TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving wrapped up a successful meet at Virginia Tech on Saturday, competing against the Hokies, JMU and George Washington.
// DIVING
• Tai Sims had success with a third-place, 275.05 score on 1-meter
• He finished fifth in 3-meter with a 267.25
• Claire Schuermann had the best day for the women, placing fourth on 1-meter (285.10) and fifth on 3-meter (283.00)
// FIRST PLACE FINISHES
• Rocky Laabs: 1000 free (10:12.70)
• Dominic Polling: 100 breaststroke (56.57)
• Victoria Hunt: 200 breaststroke (2:21.33)
• Dalton Lillibridge: 200 breaststroke (2:05.63)
• Lina Kutsko: 100 butterfly (55.87)
// PODIUM PLACES
• Men's 400 medley relay: 3rd place, 3:23.34 (Joey Puglessi, Polling, Parker Saladin, Alex Fortman)
• Katie Qualls: 1000 free, 2nd place (10:12.94); 200 butterfly, 3rd place (2:04.93)
• Toby Van Dyke: 1000 free, 2nd place (9:29.92)
• Din Selmanovic: 200 free, 3rd place (1:40.37); 500 free, 2nd place (4:32.66)
• Victoria Hunt: 100 breaststroke, 3rd place (1:05.27)
• Simone Palomo: 200 butterfly, 2nd place (2:04.75)
• Saladin: 200 butterfly, 2nd place (1:50.59)
• Olivia Schmelzer: 50 freestyle, 2nd place (23.83)
• Blake Hanna: 200 backstroke, 3rd place (1:51.02); 400 IM, 3rd place (4:08.50)
• Dee Sopapong: 200 breaststroke, 2nd place (2:21.53)
• Polling: 200 breaststroke, 2nd place (2:05.88)
• Sydney St. Rose-Finear: 500 free, 2nd place (5:02.44)
• Camryn Streid: 400 IM, 3rd place (4:28.97)
• Connor Blatt: 400 IM, 2nd place (4:06.85)
• Women's 200 free relay: 3rd place, 1:36.69 (Claire Farrell, Schmelzer, Kutsko, Abby Johnston)
• Men's 200 free relay: 2nd place, 1:24.53 (Polling, Fortman, Alberto Garcia, Kevin McCaffrey)
• Men's 200 free relay: 3rd place, 1:27.22 (Justin Crew, Francisco Arevalo Rubio, Zach Baecker, Van Dyke)
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats compete at Kenyon College next Friday, January 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
• UC returns home on Saturday, January 26 for Senior Day against Northwestern
// 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)
// DIVING
• Tai Sims had success with a third-place, 275.05 score on 1-meter
• He finished fifth in 3-meter with a 267.25
• Claire Schuermann had the best day for the women, placing fourth on 1-meter (285.10) and fifth on 3-meter (283.00)
// FIRST PLACE FINISHES
• Rocky Laabs: 1000 free (10:12.70)
• Dominic Polling: 100 breaststroke (56.57)
• Victoria Hunt: 200 breaststroke (2:21.33)
• Dalton Lillibridge: 200 breaststroke (2:05.63)
• Lina Kutsko: 100 butterfly (55.87)
// PODIUM PLACES
• Men's 400 medley relay: 3rd place, 3:23.34 (Joey Puglessi, Polling, Parker Saladin, Alex Fortman)
• Katie Qualls: 1000 free, 2nd place (10:12.94); 200 butterfly, 3rd place (2:04.93)
• Toby Van Dyke: 1000 free, 2nd place (9:29.92)
• Din Selmanovic: 200 free, 3rd place (1:40.37); 500 free, 2nd place (4:32.66)
• Victoria Hunt: 100 breaststroke, 3rd place (1:05.27)
• Simone Palomo: 200 butterfly, 2nd place (2:04.75)
• Saladin: 200 butterfly, 2nd place (1:50.59)
• Olivia Schmelzer: 50 freestyle, 2nd place (23.83)
• Blake Hanna: 200 backstroke, 3rd place (1:51.02); 400 IM, 3rd place (4:08.50)
• Dee Sopapong: 200 breaststroke, 2nd place (2:21.53)
• Polling: 200 breaststroke, 2nd place (2:05.88)
• Sydney St. Rose-Finear: 500 free, 2nd place (5:02.44)
• Camryn Streid: 400 IM, 3rd place (4:28.97)
• Connor Blatt: 400 IM, 2nd place (4:06.85)
• Women's 200 free relay: 3rd place, 1:36.69 (Claire Farrell, Schmelzer, Kutsko, Abby Johnston)
• Men's 200 free relay: 2nd place, 1:24.53 (Polling, Fortman, Alberto Garcia, Kevin McCaffrey)
• Men's 200 free relay: 3rd place, 1:27.22 (Justin Crew, Francisco Arevalo Rubio, Zach Baecker, Van Dyke)
// UP NEXT
• The Bearcats compete at Kenyon College next Friday, January 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
• UC returns home on Saturday, January 26 for Senior Day against Northwestern
// 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)