TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati swimming and diving put on strong performances Saturday afternoon to sweep IUPUI. UC women won 213-82 while the men won 186.5-108.5, marking the third sweep so far this season.
// EVENT SWEEPS
• It was all Bearcats in the women's 1,000 yard freestyle. Rocky Laabs finished first at 10:14:07, Samantha Wheatley second and Caroline Sheehan third in the event
• The men followed with a sweep in the same event as Chris Bready came in with a time of 9:07:74 with Toby Van Dyke and Tyler Jones behind him
• The trio of Maddie Exton, Sara Wanasek and Katherine Gob finished with the top three times in the 200 freestyle
• Natalie Obando's 100 backstroke time of 58:52 was good for first while teammates Tal Kidron and Kelley Reis came in second and third, respectively
• UC women continued to dominate with a sweep in the 100 breaststroke. Kennedy Herbert got to the wall first in 1:04:15. Monika Pikhatova was second and Victoria Hunt was third
• The women also swept the 200 butterfly with Katie Qualls in first, Simone Palomo in second and Dee Sopapong in third
• The Bearcat men also took the top three times in the 200 butterfly. George Epsly won it with a time of 1:52:19 followed by Ryan DePietro and Van Dyke
• In the 50 freestyle, Lindsey Niehaus won the race while Michaela Wheeler finished second and Abby Johnston third
• Niehaus also won the 100 freestyle with Johnston coming in second and Wanasek in third
• The 200 backstroke was won by Kidron whil//e Gob was second and Sydney King third
• Pikhartova was first in the 200 breaststroke with teammates Grace Seibert and Carlie Perrette finishing second and third
• Laabs picked up her second win of the day in the 500 freestyle, posting a time of 4:59:41. Obando came in second while Qualls was the next to the wall
• Palomo, Exton and Wheeler finished 1-2-3 in the 100 butterfly
// OTHER WINNERS
• Tricia Roscoe won 3-meter diving for the first event of the day with a score of 238.65
• Mitch Godar continued his success in the 1-meter. He won the event with a 321.05. Godar also won the 3-meter with a 290.90
• The Bearcats won both 200 medley relays. Niehaus, Herbert, Johnston and Exton won for the women and Remington Oland, Zach Hostoffer, Epsly and Ryan Hammond won it for the men
• Din Selmanovic finished first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39:76 and also won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:28:39
• Dominic Polling won the 100 backstroke, coming in at 51:20
• Hostoffer was first in the 100 breaststroke at 56:54
• Hammond put up the fastest time in the 50 freestyle
• Oland won the 200 backstroke
• Epsly picked up a win in the 100 butterfly with a time of 50:97
// YOUTH MOVEMENT
• The young Bearcats have impressed all season and it was no different Saturday afternoon
• Five freshman won individual events while eight events were won by UC sophomores
• Sophomores Rocky Laabs and Din Selmanovic both won two individual events
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats head to Bloomington, Indiana, on Thursday, November 9 to take on Indiana and Notre Dame.
// 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).
// EVENT SWEEPS
• It was all Bearcats in the women's 1,000 yard freestyle. Rocky Laabs finished first at 10:14:07, Samantha Wheatley second and Caroline Sheehan third in the event
• The men followed with a sweep in the same event as Chris Bready came in with a time of 9:07:74 with Toby Van Dyke and Tyler Jones behind him
• The trio of Maddie Exton, Sara Wanasek and Katherine Gob finished with the top three times in the 200 freestyle
• Natalie Obando's 100 backstroke time of 58:52 was good for first while teammates Tal Kidron and Kelley Reis came in second and third, respectively
• UC women continued to dominate with a sweep in the 100 breaststroke. Kennedy Herbert got to the wall first in 1:04:15. Monika Pikhatova was second and Victoria Hunt was third
• The women also swept the 200 butterfly with Katie Qualls in first, Simone Palomo in second and Dee Sopapong in third
• The Bearcat men also took the top three times in the 200 butterfly. George Epsly won it with a time of 1:52:19 followed by Ryan DePietro and Van Dyke
• In the 50 freestyle, Lindsey Niehaus won the race while Michaela Wheeler finished second and Abby Johnston third
• Niehaus also won the 100 freestyle with Johnston coming in second and Wanasek in third
• The 200 backstroke was won by Kidron whil//e Gob was second and Sydney King third
• Pikhartova was first in the 200 breaststroke with teammates Grace Seibert and Carlie Perrette finishing second and third
• Laabs picked up her second win of the day in the 500 freestyle, posting a time of 4:59:41. Obando came in second while Qualls was the next to the wall
• Palomo, Exton and Wheeler finished 1-2-3 in the 100 butterfly
// OTHER WINNERS
• Tricia Roscoe won 3-meter diving for the first event of the day with a score of 238.65
• Mitch Godar continued his success in the 1-meter. He won the event with a 321.05. Godar also won the 3-meter with a 290.90
• The Bearcats won both 200 medley relays. Niehaus, Herbert, Johnston and Exton won for the women and Remington Oland, Zach Hostoffer, Epsly and Ryan Hammond won it for the men
• Din Selmanovic finished first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:39:76 and also won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:28:39
• Dominic Polling won the 100 backstroke, coming in at 51:20
• Hostoffer was first in the 100 breaststroke at 56:54
• Hammond put up the fastest time in the 50 freestyle
• Oland won the 200 backstroke
• Epsly picked up a win in the 100 butterfly with a time of 50:97
// YOUTH MOVEMENT
• The young Bearcats have impressed all season and it was no different Saturday afternoon
• Five freshman won individual events while eight events were won by UC sophomores
• Sophomores Rocky Laabs and Din Selmanovic both won two individual events
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats head to Bloomington, Indiana, on Thursday, November 9 to take on Indiana and Notre Dame.
// 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).