Houston Women, East Carolina Men Take AAC Swimming and Diving Championships Titles
AAC Swimming and Diving Championships
Houston, Texas 2020
The final night of the 2020 AAC Swimming and Diving Championships saw the Houston women and East Carolina men hoist the American Athletic Conference championship trophies.
Details
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 41 1. Houston, University of 952.5 2. Southern Methodist University 640.5 3. Cincinnati, University of 562 4. East Carolina University 461.5 5. Tulane University 456 6. Connecticut, University of 356.5
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 42 1. East Carolina University 845 2. Cincinnati, University of 838 3. Southern Methodist University 763 4. Connecticut, University of 588
Women’s 1650 Free
East Carolina freshman Kristen Stege beat the meet record in the 1650 to start the night with a 16:11.96 as she finished well ahead of fellow freshman Elizabeth Byrne (16:15.69) of Tulane. Olivia Johnson finished in third for the Green Wave (16:18.63).
Event 31 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 16:11.96 2/22/2020 Kristen Stege, East Carolina-NC 15:52.41 D1-A D1 - A Standard 16:30.59 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Seed Finals Points ========================================================================= 1 Kristen Stege FR East Carolina-NC 59:59.59 16:11.96M 20 26.50 55.69 (29.19) 1:24.90 (29.21) 1:54.10 (29.20) 2:23.75 (29.65) 2:53.29 (29.54) 3:22.61 (29.32) 3:52.09 (29.48) 4:21.59 (29.50) 4:51.05 (29.46) 5:20.60 (29.55) 5:49.99 (29.39) 6:19.35 (29.36) 6:48.82 (29.47) 7:18.27 (29.45) 7:47.65 (29.38) 8:17.18 (29.53) 8:46.76 (29.58) 9:16.62 (29.86) 9:46.50 (29.88) 10:16.29 (29.79) 10:46.09 (29.80) 11:15.84 (29.75) 11:45.50 (29.66) 12:15.36 (29.86) 12:45.56 (30.20) 13:15.28 (29.72) 13:45.08 (29.80) 14:14.82 (29.74) 14:44.81 (29.99) 15:14.67 (29.86) 15:44.12 (29.45) 16:11.96 (27.84) 2 Elizabeth Byrne FR Tulane-LA 16:40.59 16:15.69 17 27.41 57.05 (29.64) 1:27.09 (30.04) 1:57.17 (30.08) 2:27.20 (30.03) 2:57.35 (30.15) 3:27.58 (30.23) 3:57.81 (30.23) 4:27.91 (30.10) 4:58.11 (30.20) 5:27.76 (29.65) 5:57.35 (29.59) 6:27.00 (29.65) 6:56.42 (29.42) 7:26.10 (29.68) 7:55.69 (29.59) 8:25.34 (29.65) 8:54.97 (29.63) 9:24.64 (29.67) 9:54.37 (29.73) 10:23.70 (29.33) 10:52.90 (29.20) 11:22.30 (29.40) 11:51.75 (29.45) 12:21.10 (29.35) 12:50.44 (29.34) 13:19.81 (29.37) 13:49.22 (29.41) 14:18.56 (29.34) 14:48.27 (29.71) 15:17.81 (29.54) 15:47.09 (29.28) 16:15.69 (28.60) 3 Olivia Johnson SR Tulane-LA 16:53.30 16:18.63 16 27.59 57.14 (29.55) 1:27.10 (29.96) 1:57.23 (30.13) 2:27.17 (29.94) 2:56.99 (29.82) 3:26.93 (29.94) 3:56.77 (29.84) 4:26.76 (29.99) 4:56.72 (29.96) 5:26.68 (29.96) 5:56.52 (29.84) 6:26.28 (29.76) 6:56.09 (29.81) 7:25.84 (29.75) 7:55.36 (29.52) 8:25.04 (29.68) 8:54.71 (29.67) 9:24.27 (29.56) 9:53.64 (29.37) 10:23.17 (29.53) 10:52.67 (29.50) 11:22.40 (29.73) 11:52.00 (29.60) 12:21.57 (29.57) 12:51.20 (29.63) 13:20.90 (29.70) 13:50.49 (29.59) 14:20.18 (29.69) 14:49.93 (29.75) 15:19.59 (29.66) 15:49.35 (29.76) 16:18.63 (29.28) 4 Sydney St Rose- SO Cincinnati-OH 16:53.39 16:25.87 15 27.22 56.57 (29.35) 1:26.23 (29.66) 1:55.75 (29.52) 2:25.64 (29.89) 2:55.73 (30.09) 3:25.92 (30.19) 3:55.93 (30.01) 4:26.10 (30.17) 4:56.36 (30.26) 5:26.67 (30.31) 5:56.88 (30.21) 6:27.19 (30.31) 6:57.48 (30.29) 7:27.56 (30.08) 7:57.74 (30.18) 8:27.89 (30.15) 8:58.05 (30.16) 9:28.38 (30.33) 9:58.54 (30.16) 10:28.47 (29.93) 10:58.64 (30.17) 11:28.54 (29.90) 11:58.52 (29.98) 12:28.92 (30.40) 12:59.11 (30.19) 13:29.13 (30.02) 13:59.23 (30.10) 14:29.25 (30.02) 14:58.77 (29.52) 15:28.34 (29.57) 15:57.51 (29.17) 16:25.87 (28.36) 5 Frederica Kizek FR SMU-NT 16:45.73 16:28.89 14 27.16 56.77 (29.61) 1:26.77 (30.00) 1:56.84 (30.07) 2:26.90 (30.06) 2:56.86 (29.96) 3:26.82 (29.96) 3:56.86 (30.04) 4:26.81 (29.95) 4:56.88 (30.07) 5:26.60 (29.72) 5:56.26 (29.66) 6:26.46 (30.20) 6:56.58 (30.12) 7:26.27 (29.69) 7:56.12 (29.85) 8:25.92 (29.80) 8:56.11 (30.19) 9:26.29 (30.18) 9:56.66 (30.37) 10:26.69 (30.03) 10:56.90 (30.21) 11:27.23 (30.33) 11:57.30 (30.07) 12:27.73 (30.43) 12:57.98 (30.25) 13:28.37 (30.39) 13:58.74 (30.37) 14:29.23 (30.49) 14:59.19 (29.96) 15:29.23 (30.04) 15:59.51 (30.28) 16:28.89 (29.38) 6 Mariana Lippert SO East Carolina-NC 16:48.38 16:32.13 13 27.28 56.86 (29.58) 1:26.84 (29.98) 1:56.62 (29.78) 2:26.38 (29.76) 2:56.38 (30.00) 3:26.31 (29.93) 3:56.34 (30.03) 4:26.50 (30.16) 4:56.56 (30.06) 5:26.58 (30.02) 5:56.53 (29.95) 6:26.60 (30.07) 6:56.67 (30.07) 7:26.65 (29.98) 7:56.49 (29.84) 8:26.56 (30.07) 8:56.74 (30.18) 9:26.88 (30.14) 9:57.27 (30.39) 10:27.55 (30.28) 10:58.17 (30.62) 11:28.47 (30.30) 11:58.93 (30.46) 12:29.41 (30.48) 12:59.68 (30.27) 13:30.28 (30.60) 14:00.90 (30.62) 14:31.43 (30.53) 15:02.19 (30.76) 15:32.75 (30.56) 16:03.08 (30.33) 16:32.13 (29.05) 7 Samantha Medlin JR Houston-GU 16:54.67 16:42.81 12 27.60 57.43 (29.83) 1:27.60 (30.17) 1:58.01 (30.41) 2:28.42 (30.41) 2:58.59 (30.17) 3:28.87 (30.28) 3:59.16 (30.29) 4:29.16 (30.00) 4:59.26 (30.10) 5:29.36 (30.10) 5:59.25 (29.89) 6:29.49 (30.24) 6:59.81 (30.32) 7:29.90 (30.09) 7:59.90 (30.00) 8:30.28 (30.38) 9:00.43 (30.15) 9:30.85 (30.42) 10:01.20 (30.35) 10:31.68 (30.48) 11:02.48 (30.80) 11:33.27 (30.79) 12:04.08 (30.81) 12:34.90 (30.82) 13:05.68 (30.78) 13:36.62 (30.94) 14:07.72 (31.10) 14:38.90 (31.18) 15:10.16 (31.26) 15:41.29 (31.13) 16:12.37 (31.08) 16:42.81 (30.44) 8 Katelyn Qualls JR Cincinnati-OH 17:07.53 16:49.32 11 28.24 58.17 (29.93) 1:28.33 (30.16) 1:58.59 (30.26) 2:29.10 (30.51) 2:59.95 (30.85) 3:30.26 (30.31) 4:00.71 (30.45) 4:31.51 (30.80) 5:02.51 (31.00) 5:33.28 (30.77) 6:03.81 (30.53) 6:34.69 (30.88) 7:05.43 (30.74) 7:35.95 (30.52) 8:06.74 (30.79) 8:37.77 (31.03) 9:08.77 (31.00) 9:39.64 (30.87) 10:10.37 (30.73) 10:41.32 (30.95) 11:12.09 (30.77) 11:42.89 (30.80) 12:13.66 (30.77) 12:44.46 (30.80) 13:15.63 (31.17) 13:46.48 (30.85) 14:16.80 (30.32) 14:47.51 (30.71) 15:18.59 (31.08) 15:49.05 (30.46) 16:19.47 (30.42) 16:49.32 (29.85)
Men’s 1650 Free
The freshmen class swept the 1650 titles at the AAC Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday night in Houston with Cincinnati’s Noah Smith (15:03.83) leading a 1-2 finish with Bearcat senior Tyler Jones (15:05.71). UConn freshman Gavin Moak (15:07.59) finished in third as the freshmen showed out well in the mile.
Event 32 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 14:54.88 2/17/2018 Christopher Bready, Cincinnati-OH 14:37.31 D1-A D1 - A Standard 15:26.19 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Seed Finals Points ========================================================================= 1 Noah Smith FR Cincinnati-OH 15:24.14 15:03.83 20 25.23 52.40 (27.17) 1:19.97 (27.57) 1:47.65 (27.68) 2:15.29 (27.64) 2:42.79 (27.50) 3:10.66 (27.87) 3:38.38 (27.72) 4:06.02 (27.64) 4:33.51 (27.49) 5:01.13 (27.62) 5:28.74 (27.61) 5:56.48 (27.74) 6:24.08 (27.60) 6:51.57 (27.49) 7:19.28 (27.71) 7:46.86 (27.58) 8:14.54 (27.68) 8:42.28 (27.74) 9:09.84 (27.56) 9:37.32 (27.48) 10:05.01 (27.69) 10:32.60 (27.59) 11:00.18 (27.58) 11:27.73 (27.55) 11:55.43 (27.70) 12:23.17 (27.74) 12:50.93 (27.76) 13:18.45 (27.52) 13:45.65 (27.20) 14:12.61 (26.96) 14:39.26 (26.65) 15:03.83 (24.57) 2 Tyler Jones SR Cincinnati-OH 15:23.07 15:05.71 17 24.61 51.27 (26.66) 1:18.48 (27.21) 1:46.07 (27.59) 2:13.94 (27.87) 2:41.78 (27.84) 3:09.56 (27.78) 3:37.17 (27.61) 4:04.84 (27.67) 4:32.58 (27.74) 5:00.25 (27.67) 5:27.96 (27.71) 5:55.86 (27.90) 6:23.66 (27.80) 6:51.39 (27.73) 7:19.06 (27.67) 7:46.91 (27.85) 8:14.62 (27.71) 8:42.30 (27.68) 9:09.89 (27.59) 9:37.21 (27.32) 10:04.77 (27.56) 10:32.23 (27.46) 10:59.76 (27.53) 11:27.44 (27.68) 11:55.14 (27.70) 12:23.08 (27.94) 12:50.95 (27.87) 13:18.51 (27.56) 13:45.94 (27.43) 14:13.09 (27.15) 14:39.91 (26.82) 15:05.71 (25.80) 3 Gavin Moak FR Connecticut-CT 15:25.89 15:07.59 16 24.52 51.55 (27.03) 1:18.74 (27.19) 1:46.32 (27.58) 2:14.05 (27.73) 2:41.64 (27.59) 3:09.32 (27.68) 3:36.80 (27.48) 4:04.29 (27.49) 4:32.05 (27.76) 4:59.97 (27.92) 5:27.96 (27.99) 5:55.82 (27.86) 6:23.66 (27.84) 6:51.50 (27.84) 7:18.99 (27.49) 7:46.89 (27.90) 8:14.64 (27.75) 8:42.08 (27.44) 9:09.63 (27.55) 9:37.49 (27.86) 10:05.30 (27.81) 10:32.83 (27.53) 11:00.55 (27.72) 11:28.13 (27.58) 11:55.94 (27.81) 12:23.71 (27.77) 12:51.61 (27.90) 13:19.38 (27.77) 13:46.70 (27.32) 14:14.50 (27.80) 14:42.31 (27.81) 15:07.59 (25.28) 4 Alfred Hansen SO Connecticut-CT 15:33.18 15:14.67 15 25.78 52.99 (27.21) 1:20.76 (27.77) 1:48.53 (27.77) 2:16.23 (27.70) 2:44.31 (28.08) 3:12.28 (27.97) 3:40.14 (27.86) 4:08.15 (28.01) 4:35.89 (27.74) 5:03.71 (27.82) 5:31.60 (27.89) 5:59.40 (27.80) 6:27.30 (27.90) 6:55.23 (27.93) 7:22.69 (27.46) 7:50.21 (27.52) 8:18.03 (27.82) 8:45.83 (27.80) 9:13.42 (27.59) 9:41.16 (27.74) 10:09.09 (27.93) 10:37.18 (28.09) 11:05.14 (27.96) 11:32.84 (27.70) 12:00.57 (27.73) 12:28.55 (27.98) 12:56.54 (27.99) 13:24.44 (27.90) 13:52.21 (27.77) 14:20.15 (27.94) 14:47.83 (27.68) 15:14.67 (26.84) 5 Din Selmanovic SR Cincinnati-OH 15:32.03 15:23.60 14 24.61 51.44 (26.83) 1:18.88 (27.44) 1:46.39 (27.51) 2:14.02 (27.63) 2:41.89 (27.87) 3:09.72 (27.83) 3:37.53 (27.81) 4:05.48 (27.95) 4:33.56 (28.08) 5:01.44 (27.88) 5:29.34 (27.90) 5:57.18 (27.84) 6:25.34 (28.16) 6:53.59 (28.25) 7:21.47 (27.88) 7:49.63 (28.16) 8:18.11 (28.48) 8:46.44 (28.33) 9:14.77 (28.33) 9:43.35 (28.58) 10:11.89 (28.54) 10:40.21 (28.32) 11:08.63 (28.42) 11:37.19 (28.56) 12:05.69 (28.50) 12:34.04 (28.35) 13:02.26 (28.22) 13:30.56 (28.30) 13:59.25 (28.69) 14:27.73 (28.48) 14:55.82 (28.09) 15:23.60 (27.78) 6 Ethan Knorr SO East Carolina-NC 15:51.78 15:32.59 13 25.10 52.36 (27.26) 1:20.23 (27.87) 1:48.30 (28.07) 2:16.28 (27.98) 2:44.48 (28.20) 3:12.55 (28.07) 3:40.72 (28.17) 4:09.13 (28.41) 4:37.40 (28.27) 5:05.60 (28.20) 5:34.04 (28.44) 6:02.48 (28.44) 6:31.01 (28.53) 6:59.73 (28.72) 7:28.40 (28.67) 7:56.99 (28.59) 8:25.70 (28.71) 8:54.46 (28.76) 9:22.97 (28.51) 9:51.32 (28.35) 10:19.93 (28.61) 10:48.48 (28.55) 11:17.16 (28.68) 11:45.96 (28.80) 12:14.42 (28.46) 12:43.15 (28.73) 13:11.89 (28.74) 13:40.40 (28.51) 14:09.06 (28.66) 14:37.94 (28.88) 15:05.93 (27.99) 15:32.59 (26.66) 7 Petar Bozhilov SO SMU-NT 15:26.48 15:32.96 12 25.38 52.72 (27.34) 1:21.03 (28.31) 1:49.18 (28.15) 2:17.06 (27.88) 2:44.94 (27.88) 3:13.17 (28.23) 3:41.36 (28.19) 4:09.58 (28.22) 4:37.83 (28.25) 5:06.20 (28.37) 5:34.40 (28.20) 6:02.94 (28.54) 6:31.51 (28.57) 7:00.15 (28.64) 7:28.83 (28.68) 7:57.47 (28.64) 8:26.12 (28.65) 8:55.10 (28.98) 9:23.97 (28.87) 9:52.61 (28.64) 10:21.18 (28.57) 10:50.12 (28.94) 11:18.88 (28.76) 11:47.41 (28.53) 12:16.15 (28.74) 12:44.86 (28.71) 13:13.41 (28.55) 13:41.94 (28.53) 14:10.58 (28.64) 14:38.87 (28.29) 15:06.72 (27.85) 15:32.96 (26.24) 8 Karl Bishop SR Connecticut-CT 16:34.79 15:46.11 11 25.90 54.07 (28.17) 1:22.75 (28.68) 1:51.46 (28.71) 2:20.36 (28.90) 2:49.15 (28.79) 3:17.98 (28.83) 3:46.67 (28.69) 4:15.20 (28.53) 4:43.55 (28.35) 5:11.87 (28.32) 5:40.25 (28.38) 6:08.70 (28.45) 6:37.13 (28.43) 7:05.40 (28.27) 7:33.91 (28.51) 8:02.53 (28.62) 8:31.22 (28.69) 8:59.72 (28.50) 9:28.28 (28.56) 9:56.94 (28.66) 10:25.57 (28.63) 10:54.33 (28.76) 11:23.28 (28.95) 11:52.41 (29.13) 12:21.51 (29.10) 12:50.74 (29.23) 13:20.16 (29.42) 13:49.50 (29.34) 14:19.06 (29.56) 14:48.52 (29.46) 15:17.98 (29.46) 15:46.11 (28.13)
Women’s 200 Back
Houston went 1-2 in the women’s 200 back with junior Ioanna Sacha (1:54.96) leading the way ahead of senior teammate Laura Laderoute (1:56.26). The Cougars went on to win their fourth straight team title later in the night.
Ioanna Sacha win's the Women's 200-Yard Back Finals.
Laura Laderoute (@UHCougarSwim) Jodi Ogle (@ECUSwim_Dive) round out the top three. pic.twitter.com/qvIppnSeNH
— American Swimming & Diving (@American_Swim) February 23, 2020
Event 33 Women 200 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 1:52.69 2/18/2017 Matea Samardzic, SMU-NT 1:50.50 D1-A D1 - A Standard 1:57.11 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Ioanna Sacha JR Houston-GU 1:55.64 1:54.96 20 27.06 55.97 (28.91) 1:25.35 (29.38) 1:54.96 (29.61) 2 Laura Laderoute SR Houston-GU 1:57.17 1:56.26 17 27.41 56.89 (29.48) 1:26.79 (29.90) 1:56.26 (29.47) 3 Jodi Ogle FR East Carolina-NC 1:58.22 1:56.54 16 28.05 57.34 (29.29) 1:27.26 (29.92) 1:56.54 (29.28) 4 Felicia Anderson SR SMU-NT 1:57.15 1:56.77 15 27.93 58.04 (30.11) 1:27.61 (29.57) 1:56.77 (29.16) 5 Monique Rae JR Houston-GU 1:56.66 1:57.17 14 27.84 57.34 (29.50) 1:27.76 (30.42) 1:57.17 (29.41) 6 Gabriella Grobl JR SMU-NT 1:57.33 1:57.41 13 27.43 57.26 (29.83) 1:27.26 (30.00) 1:57.41 (30.15) 7 Jordan Morling SR Tulane-LA 1:57.82 1:57.71 12 28.23 57.78 (29.55) 1:27.64 (29.86) 1:57.71 (30.07) 8 Mya Drost-Parra FR Tulane-LA 1:59.15 1:58.44 11 27.96 57.87 (29.91) 1:28.32 (30.45) 1:58.44 (30.12)
Men’s 200 Back
East Carolina sophomore Marek Osina won a thrilling finish in the 200 backstroke with a 1:43.04 as he battled with Cincinnati’s Blake Hanna (1:43.49) all the way to the finish. Cincinnati’s Joey Puglessi (1:44.37) finished in third place for the Bearcats.
What a photo finish!!!!
Marek Osina win's the Men's 200-Back Finals for @ECUSwim_Dive. pic.twitter.com/BjCY2G8Jh5
— American Swimming & Diving (@American_Swim) February 23, 2020
Event 34 Men 200 Yard Backstroke ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 1:41.50 2/22/2014 Grigory Tarasevich, Louisville 1:39.16 D1-A D1 - A Standard 1:45.04 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Marek Osina SO East Carolina-NC 1:46.41 1:43.04 20 24.22 50.56 (26.34) 1:17.38 (26.82) 1:43.04 (25.66) 2 Blake Hanna SR Cincinnati-OH 1:43.37 1:43.49 17 23.97 49.74 (25.77) 1:16.30 (26.56) 1:43.49 (27.19) 3 Joseph Puglessi SR Cincinnati-OH 1:44.54 1:44.37 16 24.42 50.17 (25.75) 1:16.48 (26.31) 1:44.37 (27.89) 4 Matan Segal SR SMU-NT 1:46.31 1:45.92 15 24.95 51.89 (26.94) 1:19.15 (27.26) 1:45.92 (26.77) 5 Duncan Brookove SR SMU-NT 1:47.29 1:46.04 14 25.58 52.86 (27.28) 1:20.46 (27.60) 1:46.04 (25.58) 6 John Easton FR SMU-NT 1:48.50 1:46.49 13 24.90 51.94 (27.04) 1:19.27 (27.33) 1:46.49 (27.22) 7 Magnus Andersen SR East Carolina-NC 1:49.18 1:47.89 12 25.17 52.45 (27.28) 1:20.31 (27.86) 1:47.89 (27.58) 8 Joseph Homan JR Connecticut-CT 1:48.72 1:50.07 11 25.81 53.33 (27.52) 1:21.69 (28.36) 1:50.07 (28.38)
Women’s 100 Free
Houston went 1-2 in its second straight event with Mykenzie Leehy winning the 100 freestyle at 48.67 ahead of senior Zarena Brown (48.98). They were the only two under 50 seconds in the final.
.@UHCougarSwim continue to dominate this weekend as Mykenzie Leehy wins the Womens 100-Yard Freestyle . pic.twitter.com/LfxU5jDNtf
— American Swimming & Diving (@American_Swim) February 23, 2020
Event 35 Women 100 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 47.95 2/18/2017 Jacqueline Keire, Cincinnati-OH 47.18 D1-A D1 - A Standard 49.51 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Mykenzie Leehy JR Houston-GU 48.85 48.67 20 23.42 48.67 (25.25) 2 Zarena Brown SR Houston-GU 49.13 48.98 17 23.67 48.98 (25.31) 3 Samantha Smith JR SMU-NT 50.14 50.27 16 23.95 50.27 (26.32) 4 Anhelina Kutsko JR Cincinnati-OH 50.58 50.44 15 24.28 50.44 (26.16) 5 Courtney Barker JR Tulane-LA 50.49 50.53 14 24.29 50.53 (26.24) 6 Adela Vavrinova FR East Carolina-NC 50.32 50.64 13 24.21 50.64 (26.43) 7 Madeline Exton JR Cincinnati-OH 50.48 50.68 12 24.37 50.68 (26.31) 8 Catherine Johns SR East Carolina-NC 50.68 50.97 11 23.66 50.97 (27.31)
Men’s 100 Free
UConn senior William Kearsey won his third event of the AAC Swimming and Diving Championships with a 42.64 in the 100 freestyle as he beat East Carolina’s Gustavo Santos (43.45) and SMU’s Daniel Forndal (43.47).
Will Kearsey secures another Conference Championship for @UConnSwimDive in the Men's 100-Yard Free Finals. pic.twitter.com/veekJwSdk5
— American Swimming & Diving (@American_Swim) February 23, 2020
Event 36 Men 100 Yard Freestyle ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 41.95 2/22/2014 Joao De Lucca, Louisville 41.71 D1-A D1 - A Standard 43.80 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 William Kearsey SR Connecticut-CT 43.37 42.64 20 20.23 42.64 (22.41) 2 Gustavo Santos SR East Carolina-NC 43.46 43.45 17 20.76 43.45 (22.69) 3 Daniel Forndal JR SMU-NT 43.48 43.47 16 20.67 43.47 (22.80) 4 James Ward SO East Carolina-NC 44.32 44.33 15 21.18 44.33 (23.15) 5 Eric Hinderup SO East Carolina-NC 44.61 44.39 14 21.00 44.39 (23.39) 6 Alberto Garcia SO Cincinnati-OH 44.68 44.53 13 20.86 44.53 (23.67) 7 Alexander Fortm SR Cincinnati-OH 44.49 44.68 12 21.48 44.68 (23.20) 8 Kyle Dunlap JR Connecticut-CT 44.39 44.74 11 21.21 44.74 (23.53)
Women’s 200 Breast
Houston seniors Peyton Kondis (2:09.93) and Anegliki Mavrantza (2:10.94) went 1-2 in the 200 breaststroke final as Kondis should be on her way to the NCAA Championships in 25 days. Tulane’s Katherine McDonald (2:11.o8) finished in third place.
Event 37 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 2:09.29 2/17/2018 Andrea Podmanikova, SMU-NT 2:06.84 D1-A D1 - A Standard 2:13.97 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Peyton Kondis SR Houston-GU 2:11.47 2:09.93 20 29.04 1:01.68 (32.64) 1:35.41 (33.73) 2:09.93 (34.52) 2 Angeliki Mavran SR Houston-GU 2:12.10 2:10.94 17 29.37 1:01.93 (32.56) 1:35.99 (34.06) 2:10.94 (34.95) 3 Katherine McDon JR Tulane-LA 2:11.26 2:11.08 16 29.43 1:02.42 (32.99) 1:36.52 (34.10) 2:11.08 (34.56) 4 Lily West SR East Carolina-NC 2:12.94 2:12.56 15 30.05 1:03.18 (33.13) 1:37.15 (33.97) 2:12.56 (35.41) 5 Katelyn Walsh SO Connecticut-CT 2:14.11 2:15.17 14 29.71 1:03.37 (33.66) 1:38.70 (35.33) 2:15.17 (36.47) 6 Lindsey Sanders FR Cincinnati-OH 2:17.47 2:15.64 13 30.51 1:04.17 (33.66) 1:39.57 (35.40) 2:15.64 (36.07) 7 Victoria Hunt JR Cincinnati-OH 2:16.11 2:16.22 12 30.26 1:04.12 (33.86) 1:40.06 (35.94) 2:16.22 (36.16) 8 Audrey McKinnon FR Houston-GU 2:15.77 2:16.79 11 30.89 1:04.92 (34.03) 1:40.28 (35.36) 2:16.79 (36.51)
Men’s 200 Breast
SMU’s Caleb Rhodenbaugh won his second title of the weekend as the junior swept both breaststroke events at the AAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Rhodenbaugh won with a 1:54.74 ahead of East Carolina’s Jacek Arentewicz (1:54.93) and Lyubomir Epitropov (1:55.40).
Caleb Rhodenbaugh picks up another Championship for @SMUSwimmingM as he walks away with the Men's 200-Yard Breast stroke Championship. pic.twitter.com/9T5VAZ9hec
— American Swimming & Diving (@American_Swim) February 23, 2020
Event 38 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 1:54.55 2/17/2018 Jacek Arentewicz, East Carolina-NC 1:52.61 D1-A D1 - A Standard 1:58.43 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Caleb RhodenbaughJR SMU-NT 1:54.74 1:54.74 20 26.23 54.80 (28.57) 1:24.02 (29.22) 1:54.74 (30.72) 2 Jacek Arentewicz JR East Carolina-NC 1:57.37 1:54.93 17 25.81 54.73 (28.92) 1:24.59 (29.86) 1:54.93 (30.34) 3 Lyubomir Epitro SO East Carolina-NC 1:56.53 1:55.40 16 25.96 55.15 (29.19) 1:24.90 (29.75) 1:55.40 (30.50) 4 Michael Rudd SO SMU-NT 1:57.74 1:56.53 15 26.65 55.74 (29.09) 1:25.67 (29.93) 1:56.53 (30.86) 5 Dominic Polling JR Cincinnati-OH 1:56.95 1:57.13 14 25.92 55.54 (29.62) 1:25.64 (30.10) 1:57.13 (31.49) 6 Colin Feehery FR SMU-NT 1:58.86 1:57.31 13 26.67 56.44 (29.77) 1:26.90 (30.46) 1:57.31 (30.41) 7 Connor Dalbo SO SMU-NT 1:57.36 1:57.53 12 26.07 55.66 (29.59) 1:26.27 (30.61) 1:57.53 (31.26) 8 Dalton Lillibri SO Cincinnati-OH 1:58.37 1:58.74 11 26.41 55.70 (29.29) 1:26.17 (30.47) 1:58.74 (32.57)
Women’s 200 Fly
SMU went 1-2 in the women’s 200 fly with Olivia Grossklaus (1:56.44) and Erin Trahan (1:57.06) sweeping the top two spots ahead of East Carolina’s Shannon Stott (1:58.51).
Event 39 Women 200 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 1:53.94 2/22/2014 Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville 1:53.20 D1-A D1 - A Standard 1:59.23 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Olivia Grossklaus SO SMU-NT 1:59.21 1:56.44 20 26.23 55.57 (29.34) 1:25.70 (30.13) 1:56.44 (30.74) 2 Erin Trahan SR SMU-NT 1:56.57 1:57.06 17 25.49 54.93 (29.44) 1:25.71 (30.78) 1:57.06 (31.35) 3 Shannon Stott SO East Carolina-NC 1:59.10 1:58.51 16 26.11 55.59 (29.48) 1:26.38 (30.79) 1:58.51 (32.13) 4 Isabel Tank SR Houston-GU 1:59.95 1:58.59 15 27.27 56.57 (29.30) 1:27.58 (31.01) 1:58.59 (31.01) 5 Katie Higgins JR Houston-GU 2:00.71 1:59.58 14 26.77 56.38 (29.61) 1:27.62 (31.24) 1:59.58 (31.96) 6 Jordyn Ryan SO Cincinnati-OH 2:01.26 2:00.67 13 27.25 57.51 (30.26) 1:28.36 (30.85) 2:00.67 (32.31) 7 Camryn Streid SO Cincinnati-OH 2:01.43 2:01.77 12 27.39 57.95 (30.56) 1:29.45 (31.50) 2:01.77 (32.32) 8 Victoria Gillet SR East Carolina-NC 2:01.27 2:02.28 11 26.90 57.18 (30.28) 1:29.32 (32.14) 2:02.28 (32.96)
Men’s 200 Fly
East Carolina freshman Adam Mahler came up clutch for the Pirates with a 1:44.74 in the 200 butterfly as he won the tight battle with Cincinnati senior Parker Saladin (1:44.97). Cincy freshman Michael Balcerak finished third at 1:45.72.
Event 40 Men 200 Yard Butterfly ========================================================================= Meet Record: M 1:41.98 2/18/2017 Jonathan Gomez, SMU-NT 1:40.76 D1-A D1 - A Standard 1:46.69 D1-B D1 - B Standard Name Year School Prelims Finals Points ========================================================================= === A - Final === 1 Adam Mahler FR East Carolina-NC 1:46.14 1:44.74 20 23.14 49.91 (26.77) 1:17.02 (27.11) 1:44.74 (27.72) 2 Parker Saladin SR Cincinnati-OH 1:44.84 1:44.97 17 23.61 50.43 (26.82) 1:17.19 (26.76) 1:44.97 (27.78) 3 Michael Balcera FR Cincinnati-OH 1:44.83 1:45.72 16 23.79 49.91 (26.12) 1:17.35 (27.44) 1:45.72 (28.37) 4 Reid Anderson SR SMU-NT 1:47.22 1:45.96 15 24.12 51.01 (26.89) 1:18.09 (27.08) 1:45.96 (27.87) 5 Cooper Knapp SR Connecticut-CT 1:45.59 1:46.92 14 22.79 49.14 (26.35) 1:16.69 (27.55) 1:46.92 (30.23) 6 Orry Zayit SO Connecticut-CT 1:47.85 1:48.25 13 24.14 51.24 (27.10) 1:19.49 (28.25) 1:48.25 (28.76) 7 William Mudlaff JR Connecticut-CT 1:49.56 1:50.09 12 24.54 52.39 (27.85) 1:21.07 (28.68) 1:50.09 (29.02) 8 Kevin Leibold FR Cincinnati-OH 1:49.54 1:53.06 11 25.00 53.16 (28.16) 1:22.88 (29.72) 1:53.06 (30.18)
Women’s 400 Free Relay
Houston went out victoriously in the 400 free relay with Mykenzie Leehy (49.22), Kathryn Power (49.33), Laura Laderoute (50.18) and Zarena Brown (48.66) taking the win at 3:17.39. They missed the meet record of 3:16.15 set in 2014 by Louisville.
The Cougars continue their dominance as they take home the Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay title.@UHCougarSwim pic.twitter.com/z4apBygoUO
— American Swimming & Diving (@American_Swim) February 23, 2020
Event 41 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay ================================================================================== Meet Record: M 3:16.15 2/22/2014 Louisville K Worrell, T Kylliainen, K Brandenburg, B McDowell 3:14.61 D1-A D1 - A Standard 3:16.35 D1-B D1 - B Standard School Seed Finals Points ================================================================================== 1 Houston-GU 'A' 3:18.55 3:17.39 40 1) Mykenzie Leehy JR 2) r:0.26 Kathryn Power JR 3) r:0.34 Laura Laderoute SR 4) r:0.38 Zarena Brown SR 23.68 49.22 (49.22) 1:12.21 (22.99) 1:38.55 (49.33) 2:02.27 (23.72) 2:28.73 (50.18) 2:52.05 (23.32) 3:17.39 (48.66) 2 SMU-NT 'A' 3:20.71 3:19.55 34 1) Samantha Smith JR 2) r:0.29 Erin Trahan SR 3) r:0.23 Felicia Anderson SR 4) r:0.33 Gabriella Grobler JR 24.19 50.40 (50.40) 1:13.59 (23.19) 1:39.71 (49.31) 2:03.68 (23.97) 2:30.12 (50.41) 2:53.44 (23.32) 3:19.55 (49.43) 3 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 3:22.18 3:20.38 32 1) Madeline Exton JR 2) r:0.37 Anhelina Kutsko JR 3) r:0.48 Abigail Johnston JR 4) r:-0.42 Claire Farrell JR 24.22 50.12 (50.12) 1:13.71 (23.59) 1:39.78 (49.66) 2:03.70 (23.92) 2:30.38 (50.60) 2:54.04 (23.66) 3:20.38 (50.00) 4 East Carolina-NC 'A' 3:25.05 3:22.59 30 1) Catherine Johnson SR 2) r:0.32 Adela Vavrinova FR 3) r:0.27 Jodi Ogle FR 4) r:0.03 Keyla Brown FR 23.66 50.20 (50.20) 1:14.16 (23.96) 1:40.73 (50.53) 2:05.18 (24.45) 2:32.00 (51.27) 2:55.60 (23.60) 3:22.59 (50.59) 5 Tulane-LA 'A' 3:29.07 3:23.84 28 1) Courtney Barker JR 2) r:0.22 Elizabeth Byrne FR 3) r:0.40 Madison Cummings FR 4) r:0.13 Isabelle Pelka SO 24.25 50.37 (50.37) 1:14.57 (24.20) 1:40.96 (50.59) 2:05.47 (24.51) 2:33.07 (52.11) 2:56.99 (23.92) 3:23.84 (50.77) 6 Connecticut-CT 'A' 3:28.45 3:26.58 26 1) Brazil Rule SR 2) r:0.31 Jennie Novak JR 3) r:0.41 Charlotte Proceller FR 4) r:0.32 Megan Wenman SR 24.53 51.49 (51.49) 1:15.75 (24.26) 1:43.53 (52.04) 2:07.87 (24.34) 2:35.37 (51.84) 2:59.64 (24.27) 3:26.58 (51.21)
Men’s 400 Free Relay
East Carolina clinched the AAC Swimming and Diving Championships title with a win in the 400 free relay at 2:54.05 as the team of James Ward (44.03), Eric Hinderup (43.82), Gustavo Santos (42.68) and Blaz Demsar (43.51) beat Cincinnati (2:55.33) to win the meet.
.@ECUSwim_Dive finishes the weekend with a win in the Men's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay which brings home the overall Conference Title to Greenville. pic.twitter.com/DwvOdVLxRF
— American Swimming & Diving (@American_Swim) February 23, 2020
Event 42 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay ================================================================================== Meet Record: M 2:50.41 2/22/2014 Louisville J De Lucca, C Blondell, M Lindenbauer, T Dahlia 2:51.11 D1-A D1 - A Standard 2:52.46 D1-B D1 - B Standard School Seed Finals Points ================================================================================== 1 East Carolina-NC 'A' 2:57.24 2:54.04 40 1) James Ward SO 2) r:0.23 Eric Hinderup SO 3) r:0.30 Gustavo Santos SR 4) r:0.21 Blaz Demsar SR 20.81 44.03 (44.03) 1:04.93 (20.90) 1:27.85 (43.82) 1:48.11 (20.26) 2:10.53 (42.68) 2:31.07 (20.54) 2:54.04 (43.51) 2 Cincinnati-OH 'A' 2:56.80 2:55.33 34 1) Dominic Polling JR 2) r:+0.0 Alberto Garcia SO 3) r:0.21 Alexander Fortman SR 4) r:0.31 Michael Balcerak FR 20.71 44.20 (44.20) 1:04.33 (20.13) 1:27.98 (43.78) 1:48.65 (20.67) 2:11.86 (43.88) 2:32.73 (20.87) 2:55.33 (43.47) 3 SMU-NT 'A' 2:56.12 2:55.34 32 1) Daniel Forndal JR 2) r:0.07 Charles Kaye FR 3) r:0.29 Riley Hill FR 4) r:0.37 Ralph Koo SR 20.93 43.93 (43.93) 1:04.36 (20.43) 1:27.56 (43.63) 1:48.36 (20.80) 2:11.69 (44.13) 2:31.99 (20.30) 2:55.34 (43.65) 4 Connecticut-CT 'A' 3:02.36 2:56.77 30 1) William Kearsey SR 2) r:0.31 Kyle Dunlap JR 3) r:0.46 Joshua Wroblewski JR 4) r:0.29 Jack Muratori SO 20.56 42.95 (42.95) 1:04.00 (21.05) 1:27.32 (44.37) 1:48.80 (21.48) 2:12.37 (45.05) 2:33.31 (20.94) 2:56.77 (44.40)