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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va.- The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving wrapped up its meet vs. Virginia Tech and the Rutgers women on Saturday afternoon in Christiansburg, Virginia. The Bearcats men and women fell to the Hokies while the women also lost to Rutgers. Virginia Tech women entered the meet ranked No. 23 in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll while the men's team was ranked No. 25.
// KEIRE ADDS TWO
Senior Jacqueline Keire (Burlington, Ontario/Nelson) picked up individual wins in the women's 50 freestyle and the 200 freestyle events on Saturday to increase her season total to 22 solo victories. The freestyler beat the field in the 50 free with a time of 23.49 while her winning mark of 1:47.66 in the 200 free is good for an NCAA B cut.
// BREADY BLOWS BY COMPETITON
Junior Chris Bready (Missouri City, Texas/Lawrence E. Elkins) won the men's 1000 freestyle event on Saturday by over 20 seconds, touching in a time of 9:11.01. The second-place finisher, Virginia Tech's Michael Craddock, didn't finish until 9:31.39.
// RELAY WINNERS
Keire's third victory of the day came in the women's 400 freestyle relay where she anchored the team to a 3:31.12 time. Joining Keire on the team were freshman Michaela Wheeler (Loami, Ill./Home School), junior Sara Wanasek (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) and junior Lindsey Niehaus (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton).
// BEARCATS VICTORIES
- Bready - men's 1000 freestyle - 9:11.01
- Keire - women's 500 freestyle - 23.49
- Keire - women's 200 freestyle - 1:47.66
- Wheeler, Wanasek, Niehaus, Keire - women's 400 freestyle relay - 3:31.12
// NCAA B CUTS
- Keire - women's 200 freestyle - 1:47.66
// TEAM SCORES
Men
Virginia Tech 195.0, Cincinnati 141.0
Women
Virginia Tech 231.5, Cincinnati 113.5
Rutgers 223.0, Cincinnati 130.0
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will race in their final regular-season meet of the season on Friday, Jan. 27, when they host the University of Kentucky at the Keating Aquatic Center for a 5 p.m. start. The Kentucky women are currently ranked No. 18 in the latest CSCAA poll.
The meet will represent senior day for Cincinnati which will honor the careers of Connor Davis (Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson), Tyler Roehr (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove), Ludovico Corsini (Milan, Italy/Giulio Casiraghi), Zachary Wolcott (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood), Shea Hanley (Indianapolis, Ind./Indianapolis), Andrea Bartel (Euclid, Ohio/Euclid), Gege Huffner (Reunion Island, France/Font Romeu), Emma Gresser (Akron, Ohio/Richfield Revere), Samantha Wolkoff (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) and Keire.