TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati swimming and diving will be back in action this Saturday at Virginia Tech in a quad meet that will also include James Madison and George Washington. The event is set to begin at 11 a.m. The Hokies' men's team received votes in the latest TYR/CSCAA Division I poll. Live results will be available at hokiesports.com.
// AWARD WINNERS
• After a strong return to competition to start off 2019, the Bearcats won three of the four weekly honors handed out by the American Athletic Conference on Tuesday
• Dominic Polling was named the men's swimmer of the week, Tricia Roscoe was named the women's diver of the week and Dylan Porter was named the men's diver of the week
• Polling won both the 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle while also helping UC to wins in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay
• Roscoe posted a NCAA Zone score on 1-meter with a 270.80
• In his first collegiate competition, Porter had the top score on 1-meter while placing second on 3-meter
// CONFERENCE UPDATE
• Cincinnati's men currently lead the collegeswimming.com conference rankings while the women sit in second
• The Bearcats men hold the top three times in the 200 free, led by Hans Kabelka and followed by Justin Crew and Din Selmanovic
• Selmanovic, Toby Van Dyke and Crew hold the three best conference times in the 500 free, while the fourth through sixth times are also currently held by Bearcats
• Tyler Jones has the fastest time this year in the 1000 free, followed by teammates Van Dyke and Selmanovic
• Jones and Selmanovic also rank first and second in the 1650 free
• Blake Hanna has the third-fastest time in the 50 back
• Joey Puglessi ranks third in the conference in the 100 back
• Connor Blatt is second in the 200 back with Hanna in third
• Dalton Lillibridge currently sits second in the 100 breast
• Dom Polling in second and Zach Baecker third in the 200 breast
• Parker Saladin is second in the 200 fly
• Polling leads the AAC in the 200 IM and is third in the 400 IM
• UC's men rank second in the 200 free relay, first in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay
• On the women's side, Olivia Schmelzer holds the third-fastest time this season in the 50 free and 100 free
• Rocky Laabs is third in the 500 free and 1000 free while she ranks second in the 1650 free
• Lina Kutsko is second in the 100 fly
• In relays, the women have the second-fastest time in the 400 free and 800 free while they are third in the 200 medley relay
• Claire Schuermann's best 1-meter score ranks third while she is currently second in platform
// LAST TIME OUT
• The Bearcats started the spring semester with a big win over Xavier at the Keating Aquatic Center
• The men won 222.50-71.50 while the women won 209.50-84.50
• UC won 23 events in the meet with seven race sweeps
// UP NEXT
• The team will travel to Kenyon College on Friday, January 25 for another dual meet
• UC returns home to the Keating Aquatic Center on Saturday, January 26 for its Senior Day meet against Northwestern. Diving is set to begin at 11 a.m. with swimming at 1 p.m.
• The final regular season meet of the season will be at home against Kentucky on Friday, February 1
• The Bearcats will look to repeat their success from last year at the AAC Championships held February 27-March 2 in Indianapolis
// 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).
// AWARD WINNERS
• After a strong return to competition to start off 2019, the Bearcats won three of the four weekly honors handed out by the American Athletic Conference on Tuesday
• Dominic Polling was named the men's swimmer of the week, Tricia Roscoe was named the women's diver of the week and Dylan Porter was named the men's diver of the week
• Polling won both the 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle while also helping UC to wins in the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay
• Roscoe posted a NCAA Zone score on 1-meter with a 270.80
• In his first collegiate competition, Porter had the top score on 1-meter while placing second on 3-meter
// CONFERENCE UPDATE
• Cincinnati's men currently lead the collegeswimming.com conference rankings while the women sit in second
• The Bearcats men hold the top three times in the 200 free, led by Hans Kabelka and followed by Justin Crew and Din Selmanovic
• Selmanovic, Toby Van Dyke and Crew hold the three best conference times in the 500 free, while the fourth through sixth times are also currently held by Bearcats
• Tyler Jones has the fastest time this year in the 1000 free, followed by teammates Van Dyke and Selmanovic
• Jones and Selmanovic also rank first and second in the 1650 free
• Blake Hanna has the third-fastest time in the 50 back
• Joey Puglessi ranks third in the conference in the 100 back
• Connor Blatt is second in the 200 back with Hanna in third
• Dalton Lillibridge currently sits second in the 100 breast
• Dom Polling in second and Zach Baecker third in the 200 breast
• Parker Saladin is second in the 200 fly
• Polling leads the AAC in the 200 IM and is third in the 400 IM
• UC's men rank second in the 200 free relay, first in the 400 free relay and 800 free relay
• On the women's side, Olivia Schmelzer holds the third-fastest time this season in the 50 free and 100 free
• Rocky Laabs is third in the 500 free and 1000 free while she ranks second in the 1650 free
• Lina Kutsko is second in the 100 fly
• In relays, the women have the second-fastest time in the 400 free and 800 free while they are third in the 200 medley relay
• Claire Schuermann's best 1-meter score ranks third while she is currently second in platform
// LAST TIME OUT
• The Bearcats started the spring semester with a big win over Xavier at the Keating Aquatic Center
• The men won 222.50-71.50 while the women won 209.50-84.50
• UC won 23 events in the meet with seven race sweeps
// UP NEXT
• The team will travel to Kenyon College on Friday, January 25 for another dual meet
• UC returns home to the Keating Aquatic Center on Saturday, January 26 for its Senior Day meet against Northwestern. Diving is set to begin at 11 a.m. with swimming at 1 p.m.
• The final regular season meet of the season will be at home against Kentucky on Friday, February 1
• The Bearcats will look to repeat their success from last year at the AAC Championships held February 27-March 2 in Indianapolis
// 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).