TicketsUniversity of Cincinnati swimming and diving ends the regular season this Friday at Kentucky. The meet is set to begin at 4 p.m.
// THE OPPONENT
• Both the Wildcats' men and women are nationally ranked in the CSCAA Coaches Poll. The men sit at No. 25 while the women at No. 13
• Last week, the men's team fell 175.5-142.5 at Louisville while the women earned a 160.5-139.5 victory
• Both teams dropped a dual at Ohio State to begin the spring semester in early January
• Cincinnati hosted Kentucky last year in the final regular season meet with the Bearcats falling 156-101 on the men's side and 157-100 on the women's
// AWARD WINNERS
• UC won multiple awards this past week, both in the pool and out
• The Bearcats picked up three of the four weekly conference awards
• Claire Schuermann was named the Women's Diver of the Week, Michael Balcerak was the Men's Swimmer of the Week and Lina Kutsko was named the Women's Swimmer of the Week
• Additionally, the team was recognized for its 2019 fall GPA as both the men and women were named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
• The fall GPAs for both of UC's teams were the second-highest in the conference
// CONFERENCE TOP TIMES
• Entering the final weekend of competition before the conference meet, UC's men sit in first place and the women in second according to collegeswimming.com
• Murat Sagdullaev ranks third in the 100 free
• Kevin Leibold holds the top time in the 500 free and is second in the 1000 free
• Michael Balcerak is third in 500 free, first in the 50 fly, second in 100 fly and first in the 200 fly
• Noah Smith has the fastest 1000 free time and ranks second in 1650 free
• Tyler Jones is first in the 1650 free
• Alberto Garcia ranks third in the 50 back and 100 fly
• Blake Hanna's fastest 100 back time is second in the conference and he leads in the 200 back
• Joey Puglessi has the third-fastest time in the 100 back and 200 back
• Dominic Polling currently sits second in the 100 breast and 200 IM
• Parker Saladin has the second-fastest 200 fly time so far this season
• Spencer Sehlhorst is second in 400 IM
• UC's men have the fastest 800 free relay time
• Rocky Laabs is third in the 500 free and first in the 1000 free and 1650 time
• Jordyn Ryan ranks third in 50 fly
• Lina Kutsko is second in the 100 fly
• Camryn Streid is second in the 400 IM
• The women rank top three in all five relay events
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The 2020 AAC Championships will be held in Houston, Texas, February 19-22
• The Bearcats men will look to three-peat at the championship meet while the women will look to build on back-to-back runner-up finishes
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim)
// THE OPPONENT
• Both the Wildcats' men and women are nationally ranked in the CSCAA Coaches Poll. The men sit at No. 25 while the women at No. 13
• Last week, the men's team fell 175.5-142.5 at Louisville while the women earned a 160.5-139.5 victory
• Both teams dropped a dual at Ohio State to begin the spring semester in early January
• Cincinnati hosted Kentucky last year in the final regular season meet with the Bearcats falling 156-101 on the men's side and 157-100 on the women's
// AWARD WINNERS
• UC won multiple awards this past week, both in the pool and out
• The Bearcats picked up three of the four weekly conference awards
• Claire Schuermann was named the Women's Diver of the Week, Michael Balcerak was the Men's Swimmer of the Week and Lina Kutsko was named the Women's Swimmer of the Week
• Additionally, the team was recognized for its 2019 fall GPA as both the men and women were named a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
• The fall GPAs for both of UC's teams were the second-highest in the conference
// CONFERENCE TOP TIMES
• Entering the final weekend of competition before the conference meet, UC's men sit in first place and the women in second according to collegeswimming.com
• Murat Sagdullaev ranks third in the 100 free
• Kevin Leibold holds the top time in the 500 free and is second in the 1000 free
• Michael Balcerak is third in 500 free, first in the 50 fly, second in 100 fly and first in the 200 fly
• Noah Smith has the fastest 1000 free time and ranks second in 1650 free
• Tyler Jones is first in the 1650 free
• Alberto Garcia ranks third in the 50 back and 100 fly
• Blake Hanna's fastest 100 back time is second in the conference and he leads in the 200 back
• Joey Puglessi has the third-fastest time in the 100 back and 200 back
• Dominic Polling currently sits second in the 100 breast and 200 IM
• Parker Saladin has the second-fastest 200 fly time so far this season
• Spencer Sehlhorst is second in 400 IM
• UC's men have the fastest 800 free relay time
• Rocky Laabs is third in the 500 free and first in the 1000 free and 1650 time
• Jordyn Ryan ranks third in 50 fly
• Lina Kutsko is second in the 100 fly
• Camryn Streid is second in the 400 IM
• The women rank top three in all five relay events
// LOOKING AHEAD
• The 2020 AAC Championships will be held in Houston, Texas, February 19-22
• The Bearcats men will look to three-peat at the championship meet while the women will look to build on back-to-back runner-up finishes
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim)