TicketsCINCINNATI— The University of Cincinnati men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept crosstown rival Xavier, in dominant fashion on Friday.
The Bearcats won 22 events, a season high, as the UC men's team won 197-97, and the UC women's team won 181-106. Cincinnati picked up their second home sweep in a row after accomplishing the feat against Kenyon College on Jan. 13.
"The team competed really well today," said head coach Mandy Commons-DiSalle. "We were able to switch up the lineup and give them the opportunity to race in some different events. They are looking great for this point in the season and have one final week of racing ahead of us to look forward to."
Junior Hunter Gubeno was a force inside the Keating Aquatic Center as he won three individual events and was the lead swimmer on the men's 200-yard medley-winning team. The reigning American Athletic Conference Male Swimmer of the Week took first place in the 100-yard backstroke (49.48), 100-yard freestyle (45.59), and the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.71).
Joining Gubeno on the 200-yard medley relay team was fifth-year senior Conner Funke, junior Drew Hawthorne, and freshman Jet Fuhrmann, as they won with a time of 1:30.94.
Both Funke and Hawthorne each picked up an additional event win as well. Funke won the men's 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 56.21, and Hawthorne clocked in at 21.01 seconds to win the men's 50-yard freestyle.
The UC women also claim first in their 200-yard medley relay race as freshmen Grace Gavin, Kaylee Nagel, Joleigh Crye and junior Jessica Davis recorded a time of 1:43.71.
Crye would also take first in the women's 100-yard butterfly (56.83) and Nagel won the women's 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.43).
On the diving side, freshmen Preston Landolt, Alex Givens, and sophomore Will Claus each broke the 300-point mark and qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones. In the men's 1-meter dive, Claus won the event with a score of 304.28 points and Landolt placed second, scoring 300.15 points. Givens won the men's 3-meter diving event with a score of 303.60 points.
Freshman Ingrid Fretz picked up two event wins during the meet. She won the women's 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:35.39 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:08.28.
Other Bearcats to finish first in their events were senior Kevin Leibold in the men's 1000-yard freestyle (9:13.15) and junior Tommy Eaton in the men's 100-yard butterfly (49.76).
Senior Katherine Connolly in the women's 200 yard butterfly (2:07.53), freshman Annabelle Young in the women's 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.31) and freshman Ella Chown in the women's 200-yard individually medley also earned event wins.
The Bearcats closed out the day with the UC men winning the 400-yard freestyle relay. The men's team consisting of senior Michael Balcerak, Hawthorne, senior Mohamed Abdelbaky, and Fuhrmann won with a time of 3:02.26.
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The Bearcats will be back inside the Keating Aquatic Center for the final time this season as they will host Kentucky on Friday. Diving will start at 1:00 p.m. ET. followed by the swimming portion at 4 p.m. ET.
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The Bearcats won 22 events, a season high, as the UC men's team won 197-97, and the UC women's team won 181-106. Cincinnati picked up their second home sweep in a row after accomplishing the feat against Kenyon College on Jan. 13.
"The team competed really well today," said head coach Mandy Commons-DiSalle. "We were able to switch up the lineup and give them the opportunity to race in some different events. They are looking great for this point in the season and have one final week of racing ahead of us to look forward to."
Junior Hunter Gubeno was a force inside the Keating Aquatic Center as he won three individual events and was the lead swimmer on the men's 200-yard medley-winning team. The reigning American Athletic Conference Male Swimmer of the Week took first place in the 100-yard backstroke (49.48), 100-yard freestyle (45.59), and the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.71).
Joining Gubeno on the 200-yard medley relay team was fifth-year senior Conner Funke, junior Drew Hawthorne, and freshman Jet Fuhrmann, as they won with a time of 1:30.94.
Both Funke and Hawthorne each picked up an additional event win as well. Funke won the men's 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 56.21, and Hawthorne clocked in at 21.01 seconds to win the men's 50-yard freestyle.
The UC women also claim first in their 200-yard medley relay race as freshmen Grace Gavin, Kaylee Nagel, Joleigh Crye and junior Jessica Davis recorded a time of 1:43.71.
Crye would also take first in the women's 100-yard butterfly (56.83) and Nagel won the women's 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.43).
On the diving side, freshmen Preston Landolt, Alex Givens, and sophomore Will Claus each broke the 300-point mark and qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones. In the men's 1-meter dive, Claus won the event with a score of 304.28 points and Landolt placed second, scoring 300.15 points. Givens won the men's 3-meter diving event with a score of 303.60 points.
Freshman Ingrid Fretz picked up two event wins during the meet. She won the women's 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:35.39 and the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:08.28.
Other Bearcats to finish first in their events were senior Kevin Leibold in the men's 1000-yard freestyle (9:13.15) and junior Tommy Eaton in the men's 100-yard butterfly (49.76).
Senior Katherine Connolly in the women's 200 yard butterfly (2:07.53), freshman Annabelle Young in the women's 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.31) and freshman Ella Chown in the women's 200-yard individually medley also earned event wins.
The Bearcats closed out the day with the UC men winning the 400-yard freestyle relay. The men's team consisting of senior Michael Balcerak, Hawthorne, senior Mohamed Abdelbaky, and Fuhrmann won with a time of 3:02.26.
// UP NEXT
The Bearcats will be back inside the Keating Aquatic Center for the final time this season as they will host Kentucky on Friday. Diving will start at 1:00 p.m. ET. followed by the swimming portion at 4 p.m. ET.
// FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
To stay up to date with the latest swimming and diving news, photos and videos, follow the teams on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@GoBearcatsSwim).