Photo Courtesy: Matthew DeMaria/Tennessee Athletics
SEATTLE/PULLMAN – Arizona State swimming had a split squad with the men in Seattle and the women in Pullman. The meets included contests against Washington State’s women, along with Seattle and non-scoring swimming against Grand Canyon.
Arizona State Press Release
On a night where the Arizona State men (1-2) and women’s (0-3) swim teams competed in different cities, their fates differed. While the ASU men overcame Seattle University by a score of 118-84 from Seattle, the women fell 155.5-106.5 to Washington State in Pullman.
Grand Canyon University also competed in the men’s events, but were not scored against Arizona State.
After coming into the meet winning all four relay races, the ASU men (3:21.90) made it 5-5, beating Seattle by almost seven seconds with a team of sophomore Thomaz Martins, junior Thibaut Capitaine, and sophomores Tadas Duskinas and Barkley Perry.
In the 1000-yard freestyle, freshman distance swimmer Juhan Hong (9:41.72) demolished his competitors and touched in first-place by over 20 seconds. Hong then took first in the 500-yard freestyle (4:45.13).
Though Hong specializes in distance, ASU associate head coach Greg Earhart had some different plans for Hong and the team Friday night. Hong also swam in the 200-yard freestyle, where he finished fifth (1:46.75).
“We put guys in difficult positions tonight and some guys, like Juhan in in the 200 free and Zac (Dalby) in the 500 free and 100 breast double displayed the kind of heart we’re looking to bring out of the whole team,” said Earhart.
Dalby, a senior, specializes in the butterfly and IM. He finished first in the 400-yard IM (4:06.76), but competed outside his comfort zone in the 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke, impressing the coaching staff in doing so.
However, not all performances impressed Earhart.
“We swam really selfishly the first half of the meet,” said Earhart. “We took for granted that the other teams would just roll over and it cost us.
“The second half of the meet was a completely different script. We showed signs of what we can become.”
Another good sign for the men came from freshman Patrick Park, who continues to win races. On Friday, he won the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.22) and the 100-yard freestyle (49.77).
Meanwhile, on the women’s side, after being crowned champion of the FINA Open Water 10K World Cup in Hong Kong just six days ago, sophomore Anna Olasz again found herself finishing victorious in the pool Friday night.
First, Olasz dominated the 1000-yard freestyle (10:21.51) winning by almost 11 seconds over second-place Kendra Griffin of Washington State. Her success didn’t stop there, though, as she then took first for the second time in as many events, this time in the 500-yard freestyle (5:01.24).
In all, Olasz finished second overall in the meet’s individual rankings with 19 total earned points. Washington State’s Loree Olson was the only swimmer to produce more (22).
In the ensuing event, the 200-yard freestyle, Arizona State swept the top two spots with senior Juanita Barreto (1:50.95) taking first, followed by sophomore Kat Simonovic (1:51.95) in second. The duo garnered 13 of the available 19 event points.
After watching the senior Barreto secure a victory, as a freshman, Jorie Caneta displayed her own capability of a first-place finish. Competing in the 100-yard breaststroke, Caneta touched the pad in 1:02.87, 1.38 seconds ahead of WSU’s Frederikke Hall.
Grand Canyon Press Release
The Grand Canyon University men’s and women’s swimming teams combined to set five pool records en route to each picking up Western Athletic Conference (WAC) wins Friday in the first of two weekend duals at Seattle U. The Antelope women downed the host Redhawks, 135-70, and the GCU men topped Seattle U, 133-71, Friday at the Connolly Center Pool in Seattle, Wash.
“Another terrific job today by both our men’s and women’s teams,” said head swimming coach Steve Schaffer. “Combined we set five pool records, the women won all but one event, and the men won six of 11 events,” said Schaffer. “It was a very good day, and I could not be prouder of both of these teams!”
Hannah Kastigar continued her early-season dominance, setting a pair of pool records on her way to taking home first in the 1,000-free (10:13.41) and 400-IM (4:21.08). Yara Fakhry finished the 400-IM in a time of 4:40.90 which placed her in second.
Iryna Glavnyk picked up two top finishes on the night, clocking a new pool record in the 100-backstroke, as the sophomore finished with a time of 55.52 seconds. Glavnyk also won the 200-free, touching the wall in a time of 1:52.16.
Jovanna Koens’ time of 23.95 seconds in the 50-free was good enough for first in the event. Koens also won the 100-free with a time of 52.93 seconds. Rebecca Coan posted the top finish in the 100-fly, finishing in a time of 57.89 seconds.
Daria Talanova won the 100-breastroke, racing to a time of 1:05.38 in the event. Joana Ulyte’s time of 5:11.54 in the 500-free put her in second in the event.
Reigning WAC men’s Swimmer of the Week Iegor Lytvenok set a new pool record in the 400-IM, swimming to a time of 3:55.06. Lytvenok also took home first-place in the 100-backstroke (50.30 seconds). Illya Glazunov recorded Canyon’s fifth pool record of the day in the 100-free, collecting a time of 45.53 seconds. Glazunov’s second win of the night came in the 50-free, as he finished in a time of 20.66 seconds.
Stanislav Saiko placed second in both the 200-free (1:41.63) and 100-fly (50.33 seconds). Mantas Auruskevicius came in second in the 100-breaststroke, recording a time of 57.53 seconds.
Canyon dominated Friday’s relays, sweeping both the men’s and women’s 400-medley relay and 400-free relay. In the first event of the night, Glavnyk, Talanova, Coan, and Koens each swam a leg of the winning 400-medley relay on the women’s side and the quartet of Lytvenok, Youssef Elkamash, Saiko, and Glazunov collected the top time on the men’s side.
In the dual’s final event, it was the GCU women (Kastigar, Celine Schoemans, Jade Howard, and Marina Fonseca) and men (Tanner Brotherton, Jacob Lambros, Neil Fogel, and Mazen Elkamash) taking home first-place in the 400-free relay.
“Tomorrow will be a real test for our kids,” added Schaffer. “It was a late meet today and we are going to have to get up in the morning and go back and battle again. It’s important to practice that early in the season, because our championship meets require the same thing, so this will be great practice for us to help us prepare for what’s to come.”
Washington State Press Release
For the first time in program history, the Washington State swimming team defeated Arizona State. The Cougars knocked off the Sun Devils at Gibb Pool Friday evening, 155.5-106.5. The Sun Devils were welcomed to Pullman, Wash., for the first time in program history, and saw the Cougars take first place in 10 of the 14 events.
“That’s a big win for us,” Cougar Head Coach Tom Jager said. “We’re proud of this win. Obviously, it’s our goal to catch people. It’s just a dual meet, but it’s also a big dual meet for us and for Washington State.”
The Cougars splashed into the meet with a Gibb Pool record in the 200 medley relay. The team of Alison Mand, Frederikke Hall, Anna Brolin, and Hannah Bruggman clocked a time of 1:42.52, the fastest finish by the Cougars this season.
Bruggman also added first-place finishes in the 50 free and 100 free. Bruggman led the team to a top finish in the 200 free relay with a leadoff leg of 23.56 seconds. In total, Bruggman contributed 18 points to the Cougars’ total, bested only by junior Loree Olson (22 points).
Olson took first place in the 200 back with a time of 2:00.28, over three seconds faster than Arizona State in second place. Olson added a first-place finish in the 200 IM, her second-straight victory in the event after garnering the top finish against Arizona, Oct. 17.
Olson also finished second in the 100 back, behind senior Ali Mand. Mand touched the wall in 56.10 to give the Cougars the top two spots in the event. In addition, Mand contributed a third-place finish in the 100 fly. Mand saw only Crimson in front of her, as the Cougars swept the event. Sophomore Haley Rose Love touched the wall in 56.02, just ahead of freshman Anna Brolin in second.
In the 200 breast, junior Presley Wetterstrom took first place with a time of 2:15.92. The time is an NCAA Division I Qualifying B time and the fastest finish of the season for the Colfax, Calif., native. Wetterstrom contributed 13 points to the Cougar total, matching Love.
The Cougars also garnered a first-place finish in the 200 fly, as sophomore Elise Locke finished in 2:03.32, out-touching Arizona State’s Lori Kremer by 0.49 seconds.
Seattle Press Release
In its first home meet of the 2014-15 season, the Seattle University women’s swim team put together some good performances, but the depth of Grand Canyon University proved to be too much, as the Antelopes defeated the Redhawks, 135-70, in a dual meet Friday evening at the Connolly Center.
Blaise Wittenauer-Lee (Portland, Ore.) picked up Seattle U’s only victory of the meet, winning the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:07.40. She finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.62, just 24/100ths behind Daria Talanova of Grand Canyon.
Freshman Madi Lydig (Spokane, Wash.) enjoyed a good night, finishing second in the 1000 freestyle in 10:39.50 and in the 100 backstroke with a mark of 1:01.18. Kristin Hoffman (Mercer Island, Wash.) also picked up a couple of second-place finishes, earning runner-up honors in both the 200 freestyle in 1:57.11 and in the 100 freestyle in 54.08 seconds.
Two other first-year swimmers picked up second place finishes as they competed in front of the Seattle U crowd for the first time. Paige Treff (Orland, Calif.) finished second in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.77 seconds, while Alexis Martinez (Granite Bay, Calif.) earned a runner-up placement in the 100 butterfly in 59.85 seconds.
Emma Foster (Clancy, Mont.) finished third in the long distance events, posting times of 10:56.43 in the 1000 freestyle and 5:19.69 in the 500 freestyle. Wrapping up the meet, the quartet of Carlee Bock (Bellingham, Wash.), Stephanie Bayless (Spokane, Wash.), Melissa Randolf (Everett, Wash.), and Sidney Pinger (Tualatin, Ore.) finished second in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:38.31.
Grand Canyon swimmers set three Connolly Center Pool records, led by Hannah Kastigar with record performances in the 1000 freestyle in 10:13.41 and the 400 individual medley in 4:21.08. Iryna Glavnyk also set a pool record in the 100 backstroke with her time of 55.52 seconds.
Results: ASU Men vs. Seattle, Grand Canyon
Results: ASU Women vs. Washington State