TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati swimming and diving dropped both the men's and women's meets against South Carolina on Sunday afternoon. The Bearcats men lost 167-128 and the women lost 178-117.
// WINNERS
• UC had success in the men's 1-meter diving as Mitch Godar posted his third-straight win in as many meets with a score of 337.50. Louis Hunt finished second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives
• Sara Wanasek had a come-from-behind win in the 1,000 yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 10:10:67
• Chris Bready followed with a win in the same event, reaching the wall in 9:07:52
• The best event of the night was the 100 backstroke as Lindsey Niehaus, Katherine Gob and Natalie Obando posted an event sweep. Niehaus won with a time of 55:84
• Toby Van Dyke finished first in the 200 butterfly with a winning time of 1:50:18
• The Bearcats continued to do well in distance events as Rocky Laabs won the 500 freestyle, coming in at 5:00:03
• In an exciting finish in the 100 butterfly, George Epsly beat two Gamecocks by 0:18 with a time of 51:01 to take first
• UC swept the men's and women's 200 IM. Michaela Wheeler, Samantha Wheatley and Dee Sopapong went 1-2-3 for the women and Dominic Polling, Nate Jonas and Ryan DePietro followed for the men
• The Bearcats' men's and women's 400 freestyle relays also won
// CLOSE CALLS
• A few Bearcats made the podium with second place finishes
• Zach Hostoffer was second in the 100 yard breaststroke
• Niehaus finished second in the 50 freestyle
• Natalie Obando came in second place in the 200 backstroke
// ALUMNI ENTERTAINMENT
• During intermissions, numerous alumni returned to campus to participate in the Nate Kramer Memorial Pentathlon
• To donate to the Nate Kramer Endowed Scholarship, visit bearcats.donornetpac.com/CIN/GiveNow/ and select it from the category drop-down option
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats have a short break before they are back in action at home on November 4. UC will host IUPUI at 11 a.m. at the Keating Aquatic Center.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati swimming and diving, visit GoBEARCATS.com. For an inside look at the program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).
// WINNERS
• UC had success in the men's 1-meter diving as Mitch Godar posted his third-straight win in as many meets with a score of 337.50. Louis Hunt finished second in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives
• Sara Wanasek had a come-from-behind win in the 1,000 yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 10:10:67
• Chris Bready followed with a win in the same event, reaching the wall in 9:07:52
• The best event of the night was the 100 backstroke as Lindsey Niehaus, Katherine Gob and Natalie Obando posted an event sweep. Niehaus won with a time of 55:84
• Toby Van Dyke finished first in the 200 butterfly with a winning time of 1:50:18
• The Bearcats continued to do well in distance events as Rocky Laabs won the 500 freestyle, coming in at 5:00:03
• In an exciting finish in the 100 butterfly, George Epsly beat two Gamecocks by 0:18 with a time of 51:01 to take first
• UC swept the men's and women's 200 IM. Michaela Wheeler, Samantha Wheatley and Dee Sopapong went 1-2-3 for the women and Dominic Polling, Nate Jonas and Ryan DePietro followed for the men
• The Bearcats' men's and women's 400 freestyle relays also won
// CLOSE CALLS
• A few Bearcats made the podium with second place finishes
• Zach Hostoffer was second in the 100 yard breaststroke
• Niehaus finished second in the 50 freestyle
• Natalie Obando came in second place in the 200 backstroke
// ALUMNI ENTERTAINMENT
• During intermissions, numerous alumni returned to campus to participate in the Nate Kramer Memorial Pentathlon
• To donate to the Nate Kramer Endowed Scholarship, visit bearcats.donornetpac.com/CIN/GiveNow/ and select it from the category drop-down option
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats have a short break before they are back in action at home on November 4. UC will host IUPUI at 11 a.m. at the Keating Aquatic Center.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati swimming and diving, visit GoBEARCATS.com. For an inside look at the program, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).