TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati swimming and diving returns home to the Keating Aquatic Center Friday, January 19. Diving will begin at 11 a.m. and swimming will start at 5 p.m. UC will host Xavier and Virginia Tech.
// LAST TIME OUT
• The Bearcats split a meet at Miami (OH) last Friday with the men winning 158-142 and the women dropping a close contest 159.5-140.5
• Chris Bready, Zach Hostoffer, William Sigala, Zach Baecker, and Din Selmanovic all posted individual wins for the men
• Lindsey Niehaus took two individual events for the women while Simone Palomo, Dee Sopapong and Katherine Gob also had victories
• In diving, Mitch Godar won the 1-meter
// SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
XAVIER
• The Muskateers are coming off success at a quad meet to open the spring portion of their season
• At IUPUI with Ball State and UIndy, Xavier's women went 3-0 while the men beat Ball State but fell to the two other schools
• Like UC, Xavier faced Cleveland State earlier this season, taking both the men's and women's competitions
VIRGINIA TECH
• The Hokies have been ranked in the top 25 this season as they started with win after win
• Virginia Tech had its first loss against North Carolina in early November. Both the men and women suffered a loss
• The Virginia Tech women also lost against Virginia in its most recent meet, while the men won
• After the meet versus Virginia, three Hokies won weekly ACC honors
// FOUR-TIME WINNER
• On Tuesday, Mitch Godar was named the Male Diver of the Week by the American Athletic Conference
• It marked the fourth time this season that Godar had won the award
• He earned the recognition after a first and fourth place finish at the Miami meet
// PROMOTIONS
• The Bearcats will don special green swim caps on Friday as part of mental health awareness
// CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• UC's men currently sit in first place in the American Athletic Conference. The women rank third out of six teams
• Individually, many Bearcats hold some of the top times this season in the conference
• Din Selmanovic holds the best time in the 200 free and teammate Justin Crew ranks third
• Selmanovic also has the best 500 free time while Chris Bready is close behind in second
• In the 1,000 free, Bready has the fastest finish this season while Selmanovic is second. Tyler Jones has the third-fastest time, as the Bearcats dominate the event
• The same trio (Bready, Selmanovic, Jones) own the top three times in the 1,650 free
• Dom Polling's best 100 breaststroke time ranks first in the conference. Zach Hostoffer is third in the event
• Zach Baecker has the third-fastest time in the 200 breast
• Ryan DePietro and George Epsly rank second and third, respectively, in the 200 fly
• Polling also claims the quickest finish in the 200 IM
• DePietro, Selmanovic and Nate Jonas own the three best times in the 400 IM so far this season
• The Bearcat men hold the second-fastest 200 free relay time and 800 free relay time
• In diving, Mitch Godar has posted the best score in both 1-meter and platform
• On the women's side, Lindsey Niehaus has the third-fastest 50 free time
• Rocky Laabs ranks second in the 500 free
• Sara Wanasek is third in the 1,000 free and second in the 1,650 free
• Simone Palomo has the top time in the conference in the 200 fly
• The women rank second in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay
// COMING UP NEXT
• The Bearcats head to Kentucky next Friday, January 26 before closing out the regular season at home on Saturday, January 27
• The final meet against Kenyon will be Senior Day and is set to begin at 11 a.m.
// LAST TIME OUT
• The Bearcats split a meet at Miami (OH) last Friday with the men winning 158-142 and the women dropping a close contest 159.5-140.5
• Chris Bready, Zach Hostoffer, William Sigala, Zach Baecker, and Din Selmanovic all posted individual wins for the men
• Lindsey Niehaus took two individual events for the women while Simone Palomo, Dee Sopapong and Katherine Gob also had victories
• In diving, Mitch Godar won the 1-meter
// SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
XAVIER
• The Muskateers are coming off success at a quad meet to open the spring portion of their season
• At IUPUI with Ball State and UIndy, Xavier's women went 3-0 while the men beat Ball State but fell to the two other schools
• Like UC, Xavier faced Cleveland State earlier this season, taking both the men's and women's competitions
VIRGINIA TECH
• The Hokies have been ranked in the top 25 this season as they started with win after win
• Virginia Tech had its first loss against North Carolina in early November. Both the men and women suffered a loss
• The Virginia Tech women also lost against Virginia in its most recent meet, while the men won
• After the meet versus Virginia, three Hokies won weekly ACC honors
// FOUR-TIME WINNER
• On Tuesday, Mitch Godar was named the Male Diver of the Week by the American Athletic Conference
• It marked the fourth time this season that Godar had won the award
• He earned the recognition after a first and fourth place finish at the Miami meet
// PROMOTIONS
• The Bearcats will don special green swim caps on Friday as part of mental health awareness
// CONFERENCE RANKINGS
• UC's men currently sit in first place in the American Athletic Conference. The women rank third out of six teams
• Individually, many Bearcats hold some of the top times this season in the conference
• Din Selmanovic holds the best time in the 200 free and teammate Justin Crew ranks third
• Selmanovic also has the best 500 free time while Chris Bready is close behind in second
• In the 1,000 free, Bready has the fastest finish this season while Selmanovic is second. Tyler Jones has the third-fastest time, as the Bearcats dominate the event
• The same trio (Bready, Selmanovic, Jones) own the top three times in the 1,650 free
• Dom Polling's best 100 breaststroke time ranks first in the conference. Zach Hostoffer is third in the event
• Zach Baecker has the third-fastest time in the 200 breast
• Ryan DePietro and George Epsly rank second and third, respectively, in the 200 fly
• Polling also claims the quickest finish in the 200 IM
• DePietro, Selmanovic and Nate Jonas own the three best times in the 400 IM so far this season
• The Bearcat men hold the second-fastest 200 free relay time and 800 free relay time
• In diving, Mitch Godar has posted the best score in both 1-meter and platform
• On the women's side, Lindsey Niehaus has the third-fastest 50 free time
• Rocky Laabs ranks second in the 500 free
• Sara Wanasek is third in the 1,000 free and second in the 1,650 free
• Simone Palomo has the top time in the conference in the 200 fly
• The women rank second in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay
// COMING UP NEXT
• The Bearcats head to Kentucky next Friday, January 26 before closing out the regular season at home on Saturday, January 27
• The final meet against Kenyon will be Senior Day and is set to begin at 11 a.m.