Paige Hetrick, Guy Brooks Lead Louisville Sweep of Missouri
Paige Hetrick and Guy Brooks were among the standouts for Louisville in a nonconference sweep of Missouri on Friday afternoon. The Louisville men won by a 193-107 margin, while the women coasted, 204-95.
Hetrick pulled off the backstroke double for the Cardinals. She won the 100 back in 52.40, ahead of teammates Abby Karl and Camille Murray in one of several 1-2-3 sweeps in the stroke events on the afternoon in Columbia. Hetrick went 1:53.22 to win the 200 back by more than 3.5 seconds.
Karl led off the winning 200 medley and 200 free relays. On the former, she was joined by Gabi Albiero, who went 47.85 in the 100 free for a 1-2 result with teammate Julia Dennis. Dennis won the 50 free in 21.97 and anchored the medley relay; Albiero went on to win the 100 fly in 51.62, trailed by 52s from teammates Ella Welch and Tristen Ulett.
Karl’s handoff in the 200 free relay was to younger sister Avery Karl, with Lucy Mehraban (second in the 50 free) and Hetrick finishing it out.
Mia Cheatwood won the 100 breaststroke in 59.91, edging Missouri’s Lina Bank by .02 seconds. Cheatwood was then second to teammate Kim Herkle in the 200 breast, then Herkle won the 400 individual medley. Summer Cardwell won the 500 free, and diver Lindsay Gizzi augmented a win on platform with a runner-up result in 3-meter.
Missouri started strong by going 1-2 in the 1,000 free, led by Zoe Schneider. She was the runner-up to Herkle in the 400 IM. Emily Roden won the 200 fly in 1:57.95. Zara Zallen was second in the 200 free and third in the 100 free. Gaby Carmona won 3-meter diving with a score of 301.28 for the Tigers.
Brooks’ sprint prowess combined with Louisville’s stroke depth to make it an easy day at the office. Brooks anchored the 200 medley relay to victory with a finishing split of 19.26. He went 19.55 to win the 50 free and 42.54 to win the 100 free.
Missouri had its share of wins in the front half of the meet, with three wins in the first five individual events plus a diving sweep. But three 1-2-3 sweeps in the back half of the meet put the result away for the visiting Cardinals.
Denis Petrashov led the first of those in the 200 breast. He’d swum breast in the winning medley relay, then won the 100 in 50.87 and the 200 in 1:53.68. Second in the 200 breast was Tommy Bried, who won the 400 IM in 3:43.93 after runner-up finishes in the 200 breast and 200 fly.
Louisville swept the 200 free podium, Denis Loktev winning in 1:34.09 ahead of Murillo Sartori and Matias Santiso. Sartori was second to brooks in the 100. Loktev was third in a podium sweep of the 500, won by Gustavo Saldo in 4:20.62. Filip Kosinski won the 200 back for Louisville.
Collier Dyer swept the diving events for Missouri, scoring 383.03 in a 1-2 with teammate Deacon Colbert on platform. Jibran Himsieh started the meet by winning the 1,000 free. Grant Bochenski uncorked a time of 45.86 to win the 100 back, then was third in the 100 free. Jan Zubik claimed the 200 fly in 1:42.65 and was the runner-up to Dalton Lowe in the 100 fly.
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