Bearcats Complete Day One at House of Champions

   

Bearcats Complete Day One at House of ChampionsBearcats Complete Day One at House of Champions
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INDIANAPOLIS - University of Cincinnati swimming got off to a good start at the House of Champions while diving continued its competition at the Mizzou Invite this week.
 
// PODIUM FINISHES
Maddie Exton, Lina Kutsko, Abby Johnston and Claire Farrell started the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:32.65)
Rocky Laabs repeated as the winner in the 500 free and broke her own event record with a time of 4:48.32
• The Bearcats women swept the 500 free with Sydney St. Rose-Finear finishing second and Jordyn Ryan in third
Camryn Streid was second to the wall in the 200 IM (2:01.91) while Michaela Wheeler was close behind to finish third (2:01.97). Both times were faster than the meet record set in 2018
Dominic Polling repeated as champion of the 200 IM at the event with a 1:46.24, just short of his own meet record
Spencer Sehlhorst was second and Dalton Lillibridge third in the 200 IM
Lina Kutsko was second in the 50 free with teammate Exton coming in third
• The women placed third in the 400 medley relay, with efforts from Jaclyn Klimczak, Lindsey Sanders, Kutsko and Exton
• UC's men were second in the 400 medley relay. Joey Puglessi, Lillibridge, Parker Saladin and Murat Sagdullawv competed for the Bearcats
 
// TEAM SCORES AFTER DAY ONE
Women
1. Cincinnati: 495.5
2. Indianapolis: 406
3. Michigan State: 396
4. Illinois: 330
5. UIC: 207.5
6. Green Bay: 178
7. IUPUI: 157
8. Butler: 134
9. Western Illinois: 84
10. Eastern Illinois: 70
Men
1. Indianapolis: 479
2. Michigan State: 456
3. Cincinnati: 421
4. Green Bay: 252
5. IUC: 202
6. Eastern Illinois: 190
7. IUPUI: 165
8. Western Illinois: 153
 
// DIVING AT MIZZOU
• Diving wrapped up its second event at the Mizzou Invite on Thursday
Claire Schuermann placed fifth in 1-meter and Tricia Roscoe finished in tenth
Gus Staubitz placed eighth for the men in the finals of 3-meter
 
// UP NEXT
• The House of Champions will continue on Saturday with prelims at 10 a.m. and finals starting at 6 p.m.
• The Bearcats will compete in the 200 medley relay, 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back and 800 free relay on day two of action
 
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