TicketsMORGANTOWN – The Cincinnati swimming and diving team closed competition at the WVU/Delaware tri-meet Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va. with a sweep on the women’s side and one victory for the men, totaling 26 first-place finishes across both days.
The women found a 240-113 victory against Delaware, and went 225.5-127.5 against West Virginia. The men had a 248-104 win against Delaware, and trailed West Virginia 172-181 by the end of the two-day meet.
DAY ONE:
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, Van Deusen, 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.
DAY TWO:
The Bearcats opened the second day similarly to the first, with wins in both the women's and men's 400-yard medley relays. The women's team of Danielle Asiata, Lindi Worrell, Kate Mardis and Alexis Schmidt finished in 3:37.20, while the men's team of Sawyer Tapp, Kyle Bumgardner, Owen Chiles and Luke Van Deusen recorded a time of 3:10.36.
McKenzie Jenny captured the women's 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:01.85. Cincinnati also swept the top three spots in the women's 200-yard individual medley, led by Asiata's first-place time of 2:01.51. Libby Michel finished second in 2:02.70, followed by Macartney Mahler in 2:03.90. On the men's side, Chiles won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:46.15, with Bumgardner finishing second in 1:48.28.
Worrell claimed the women's 100-yard freestyle in 49.54, while Chiles won the men's event in 43.40. Mahler added a victory in the women's 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:58.95. Worrell also won the women's 200-yard breaststroke in 2:14.37, and Bumgardner took first in the men's 200-yard breaststroke in 1:56.10.
In diving, Maria Colombo led the Bearcats with a first-place finish in the women's 3-meter event, scoring 274.80 points. Cincinnati closed the meet with victories in both 200-yard freestyle relays. The women's team of Schmidt, Mardis, Worrell and Madison Dampier finished in 1:31.64, while the men's team of Chiles, Conner Hogan, Tapp and Van Deusen recorded a time of 1:20.08.
The Cincinnati women remain undefeated this season and finished with a 240-113 victory over Delaware and a 225.5-127.5 win over West Virginia. The men defeated Delaware 248-104 but fell to West Virginia 181-172 over the two-day meet.
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