TicketsDALLAS – The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving teams completed day two of the American Athletic Conference championships on Thursday.
The finals included the women's and men's 500-yard and 50-yard freestyle, 200 individual medley, 200-yard freestyle relay and the women's one-meter diving.
The women's team is in fourth place coming into the proceedings while the men sit behind SMU with 128.19 points.
TOP FINISHES
Junior Michael Balcerak completed back-to-back AAC Championship victories in the 500-yard freestyle when he clocked in a new personal-best and NCAA B-Standard time finishing with a time of 4:20.84.
Junior Kevin Leibold came in third place in the same event with a new personal-best time of 4:23.92.
In the women's 200-yard IM, senior Camryn Streid clocked a new school and personal record when she finished in second place with a time of 2:00.02 and sophomore Erin Shema came in third with new personal-best time of 2:01.00.
Sophomore Jessica Davis set a new personal-best when she finished in second with a time of 22.89 in the 50-yard freestyle.
Both the men's and women's 200-yard freestyle relays podiumed in the finals. The women's team of sophomore Jessica Davis, freshman Kaylee Nagel, senior Molly Chelovitz and senior Maddie Exton clocked a time of 1:32.34 for second place and graduate student Dominic Polling, sophomore Drew Hawthorne, senior Murat Sagdullaev and freshman Matthew Brunsky finished with a time of 1:20.30 in the same event.
NOTEABLE RESULTS
Freshman Anna Yaggy qualified for the consols with a score of 219.35, including a 42.00 on an inward one and a half somersault pike, and finished eighth in the consols with a score of 211.45.
In the 200-yard IM event, Polling clocked a time of 1:46.05, senior Blake Hanna finished in 1:46.42, sophomore Hunter Gubeno touched the wall with a new personal-best time of 1:46.96 and junior Spencer Sehlhorst finished in 1:48.00. These times were good for fourth, fifth, sixth and 10th.
Hawthorne (20.25), Brunsky (20.45) and sophomore Thomas Matthew (20.71) hit new personal-bests in the 50-yard freestyle event.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back in the pool for prelims Friday morning at 11 A.M. (ET) and finals begin at 7 P.M. (ET) on ESPN+.
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
Swimming Prelims: 11 A.M. (ET) (ESPN+) | Diving Prelims: 1:30 P.M. (ET) | Finals: 7:00 P.M. (ET) (ESPN+)
Event #16 3-Meter Diving PRELIM Men
Event #16 3-Meter Diving CONSOLS Men
Event #17 400 Yard IM Women
Event #18 400 Yard IM Men
Event #19 100 Yard Butterfly Women
Event #20 100 Yard Butterfly Men
Event #21 200 Yard Freestyle Women
Event #22 200 Yard Freestyle Men
Event #23 100 Yard Breaststroke Women
Event #24 100 Yard Breaststroke Men
Event #25 100 Yard Backstroke Women
Event #26 100 Yard Backstroke Men
Event #16 3-Meter Diving FINALS Men
Event #27 400 Yard Medley Relay Women
Event #28 400 Yard Medley Relay Men
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).
The finals included the women's and men's 500-yard and 50-yard freestyle, 200 individual medley, 200-yard freestyle relay and the women's one-meter diving.
The women's team is in fourth place coming into the proceedings while the men sit behind SMU with 128.19 points.
TOP FINISHES
Junior Michael Balcerak completed back-to-back AAC Championship victories in the 500-yard freestyle when he clocked in a new personal-best and NCAA B-Standard time finishing with a time of 4:20.84.
Junior Kevin Leibold came in third place in the same event with a new personal-best time of 4:23.92.
In the women's 200-yard IM, senior Camryn Streid clocked a new school and personal record when she finished in second place with a time of 2:00.02 and sophomore Erin Shema came in third with new personal-best time of 2:01.00.
Sophomore Jessica Davis set a new personal-best when she finished in second with a time of 22.89 in the 50-yard freestyle.
Both the men's and women's 200-yard freestyle relays podiumed in the finals. The women's team of sophomore Jessica Davis, freshman Kaylee Nagel, senior Molly Chelovitz and senior Maddie Exton clocked a time of 1:32.34 for second place and graduate student Dominic Polling, sophomore Drew Hawthorne, senior Murat Sagdullaev and freshman Matthew Brunsky finished with a time of 1:20.30 in the same event.
NOTEABLE RESULTS
Freshman Anna Yaggy qualified for the consols with a score of 219.35, including a 42.00 on an inward one and a half somersault pike, and finished eighth in the consols with a score of 211.45.
In the 200-yard IM event, Polling clocked a time of 1:46.05, senior Blake Hanna finished in 1:46.42, sophomore Hunter Gubeno touched the wall with a new personal-best time of 1:46.96 and junior Spencer Sehlhorst finished in 1:48.00. These times were good for fourth, fifth, sixth and 10th.
Hawthorne (20.25), Brunsky (20.45) and sophomore Thomas Matthew (20.71) hit new personal-bests in the 50-yard freestyle event.
UP NEXT
The Bearcats are back in the pool for prelims Friday morning at 11 A.M. (ET) and finals begin at 7 P.M. (ET) on ESPN+.
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
Swimming Prelims: 11 A.M. (ET) (ESPN+) | Diving Prelims: 1:30 P.M. (ET) | Finals: 7:00 P.M. (ET) (ESPN+)
Event #16 3-Meter Diving PRELIM Men
Event #16 3-Meter Diving CONSOLS Men
Event #17 400 Yard IM Women
Event #18 400 Yard IM Men
Event #19 100 Yard Butterfly Women
Event #20 100 Yard Butterfly Men
Event #21 200 Yard Freestyle Women
Event #22 200 Yard Freestyle Men
Event #23 100 Yard Breaststroke Women
Event #24 100 Yard Breaststroke Men
Event #25 100 Yard Backstroke Women
Event #26 100 Yard Backstroke Men
Event #16 3-Meter Diving FINALS Men
Event #27 400 Yard Medley Relay Women
Event #28 400 Yard Medley Relay Men
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For an inside look at Cincinnati swimming and diving follow the team on Twitter and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).