TicketsFEDEAL WAY, Wash. – The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving program opens the 2025 Big 12 Championships today at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
Prelims are set for 1 p.m. EST each day, while finals will begin at 8 p.m. on Feb. 25 and 9 p.m. for the remainder of the meet. Full schedule of events can be found here.
The championship will air on ESPN+ starting Tuesday with Kyle Sockwell and Natalie Kalibat serving as the talent. This marks the first time in conference history that the championship will take place at a neutral site.
10 women's programs and seven men's programs will compete this year as the Bearcats enter their second year in the conference.
Graduate student Hunter Gubeno and junior Joleigh Crye lead the charge for the Bearcats, both having qualified for the 2024 NCAA Championships. They are joined by promising newcomers, freshmen John Reese Taylor and Ellie Schrank, who have already made significant impacts by securing top five spots in program history this season.
In the diving well, freshman Ramez Diaa hopes to find success in his Big 12 debut. Diaa grabbed two conference weekly awards this season coming off of his 2024 Olympic Games appearance.
// 2024 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
At last year's championship meet, Cincinnati made a statement by collecting 39 podium finishes, 11 school records and 19 NCAA B-Cut times.
Cincinnati men and women both finished fourth overall.
The women's 400-yard medley relay team of Lily Jones, Joleigh Crye, Grace Gavin and Jessica Davis brought home the silver medal with a new school record time of 3:33.89, crushing the previous time by five seconds.
On the men's side, the team of Jon Osa, Hunter Gubeno, Reed Lucero, and Drew Hawthorne secured third place with a time of 3:10.43, the second-fastest time in program history.
Crye found success in the 100-yard breaststroke on Friday night as she broke her own school record with a time of 58.24 which also earned her a NCAA B-Cut time, the bronze medal and the ninth spot in the nation.
Gubeno grabbed the silver medal in the 200-yard backstroke (1:39.95), breaking the school record that was previously set by former Bearcat and current assistant coach Blake Hanna.
Davis went on to earn her fifth medal of the week with a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.72. She also finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.13).
Prelims are set for 1 p.m. EST each day, while finals will begin at 8 p.m. on Feb. 25 and 9 p.m. for the remainder of the meet. Full schedule of events can be found here.
The championship will air on ESPN+ starting Tuesday with Kyle Sockwell and Natalie Kalibat serving as the talent. This marks the first time in conference history that the championship will take place at a neutral site.
10 women's programs and seven men's programs will compete this year as the Bearcats enter their second year in the conference.
Graduate student Hunter Gubeno and junior Joleigh Crye lead the charge for the Bearcats, both having qualified for the 2024 NCAA Championships. They are joined by promising newcomers, freshmen John Reese Taylor and Ellie Schrank, who have already made significant impacts by securing top five spots in program history this season.
In the diving well, freshman Ramez Diaa hopes to find success in his Big 12 debut. Diaa grabbed two conference weekly awards this season coming off of his 2024 Olympic Games appearance.
// 2024 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
At last year's championship meet, Cincinnati made a statement by collecting 39 podium finishes, 11 school records and 19 NCAA B-Cut times.
Cincinnati men and women both finished fourth overall.
The women's 400-yard medley relay team of Lily Jones, Joleigh Crye, Grace Gavin and Jessica Davis brought home the silver medal with a new school record time of 3:33.89, crushing the previous time by five seconds.
On the men's side, the team of Jon Osa, Hunter Gubeno, Reed Lucero, and Drew Hawthorne secured third place with a time of 3:10.43, the second-fastest time in program history.
Crye found success in the 100-yard breaststroke on Friday night as she broke her own school record with a time of 58.24 which also earned her a NCAA B-Cut time, the bronze medal and the ninth spot in the nation.
Gubeno grabbed the silver medal in the 200-yard backstroke (1:39.95), breaking the school record that was previously set by former Bearcat and current assistant coach Blake Hanna.
Davis went on to earn her fifth medal of the week with a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.72. She also finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.13).