TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati swimming and diving split its home meet Friday night as both the men and women beat Xavier but fell to Virginia Tech. The men beat Xavier 188-49 and lost to Virginia Tech 169-74. The UC women won 187-47 and fell 183-60.
// TOP FINISHES
• The day started with diving where Claire Schuermann placed fourth in 1-meter with a score of 264.40 and fourth in the 3-meter with a 249.00
• Mitch Godar finished third in 1-meter, posting a 333.40
• In swimming, Rocky Laabs won the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:02:26
• Chris Bready followed with another win in the 1,000 freestyle, coming in at 9:08:04
• Toby Van Dyke finished third in the 1,000 free at 9:27:76
• Michaela Wheeler posted the third-fastest time in the 200 freestyle. She came to the wall in 1:52:83
• Din Selmanovic won the men's 200 freestyle at 1:39:13
• Katherine Gob was third in the 50 freestyle at 23:75
• William Sigala was second in the 50 freestyle at 20:94
• Dee Sopapong was close behind the leader in the 400 IM, finishing in second place with a time of 4:26:81
• Ryan DePietro was third in the 400 IM at 4:02:46
• Sigala had another second-place finish, this time in the 100 butterfly. He brought in a time of 49.68
• Maddie Exton was second in the 100 freestyle at 51:73
• Lindsey Niehaus posted a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke. She touched the wall in 57:07
• Joey Puglessi also finished third in the 100 backstroke. His time was 52.15
• Laabs was second in the 500 freestyle at 4:58:16
• Bready was just barely out-touched in the 500 freestyle. He put forth a second-place finish at 4:31:33
• Van Dyke finished third in the 500 freestyle at 4:37:64
• Zach Hostoffer and Dom Polling finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke with times of 55:69 and 57:24
// GREEN CAPS
• The Bearcats wore special green caps in the meet to support mental health awareness
• The caps were a part of the conference's #Pow6rfulMinds initiative
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats head to Kentucky next Friday, January 26 for a 5 p.m. dual meet
• The final home meet at the Keating Aquatic Center will be Saturday, January 27 at 11 a.m. when the Bearcats host Kenyon
• Next Saturday's meet will be Senior Day, with senior student-athletes honored before the meet in a special ceremony
// 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).
// TOP FINISHES
• The day started with diving where Claire Schuermann placed fourth in 1-meter with a score of 264.40 and fourth in the 3-meter with a 249.00
• Mitch Godar finished third in 1-meter, posting a 333.40
• In swimming, Rocky Laabs won the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:02:26
• Chris Bready followed with another win in the 1,000 freestyle, coming in at 9:08:04
• Toby Van Dyke finished third in the 1,000 free at 9:27:76
• Michaela Wheeler posted the third-fastest time in the 200 freestyle. She came to the wall in 1:52:83
• Din Selmanovic won the men's 200 freestyle at 1:39:13
• Katherine Gob was third in the 50 freestyle at 23:75
• William Sigala was second in the 50 freestyle at 20:94
• Dee Sopapong was close behind the leader in the 400 IM, finishing in second place with a time of 4:26:81
• Ryan DePietro was third in the 400 IM at 4:02:46
• Sigala had another second-place finish, this time in the 100 butterfly. He brought in a time of 49.68
• Maddie Exton was second in the 100 freestyle at 51:73
• Lindsey Niehaus posted a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke. She touched the wall in 57:07
• Joey Puglessi also finished third in the 100 backstroke. His time was 52.15
• Laabs was second in the 500 freestyle at 4:58:16
• Bready was just barely out-touched in the 500 freestyle. He put forth a second-place finish at 4:31:33
• Van Dyke finished third in the 500 freestyle at 4:37:64
• Zach Hostoffer and Dom Polling finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke with times of 55:69 and 57:24
// GREEN CAPS
• The Bearcats wore special green caps in the meet to support mental health awareness
• The caps were a part of the conference's #Pow6rfulMinds initiative
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats head to Kentucky next Friday, January 26 for a 5 p.m. dual meet
• The final home meet at the Keating Aquatic Center will be Saturday, January 27 at 11 a.m. when the Bearcats host Kenyon
• Next Saturday's meet will be Senior Day, with senior student-athletes honored before the meet in a special ceremony
// 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).