TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving teams triumphed over crosstown rival Xavier on Friday evening inside Keating Aquatic Center.
The Bearcats delivered an impressive performance, with the men's team securing a dominant 219-69 victory, while the women's team claimed a 192-102 win over the Musketeers.
Cincinnati captured 21 event victories, sweeping six events. Sophomore Joe Swain and graduate student Hunter Gubeno led the men's team with two individual wins each. Swain topped the 100-yard backstroke (50.16) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:50.15), while Gubeno found victory in the 50-yard freestyle (20.69) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.29).
Freshman John Reese Taylor earned his first collegiate win in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking in at 1:53.76.
On the women's side, graduate student Jessica Davis clinched victories in both the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.35) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.85). Junior Joleigh Crye also excelled, finishing first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.72. Freshman Maddie Reed made a splash but securing the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:22.24
// BEARCAT RELAYS
The Bearcats swept all four relay events against Xavier. The meet kicked off with the men's 200-yard medley relay team of Gubeno, Taylor, Levi Hansen, and Owen Chiles securing the first win with a time of 1:31.03. The women's team, consisting of Ellie Schrank, Crye, Kate Mardis, and Davis, followed suit with a time of 1:42.78.
Cincinnati capped off the evening by winning the final two events. The women's 200-yard freestyle relay team, composed of Kaylee Nagel, Sonja Aasrvold, Crye, and Davis, finished with a time of 1:34.75. For the men, Gubeno, Chiles, Dean Sherrer, and Caleb Reno sealed the meet with a first-place time of 1:23.81.
The Bearcats delivered an impressive performance, with the men's team securing a dominant 219-69 victory, while the women's team claimed a 192-102 win over the Musketeers.
Cincinnati captured 21 event victories, sweeping six events. Sophomore Joe Swain and graduate student Hunter Gubeno led the men's team with two individual wins each. Swain topped the 100-yard backstroke (50.16) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:50.15), while Gubeno found victory in the 50-yard freestyle (20.69) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.29).
Freshman John Reese Taylor earned his first collegiate win in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking in at 1:53.76.
On the women's side, graduate student Jessica Davis clinched victories in both the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.35) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.85). Junior Joleigh Crye also excelled, finishing first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.72. Freshman Maddie Reed made a splash but securing the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:22.24
// BEARCAT RELAYS
The Bearcats swept all four relay events against Xavier. The meet kicked off with the men's 200-yard medley relay team of Gubeno, Taylor, Levi Hansen, and Owen Chiles securing the first win with a time of 1:31.03. The women's team, consisting of Ellie Schrank, Crye, Kate Mardis, and Davis, followed suit with a time of 1:42.78.
Cincinnati capped off the evening by winning the final two events. The women's 200-yard freestyle relay team, composed of Kaylee Nagel, Sonja Aasrvold, Crye, and Davis, finished with a time of 1:34.75. For the men, Gubeno, Chiles, Dean Sherrer, and Caleb Reno sealed the meet with a first-place time of 1:23.81.