By Taylor Covington, Swimming World College Intern.
The East Carolina men decided to turn the meet on its head on Day 3 of the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championships in Indiana. While the meet has yielded few surprises thus far, a breakout performance by Gustavo Santos in this morning’s 100 fly (clocking in at a 45.86) provided just a taste of what was to come in the evening’s championship finals.
The Pirates swept every men’s event apart from the 200 free, jumping to second overall in the men’s standings and narrowing the gap between themselves and first-place Cincinnati. While the Bearcats maintain a healthy lead due to their uncanny consistency across the board, they possess reason for concern considering the Pirates’ strength in stroke events. With one day of competition left, it appears to be a fight for the conference championship that may rest on pivotal relay victories.
Houston continues to dominate on the women’s side despite conceding several individual events in tonight’s competition. The Cougars still managed to put forth a cohesive effort to gain pivotal relay points, further separating them from SMU. The women’s meet has largely become a battle for second place, as the Cougars seemed poised to dominate the longer stroke events on the last day of competition and have yet to concede a relay win.
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Women's Team Standings 1. Houston, University of 624 2. Southern Methodist University 406 3. Cincinnati, University of 379.5 4. Tulane University 350.5 5. Connecticut, University of 336 6. East Carolina University 213
Men's Team Standings 1. Cincinnati, University of 649 2. East Carolina University 555 3. Connecticut, University of 444 4. Southern Methodist University 407
Women’s 400 IM
Tulane’s Olivia Johnson completely ran away from the field in the first individual event of the evening, winning by nearly five seconds with a time of 4:10.58. Her teammate, Jordan Morling (4:15.53) claimed the next spot to spike the Green Wave’s point totals, with Houston’s Maria Jimenez Peon earning the last spot on the podium with a time of 4:17.56.
Houston’s Eleanna Koutsou (4:19.16) swam in at fourth, followed by Cincinnati freshmen Camryn Streid (4:20.30) and Jordyn Ryan (4:22.85), Tulane’s Emily Ramier (4:23.44), and Houston’s Morgan Ross (4:25.20).
Event 17 Women 400 Yard IM
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Meet Record: M 4:04.96 2/21/2014 Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville
4:04.16 D1-A D1-A Standard
4:17.30 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Olivia Johnson JR Tulane-LA 4:13.54 4:10.58 20
27.35 57.57 (30.22)
1:29.05 (31.48) 1:59.93 (30.88)
2:35.42 (35.49) 3:11.21 (35.79)
3:41.21 (30.00) 4:10.58 (29.37)
2 Jordan Morling JR Tulane-LA 4:18.47 4:15.53 17
28.13 59.32 (31.19)
1:31.33 (32.01) 2:02.48 (31.15)
2:38.72 (36.24) 3:15.96 (37.24)
3:45.64 (29.68) 4:15.53 (29.89)
3 Maria Jimenez P JR Houston-GU 4:20.61 4:17.56 16
26.70 57.11 (30.41)
1:30.12 (33.01) 2:03.29 (33.17)
2:39.08 (35.79) 3:15.96 (36.88)
3:47.14 (31.18) 4:17.56 (30.42)
4 Eleanna Koutsou SR Houston-GU 4:20.27 4:19.16 15
27.13 58.94 (31.81)
1:29.80 (30.86) 2:00.77 (30.97)
2:39.11 (38.34) 3:17.91 (38.80)
3:48.49 (30.58) 4:19.16 (30.67)
5 Camryn Streid FR Cincinnati-OH 4:20.64 4:20.30 14
27.49 58.68 (31.19)
1:32.59 (33.91) 2:06.00 (33.41)
2:41.92 (35.92) 3:18.88 (36.96)
3:49.87 (30.99) 4:20.30 (30.43)
6 Jordyn Ryan FR Cincinnati-OH 4:24.50 4:22.85 13
28.07 59.12 (31.05)
1:32.79 (33.67) 2:05.71 (32.92)
2:43.29 (37.58) 3:22.11 (38.82)
3:53.02 (30.91) 4:22.85 (29.83)
7 Emily Ramier SR Tulane-LA 4:24.79 4:23.44 12
27.36 58.65 (31.29)
1:32.43 (33.78) 2:05.66 (33.23)
2:43.60 (37.94) 3:21.91 (38.31)
3:53.03 (31.12) 4:23.44 (30.41)
8 Morgan Rosas SO Houston-GU 4:24.03 4:25.20 11
27.49 58.45 (30.96)
1:31.98 (33.53) 2:05.29 (33.31)
2:43.80 (38.51) 3:22.84 (39.04)
3:54.58 (31.74) 4:25.20 (30.62)
Men’s 400 IM
ECU’s Marek Osina struck once again, leaving his competitors in the dust by posting a 3:48.15 to start off the men’s races. Cincinnati’s Blake Hanna finished with an impressive second place swim, clocking in at 3:52.97 to beat UConn’s Cooper Knapp (3:53.81).
Cincinnati freshmen Connor Blatt (3:54.47) finished fourth followed by his teammates Parker Saladin (3:55.03) and Robert Oland (3:56.81), Connecticut’s Matthew Dagenai (3:57.77), and East Carolina’s Ethan Knorr (3:58.86).
Event 18 Men 400 Yard IM
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Meet Record: M 3:43.97 2/17/2017 Jonathan Gomez, SMU-NT
3:39.37 D1-A D1-A Standard
3:51.46 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Marek Osina FR East Carolina-NC 3:51.58 3:48.15 20
24.08 51.26 (27.18)
1:19.84 (28.58) 1:48.34 (28.50)
2:21.60 (33.26) 2:54.80 (33.20)
3:21.81 (27.01) 3:48.15 (26.34)
2 Blake Hanna JR Cincinnati-OH 3:52.87 3:52.97 17
24.26 52.35 (28.09)
1:20.91 (28.56) 1:49.13 (28.22)
2:23.72 (34.59) 2:58.90 (35.18)
3:26.27 (27.37) 3:52.97 (26.70)
3 Cooper Knapp JR Connecticut-CT 3:56.93 3:53.81 16
23.94 51.52 (27.58)
1:20.95 (29.43) 1:50.39 (29.44)
2:24.12 (33.73) 2:58.45 (34.33)
3:26.49 (28.04) 3:53.81 (27.32)
4 Connor Blatt FR Cincinnati-OH 3:54.70 3:54.47 15
24.82 52.90 (28.08)
1:22.50 (29.60) 1:51.86 (29.36)
2:25.96 (34.10) 3:00.33 (34.37)
3:27.39 (27.06) 3:54.47 (27.08)
5 Parker Saladin JR Cincinnati-OH 3:56.76 3:55.03 14
24.31 52.77 (28.46)
1:23.18 (30.41) 1:52.74 (29.56)
2:27.12 (34.38) 3:02.20 (35.08)
3:28.81 (26.61) 3:55.03 (26.22)
6 Robert Oland SO Cincinnati-OH 3:58.00 3:56.81 13
25.71 54.77 (29.06)
1:24.51 (29.74) 1:55.25 (30.74)
2:29.90 (34.65) 3:03.92 (34.02)
3:31.13 (27.21) 3:56.81 (25.68)
7 Matthew Dagenai SR Connecticut-CT 3:56.91 3:57.77 12
24.73 53.98 (29.25)
1:24.28 (30.30) 1:54.09 (29.81)
2:28.00 (33.91) 3:02.11 (34.11)
3:30.22 (28.11) 3:57.77 (27.55)
8 Ethan Knorr FR East Carolina-NC 3:58.66 3:58.86 11
25.54 54.65 (29.11)
1:24.42 (29.77) 1:53.51 (29.09)
2:28.99 (35.48) 3:04.48 (35.49)
3:32.32 (27.84) 3:58.86 (26.54)
Women’s 100 Fly
SMU’s Erin Trahan continued to add to her already stellar conference performance by taking the 100 fly with a 51.92, a time that could rank her highly on the national stage. Cincinnati’s Anhelina Kutsko (53.00) out-touched SMU’s Felicity Passon (53.29) to slow down the Mustang’s momentum and protect the overall Bearcat lead.
Connecticut’s Katie Breault (54.53) came in at fourth, followed by Houston’s Katie Higgins (54.54) and Rebecca Brandt (54.96), East Carolina’s Lise-Lotte Bent (55.16), and Cincinnati’s Olivia Schmelze (55.28).
Event 19 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Meet Record: M 51.42 2/17/2017 Marne Erasmus, SMU-NT
51.03 D1-A D1-A Standard
53.76 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Erin Trahan JR SMU-NT 52.25 51.92 20
24.08 51.92 (27.84)
2 Anhelina Kutsko SO Cincinnati-OH 53.82 53.00 17
24.97 53.00 (28.03)
3 Felicity Passon SO SMU-NT 54.24 53.29 16
24.93 53.29 (28.36)
4 Katie Breault JR Connecticut-CT 54.23 54.53 15
25.17 54.53 (29.36)
5 Katie Higgins SO Houston-GU 54.51 54.54 14
25.19 54.54 (29.35)
6 Rebecca Brandt SO Houston-GU 54.43 54.96 13
26.01 54.96 (28.95)
7 Lise-Lotte Bent SO East Carolina-NC 54.89 55.16 12
25.80 55.16 (29.36)
8 Olivia Schmelze FR Cincinnati-OH 54.91 55.28 11
26.50 55.28 (28.78)
Men’s 100 Fly
The Pirates continued to exhibit strength on the men’s side, with Gustavo Santos clocking in at a meet record 46.01 to nab an NCAA A-cut, eclipsing his season-best time from this morning’s preliminary swim (45.86). Cincinnati took the remaining two spots on the podium with Alberto Garcia and Parker Saladin clocking in at 47.66 and 47.71, respectively.
SMU’s Szymon Golczyk (47.78) swam in at fourth, followed by East Carolina’s Eric Hinderup (48.03) and Victor Martins (48.25),and Cincinnati juniors George Epsly (49.11) and Joseph Puglessi (51.25).
Event 20 Men 100 Yard Butterfly
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Meet Record: M 46.82 2/16/2018 Gustavo Santos, East Carolina-NC
45.24 D1-A D1-A Standard
47.43 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Gustavo Santos JR East Carolina-NC 45.86 46.01M 20
21.09 46.01 (24.92)
2 Alberto Garcia FR Cincinnati-OH 48.38 47.66 17
22.06 47.66 (25.60)
3 Parker Saladin JR Cincinnati-OH 47.75 47.71 16
22.30 47.71 (25.41)
4 Szymon Golczyk SR SMU-NT 47.83 47.78 15
21.94 47.78 (25.84)
5 Eric Hinderup FR East Carolina-NC 48.43 48.03 14
22.36 48.03 (25.67)
6 Victor Martins SR East Carolina-NC 48.28 48.25 13
22.40 48.25 (25.85)
7 George Epsly JR Cincinnati-OH 48.85 49.11 12
22.87 49.11 (26.24)
8 Joseph Puglessi JR Cincinnati-OH 49.08 51.25 11
24.04 51.25 (27.21)
Women’s 200 Free
Houston’s Zarena Brown (1:45.20) made her presence known in an outstanding finals swim, crushing her preliminary time of 1:46.82, which was already well below the NCAA B-standard. Houston’s Mykenzie Leehy found her way back on the medal stand by dropping a 1:47.13, closely followed by Cincinnati’s Sarah Labbs (1:47.99).
Tulane’s Michelle Zelnic (1:48.53) finished fourth, followed by Cincinnati’s Sydney St Rose-Finear (1:49.22), Tulane’s Isabelle Pelka (1:49.25), Houston’s Samantha Medlin (1:49.48), and Connecticut’s Jacklyn Van Lewis (1:53.44).
Event 21 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: M 1:43.48 2/17/2017 Jacqueline Keire, Cincinnati-OH
1:43.17 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:47.12 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Zarena Brown JR Houston-GU 1:46.82 1:45.20 20
24.81 51.27 (26.46)
1:18.13 (26.86) 1:45.20 (27.07)
2 Mykenzie Leehy SO Houston-GU 1:48.15 1:47.13 17
25.15 51.94 (26.79)
1:19.44 (27.50) 1:47.13 (27.69)
3 Sarah Laabs JR Cincinnati-OH 1:48.51 1:47.99 16
25.41 52.49 (27.08)
1:20.11 (27.62) 1:47.99 (27.88)
4 Michelle Zelnic SR Tulane-LA 1:48.77 1:48.53 15
25.28 52.58 (27.30)
1:20.28 (27.70) 1:48.53 (28.25)
5 Sydney St Rose- FR Cincinnati-OH 1:50.11 1:49.22 14
25.81 53.53 (27.72)
1:21.57 (28.04) 1:49.22 (27.65)
6 Isabelle Pelka FR Tulane-LA 1:49.54 1:49.25 13
25.70 53.18 (27.48)
1:21.02 (27.84) 1:49.25 (28.23)
7 Samantha Medlin SO Houston-GU 1:49.49 1:49.48 12
25.67 52.96 (27.29)
1:21.15 (28.19) 1:49.48 (28.33)
8 Jacklyn Van Lew SR Connecticut-CT 1:49.94 1:53.44 11
26.32 54.58 (28.26)
1:23.94 (29.36) 1:53.44 (29.50)
Men’s 200 Free
The Bearcats cinched two medals on the men’s side, with Din Selmanovic taking the championship with a time of 1:35.86. ECU’s Blaz Demsar (1:36.30) broke up the Bearcat sweep by narrowly out-touching Cincinnati junior Alexander Fortman (1:36.53), who was forced to concede the silver.
Cincinnati’s Justin Crew (1:36.81) finished in fourth, followed by SMU’s Carson Klein (1:37.18), Connecticut’s Karl Bishop (1:37.42) and Joshua Wroblews (1:38.27), and Cincinnati’s Tobias Van Dyke (1:40.07).
Event 22 Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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Meet Record: M 1:32.29 2/21/2014 Joao De Lucca, Louisville
1:32.13 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:36.32 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Din Selmanovic JR Cincinnati-OH 1:36.49 1:35.86 20
22.70 47.10 (24.40)
1:11.72 (24.62) 1:35.86 (24.14)
2 Blaz Demsar JR East Carolina-NC 1:37.28 1:36.30 17
22.28 46.67 (24.39)
1:11.49 (24.82) 1:36.30 (24.81)
3 Alexander Fortm JR Cincinnati-OH 1:36.67 1:36.53 16
22.38 47.03 (24.65)
1:12.14 (25.11) 1:36.53 (24.39)
4 Justin Crew SR Cincinnati-OH 1:36.90 1:36.81 15
22.80 47.59 (24.79)
1:12.28 (24.69) 1:36.81 (24.53)
5 Carson Klein SMU-NT 1:37.35 1:37.18 14
23.04 47.49 (24.45)
1:12.25 (24.76) 1:37.18 (24.93)
6 Karl Bishop JR Connecticut-CT 1:37.49 1:37.42 13
22.88 47.38 (24.50)
1:12.21 (24.83) 1:37.42 (25.21)
7 Joshua Wroblews SO Connecticut-CT 1:37.51 1:38.27 12
22.50 47.27 (24.77)
1:12.54 (25.27) 1:38.27 (25.73)
8 Tobias Van Dyke SO Cincinnati-OH 1:37.33 1:40.07 11
22.89 47.80 (24.91)
1:13.68 (25.88) 1:40.07 (26.39)
Women’s 100 Breast
The 100 breast was the event of the meet, with two women going sub 1:00 and SMU’s Andrea Podmanik harnessing the win with a time of 59.81. Houston’s Peyton Kondis was close behind to make for a photo-finish, clocking in at 59.84, almost a second faster than the next highest finisher, Houston’s Maria Jimenez (1:00.83).
Houston’s Angeliki Mavran (1:01.3) came in at fourth, followed by Tulane’s Katherine McDonald (1:01.08), Cincinnati’s Victoria Hunt (1:02.00), Connecticut’s Katelyn Walsh (1:02.62), and SMU’s Maria Jimenez (1:02.64).
Event 23 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet Record: M 59.12 2/20/2015 Tara-Lynn Nicholas, So. Methodist-NT
58.79 D1-A D1-A Standard
1:01.84 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Andrea Podmanik SO SMU-NT 1:00.98 59.81 20
28.35 59.81 (31.46)
2 Peyton Kondis JR Houston-GU 1:00.27 59.84 17
28.11 59.84 (31.73)
3 Maria Jimenez P JR Houston-GU 1:01.74 1:00.83 16
28.85 1:00.83 (31.98)
4 Angeliki Mavran JR Houston-GU 1:01.75 1:01.03 15
28.58 1:01.03 (32.45)
5 Katherine McDon SO Tulane-LA 1:01.54 1:01.08 14
28.61 1:01.08 (32.47)
6 Victoria Hunt SO Cincinnati-OH 1:02.38 1:02.00 13
29.05 1:02.00 (32.95)
7 Katelyn Walsh FR Connecticut-CT 1:02.75 1:02.62 12
29.38 1:02.62 (33.24)
8 Maria Jimenez P FR SMU-NT 1:02.36 1:02.64 11
29.07 1:02.64 (33.57)
Men’s 100 Breast
The Pirates proved relentless, with Jacek Arentewic re-setting the meet record from 2014 with a time of 52.64. Cincinnati’s Dominic Polling managed to break 53.00 with an impressive 52.98 swim for second, followed by ECU freshman, Lyubomir Epitro (53.57).
SMU’s Aedan Lewis (53.96) swam in at fourth, followed by Connecticut’s Markus Hunter (54.97), Cincinnati’s Dalton Lillibri (55.43) , SMU’s Reid Anderson (55.51) , and East Carolina’s Benjamin Ginghe (55.87).
Event 24 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Meet Record: M 52.74 2/21/2014 Thomas Dahlia, Louisville
51.73 D1-A D1-A Standard
54.27 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Jacek Arentewic SO East Carolina-NC 53.52 52.64M 20
24.39 52.64 (28.25)
2 Dominic Polling SO Cincinnati-OH 53.17 52.98 17
24.84 52.98 (28.14)
3 Lyubomir Epitro FR East Carolina-NC 54.16 53.57 16
25.08 53.57 (28.49)
4 Aedan Lewis SO SMU-NT 53.98 53.96 15
25.10 53.96 (28.86)
5 Markus Hunter SR Connecticut-CT 55.28 54.97 14
25.67 54.97 (29.30)
6 Dalton Lillibri FR Cincinnati-OH 55.52 55.43 13
25.53 55.43 (29.90)
7 Reid Anderson JR SMU-NT 55.75 55.51 12
26.31 55.51 (29.20)
8 Benjamin Ginghe SO East Carolina-NC 55.74 55.87 11
26.04 55.87 (29.83)
Women’s 100 Back
Houston made an effort to reclaim its position at the top of the women’s leaderboard, with Laura Laderoute dropping a 53.21 for the win, narrowly out-splitting SMU’s Passon (53.52) in the the last 50. The Green Wave continued to prove their strengths in stroke through Wei Zhang, who posted a 53.94 to earn the last spot on the podium.
Houston’s Ioanna Sacha (54.62) came in at fourth, followed by Houston’s Kathryn Power (54.87), Tulane’s Courtney Barker (55.22), Connecticut’s Georgia Apostol (55.27), SMU’s Gabriella Grobler (55.44).
Event 25 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Meet Record: M 52.75 2/16/2018 Matea Samardzic, SMU-NT
50.99 D1-A D1-A Standard
53.94 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Laura Laderoute JR Houston-GU 53.04 53.21 20
25.77 53.21 (27.44)
2 Felicity Passon SO SMU-NT 54.19 53.52 17
25.93 53.52 (27.59)
3 Wei Zhang SR Tulane-LA 54.81 53.94 16
25.64 53.94 (28.30)
4 Ioanna Sacha SO Houston-GU 54.71 54.62 15
26.55 54.62 (28.07)
5 Kathryn Power SO Houston-GU 54.84 54.87 14
26.43 54.87 (28.44)
6 Courtney Barker SO Tulane-LA 55.34 55.22 13
26.66 55.22 (28.56)
7 Georgia Apostol SO Connecticut-CT 55.62 55.27 12
26.58 55.27 (28.69)
8 Gabriella Grobl SO SMU-NT 54.95 55.44 11
26.55 55.44 (28.89)
Men’s 100 Back
Were it not for the 200 free, the Pirates would have completely swept the men’s individual events, with Tristan Taylor dropping a 47.38 to nab the win. Connecticut junior, William Kearsey, proved lethal with a time of 47.62, followed by Cincinnati’s Joseph Puglessi (48.03) to make for a highly competitive championship final.
Cincinnati’s Blake Hanna (48.15) finished fourth, followed by SMU’s Matan Segal (48.46) and Earl Kilbride (48.69), East Carolina’s Magnus Andersen (49.07), and SMU’s Ralph Koo (49.19).
Event 26 Men 100 Yard Backstroke
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Meet Record: M 46.60 2/20/2015 Samuel M Straughan, So. Methodist-NT
45.12 D1-A D1-A Standard
47.77 D1-B D1-B Standard
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Tristan Taylor SR East Carolina-NC 48.11 47.38 20
22.87 47.38 (24.51)
2 William Kearsey JR Connecticut-CT 48.16 47.62 17
22.44 47.62 (25.18)
3 Joseph Puglessi JR Cincinnati-OH 48.39 48.03 16
23.13 48.03 (24.90)
4 Blake Hanna JR Cincinnati-OH 48.27 48.15 15
23.14 48.15 (25.01)
5 Matan Segal JR SMU-NT 48.93 48.46 14
23.45 48.46 (25.01)
6 Earl Kilbride SR SMU-NT 48.77 48.69 13
23.24 48.69 (25.45)
7 Magnus Andersen JR East Carolina-NC 48.73 49.07 12
23.58 49.07 (25.49)
8 Ralph Koo JR SMU-NT 49.24 49.19 11
23.33 49.19 (25.86)
Women’s 3m Diving
The Huskies dominated the boards, with Monica Marcello annihilating the meet record by earning a 349.20. Houston’s Lauren Burrell and Katie Deininger helped rake in points for the Cougars by earning 309.50 and 393.80 respectively, key in maintaining Houston’s dominate presence of the women’s side of competition.
SMU’s Kathryn Crown placed fourth with a score of 287.80, followed by her teammates Johanna Hollows (287.30) and Taylor Ohlhause (275.55), Cincinnati’s Claire Schuerman (268.00), and Houston’s Makayla Waller (264.30).
Event 16 Women 3 mtr Diving
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Meet Record: M 335.65 2/2016 Micaela Bouter, Houston-GU
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A - Final ===
1 Monica Marcello FR Connecticut-CT 304.25 349.20M 20
2 Lauren Burrell JR Houston-GU 297.80 309.05 17
3 Katie Deininger FR Houston-GU 311.10 293.80 16
4 Kathryn Crown SO SMU-NT 288.55 287.80 15
5 Johanna Hollowa FR SMU-NT 292.75 287.30 14
6 Taylor Ohlhause SO SMU-NT 283.05 275.55 13
7 Claire Schuerma JR Cincinnati-OH 290.40 268.00 12
8 Makayla Waller FR Houston-GU 284.00 264.30 11
Women’s 400 Medley Relay
The women rounded out the night with a nail-biting fight to the finish between Houston’s lineup of Laderoute, Kondis, Katie Higgins, and Brown (3:335.65) and SMU’s A-team of Passon, Andrea Podmanikova, Trahan, and Grobler (3:34.81). With nearly identical splits throughout, it was Brown’s unreal 48.02 final leg that helped the Cougars surge ahead in the final moments of the race and get their hand on the wall first. With the next closest team being Tulane with a 3:40.68, the Mustangs and Cougars truly dominated the race. Cincinnati managed to cinch fourth with a time of 3:42.95.
Event 27 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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Meet Record: M 3:33.21 2/21/2014 SMU
I Arcila, R Nicol, M Erasmus, N Rangelova
3:32.20 D1-A D1-A Standard
3:34.35 D1-B D1-B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 Houston-GU 'A' 3:35.65 3:34.65 40
1) Laura Laderoute JR 2) r:0.01 Peyton Kondis JR
3) r:0.21 Katie Higgins SO 4) r:0.29 Zarena Brown JR
25.89 53.04 (53.04)
1:20.82 (27.78) 1:53.11 (1:00.07)
2:17.64 (24.53) 2:46.63 (53.52)
3:09.50 (22.87) 3:34.65 (48.02)
2 SMU-NT 'A' 3:37.81 3:34.81 34
1) Felicity Passon SO 2) r:0.23 Andrea Podmanikova SO
3) r:-0.39 Erin Trahan JR 4) r:0.24 Gabriella Grobler SO
26.10 53.76 (53.76)
1:21.37 (27.61) 1:53.45 (59.69)
2:16.97 (23.52) 2:44.67 (51.22)
3:08.26 (23.59) 3:34.81 (50.14)
3 Tulane-LA 'A' 3:41.75 3:40.68 32
1) Wei Zhang SR 2) r:0.28 Katherine McDonald SO
3) r:0.45 Lena Hayakawa SR 4) r:0.31 Michelle Zelnick SR
26.04 54.14 (54.14)
1:22.23 (28.09) 1:54.67 (1:00.53)
2:20.86 (26.19) 2:50.93 (56.26)
3:14.25 (23.32) 3:40.68 (49.75)
4 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 3:41.88 3:42.95 30
1) Natalie Obando SR 2) r:0.47 Victoria Hunt SO
3) r:0.48 Anhelina Kutsko SO 4) r:0.43 Olivia Schmelzer FR
27.08 55.92 (55.92)
1:25.29 (29.37) 1:59.64 (1:03.72)
2:24.65 (25.01) 2:52.99 (53.35)
3:16.54 (23.55) 3:42.95 (49.96)
5 Connecticut-CT 'A' 3:45.19 3:43.30 28
1) Georgia Apostolu SO 2) r:0.14 Katelyn Walsh FR
3) r:0.18 Katie Breault JR 4) r:0.23 Megan Wenman JR
26.59 55.65 (55.65)
1:24.04 (28.39) 1:57.99 (1:02.34)
2:22.86 (24.87) 2:53.26 (55.27)
3:16.83 (23.57) 3:43.30 (50.04)
6 East Carolina-NC 'A' 3:42.75 3:44.80 26
1) Sophie McNeill JR 2) r:0.58 Lily West JR
3) r:0.33 Lise-Lotte Bentin SO 4) r:0.43 Catherine Johnson JR
27.33 56.23 (56.23)
1:25.97 (29.74) 1:59.44 (1:03.21)
2:25.17 (25.73) 2:54.47 (55.03)
3:18.30 (23.83) 3:44.80 (50.33)
Men’s 400 Medley Relay
ECU finished up the night with another decisive victory, increasing in momentum to truly prove themselves as one of the most competitive teams in the conference. With a deadly combo of Taylor, Jacek Arentewicz, Santos, and Martins (3:10.55), ECU cruised to the win by over a second to beat Cincinnati’s Puglessi, Polling, Alberto Garcia, and Alexander Fortman (3:11.81). SMU and Connecticut rounded out the heat with times of 3:13.43 and 3:15.39, respectively.
Event 28 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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Meet Record: M 3:10.89 2/20/2015 Southern Methodist University, So. Methodist
S Straughan, Z Cerkovnik, T Rauth, C Scherubl
3:06.78 D1-A D1-A Standard
3:08.33 D1-B D1-B Standard
School Seed Finals Points
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1 East Carolina-NC 'A' 3:12.46 3:10.55M 40
1) Tristan Taylor SR 2) r:0.35 Jacek Arentewicz SO
3) r:0.24 Gustavo Santos JR 4) r:0.26 Victor Martins ntos SR
23.68 48.40 (48.40)
1:12.59 (24.19) 1:40.92 (52.52)
2:02.10 (21.18) 2:26.94 (46.02)
2:47.47 (20.53) 3:10.55 (43.61)
2 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 3:16.06 3:11.81 34
1) Joseph Puglessi JR 2) r:0.45 Dominic Polling SO
3) r:0.35 Alberto Garcia FR 4) r:0.34 Alexander Fortman JR
23.28 48.16 (48.16)
1:12.53 (24.37) 1:41.12 (52.96)
2:02.84 (21.72) 2:28.63 (47.51)
2:48.95 (20.32) 3:11.81 (43.18)
3 SMU-NT 'A' 3:17.66 3:13.43 32
1) Matan Segal JR 2) r:0.09 Aedan Lewis SO
3) r:0.23 Szymon Golczyk SR 4) r:0.19 Ralph Koo JR
23.64 48.44 (48.44)
1:13.21 (24.77) 1:42.06 (53.62)
2:03.54 (21.48) 2:28.72 (46.66)
2:49.41 (20.69) 3:13.43 (44.71)
4 Connecticut-CT 'A' 3:13.66 3:15.39 30
1) William Kearsey JR 2) r:0.52 Markus Hunter SR
3) r:0.23 Cooper Knapp JR 4) r:0.33 Kyle Dunlap SO
23.44 47.96 (47.96)
1:13.67 (25.71) 1:43.10 (55.14)
2:04.53 (21.43) 2:30.46 (47.36)
2:51.87 (21.41) 3:15.39 (44.93)
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