TicketsMORGANTOWN – The Cincinnati swimming and diving team opened competition at the WVU/Delaware tri-meet Friday in Morgantown, W.Va., earning multiple event victories and strong finishes across the men's and women's teams.
The Bearcats opened the meet with a victory in the women's 200-yard medley relay, as Danielle Asiata, Lindi Worrell, Kate Mardis and Alexis Schmidt combined for a time of 1:37.69. Cincinnati followed with individual victories from Libby Michel in the women's 400-yard individual medley (4:16.62) and Kyle Bumgardner in the men's 400-yard individual medley (3:48.60).
Worrell won the women's 100-yard breaststroke in 59.71, improving by 1.61 seconds from her time against Miami (OH). Schmidt won the 50-yard freestyle in 22.93, while McKenzie Jenny captured the women's 500-yard freestyle in 4:54.73, improving by 8.73 seconds from her time against the RedHawks. Asiata also won the 100-yard backstroke in 54.53, shaving 1.74 seconds off her previous performance.
On the men's side, Bumgardner won the 100-yard breaststroke in 53.70, improving by 1.19 seconds from his time against Miami. Owen Chiles captured victories in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.54) and 50-yard freestyle (19.97). Cincinnati swept the top three spots in the men's 200-yard freestyle, with Aiden Gerst finishing second in 1:37.17 and Luke Van Deusen placing third in 1:37.30.
In diving, Maria Colombo led the Bearcats with a first-place finish in the women's 3-meter dive, scoring 274.80 points. Cincinnati's Langely Petersen placed third with 264.20 points. On the men's side, Paul Mathews finished third in the 1-meter dive with a score of 287.30.
Cincinnati closed the first day with victories in both 400-yard freestyle relays. The women's team of Taira Vroom, Worrell, Mardis and Schmidt finished in 3:20.57, while the men's team of Chiles, VanDeusen, Hayden Hall and Conner Hogan recorded a time of 2:55.36.
After the first day, the Cincinnati women lead Delaware 122-64 and West Virginia 111.5-74.5. The Bearcat men lead Delaware 122-64 but trail West Virginia 97-89.
The Bearcats return to competition Saturday for the second day of the meet, which begins at 10 a.m.
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