48.60); Noelle Peplowski (100 breast, 59.82); Mohamed Samy (100 back, 46.80; 200 free, 1:33.65); Jacob Steele (100 back, 46.35; 200 medley relay, 1:25.24); Emily Weiss (100 breast, 59.00)

NCAA Zones Qualifying Scores
Platform: Mory Gould (307.80)

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will wrap up action at the Jones Aquatic Center for day three of the Tennessee Invitational at 10 a.m. on Nov. 23. The finals will begin at 5 p.m. with the women's 200 backstroke.

The diving teams will compete in the second day of competition at IUPUI in the 2019 House of Champions Invitational. Diving will begin at 1 p.m.

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