2022 Ohio State Invite: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

2022 OHIO STATE INVITE

• November 17-19, 2022
• McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, Columbus, OH
• SCY (25 yards)
• Meet Central
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• Day 1 Finals Recap

Today is day two of the Ohio State Invite. This morning’s events include the prelims of the 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. The timed finals  of the 200 medley relay and 800 free relay will be with finals tonight.

The top forty swimmers in each event advance to finals.

WOMEN’S 100 FLY – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 50.92

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1.  Gabby Dang (UCLA) – 52.00
2. Coleen Gillilan (ND) – 52.24
3. Tristan Harrison (OSU) – 52.77
4. Katherine Zenick (OSU) – 52.80
5. Morgan Kraus (OSU) – 52.81
6. Karisa Franz (VT) – 52.95
7. Aislinn Walsh (OSU) – 53.46
8. Caitlin Brooks (UKY) – 53.56
9. Catherine Russo (OSU) – 53.66
10. Caroline Irwin (NAVY) – 53.67

Gabby Dang from UCLA took the top spot of the morning with a personal best by 0.35 to clock a 52.00. Following her is Notre Dame’s Coleen Gillilan, who swam a season best by over a second for a 52.24. Gillilan’s best time is 51.60 from NCAAs in March.

Over half the field broke 53.0, meaning tonight’s race could really be anyone’s. Katherine Zenick of Ohio State is one to keep an eye on tonight, as she has the fastest best time of the field with a 51.35.

Navy’s Caroline Irwin snuck in for 10th with a 53.67, marking a personal best by almost a second.

MEN’S 100 FLY – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 44.82

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Finn Brooks (IU) – 45.67
2. Alex Quach (OSU)/Brendan Burns (IU) – 45.97
3. Van Mathias (IU) – 46.07
4. Tomer Frankel (IU) – 46.31
5. Cason Wilburn (ND) – 46.36
6. Mario Molla Yanes (VT) – 46.65
7. James Ward (OSU) – 46.70
8. Connor Lee (YALE)/Elliott Irwin (LU) – 46.73

IU has four of the top ten swimmers of the morning, with sophomore Finn Brooks leading the way in 45.67. Brendan Burns and Ohio State’s Alex Quach took second in a tie at 45.97.

All of IU’s swimmers clocked season bests this morning, with Brooks’ swim also marking a personal best by over a second. Frankel owns the fastest best time of the field at 44.38, but Quach and Burns are also sub-45.0 100 flyers.

Virginia Tech’s Youssef Ramadan, who was the top seed coming into the meet, is notably out of the A final. With a 46.82 this morning, Ramadan took 11th and will be top of the B.

WOMEN’S 400 IM – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 4:03.62

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Felicia Pasadyn (OSU) – 4:10.43
2. Gillian Davey (UKY) – 4:10.80
3. Lauren Poole (UKY) – 4:11.76
4. Paige Maceachern (UCLA) – 4:12.01
5. Mac Looze (IU) – 4:12.59
6. Jessica Eden (OSU) – 4:14.14
7. Mariah Denigan (IU) – 4:14.75
8. Ching Hwee Gan (IU) – 4:16.16
9. Kyra Sommerstad (OSU) – 4:16.99
10. Ashley Kolessar (UCLA) – 4:17.51

Ohio State senior Felicia Pasadyn led the way this morning with a season best time of 4:10.43. Pasadyn took the race out in 56.48, then split 1:03.51, 1:14.51, and 55.93. Her 100 free split was the fastest of the field by almost three seconds.

Kentucky took the next two spots with Gillian Davey (4:10.80) and Lauren Poole (4:11.76). Poole and Davey both were well off their best times of 4:02.73 and 4:05.28, meaning they may be much faster tonight.

Indiana also had a strong showing this morning, as they put three in the A-final. Mac Looze led (4:12.59), followed by Mariah Denigan (4:14.75) and Ching Hwee Gan (4:16.16). This was the first 400 IM of the year for Looze and Denigan, while Gan’s was a season best by over nine seconds.

MEN’S 400 IM – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 3:39.16

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Mikey Calvillo (IU) – 3:47.24
2. Jack Hoagland (ND) – 3:47.26
3. Owen Conley (OSU) – 3:48.87
4. Fabio Dalu (OSU) – 3:49.88
5. William Bansberg (OSU) – 3:50.19
6. Zane Rosely (UKY) – 3:50.27
7. Sean Faikish (ND) – 3:51.10
8. Max Reich (IU) – 3:51.21
9. Jack Fitzpatrick (ND) – 3:51.28
10. Levi Sandidge (UKY) – 3:51.34

Mikey Calvillo and Jack Hoagland posted the fastest times of the morning, with Calvillo edging Hoagland by 0.02 hundredths to take the top spot at 3:47.24. Calvillo’s last 100 split was a 51.66, which is over three seconds faster than Hoagland’s final 100.

Ohio State but up the 3-4-5 places, led by Owen Conley at 3:48.87. All three swimmers clocked season bests, and are within a few seconds of their personal bests.

Out of the top ten, only Kentucky freshman Levi Sandidge clocked a personal best. He took off over a second from his previous fastest time, which was set this past March.

WOMEN’S 200 FREE – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:42.84

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Amy Fulmer (OSU) – 1:44.04
2. Anna Peplowski (IU) – 1:44.58
3. Ella Ristic (IU) – 1:45.91
4. Allie Fenska (OSU) – 1:45.99
5. Carmen Weiler Sastre (VT) – 1:46.02
6. Kaitlynn Wheeler (UKY) – 1:46.45
7. Izzy Gati (UKY) – 1:46.71
8. Emma Atkinson (VT) – 1:46.77
9. Elyse Heiser (IU) – 1:47.25
10. Beth McNeese (UKY) – 1:47.39

Reigning Big Ten champion Amy Fulmer posted the fastest swim of the morning with a 1:44.04. Indiana sophomore Anna Peplowski, runner-up to Fulmer at Big Tens, took second in a season best time of 1:44.58.

Peplowski will be joined by teammates Ella Ristic (1:45.91) and Elyse Heiser (1:47.25) in the A-final tonight. Heiser’s swim was a new personal best by a few tenths, while Ristic clocked a new season-best.

Kentucky also got three up in the A-final, led by senior Kaitlynn Wheeler (1:46.45). Izzy Gati (1:46.71) placed seventh this morning, while Beth McNeese took tenth (1:47.39).

MEN’S 200 FREE – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 1:31.98

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Noah Millard (YALE) – 1:34.54
2. Ruslan Gaziev (OSU) – 1:34.64
3. Colton Paulson (ND) – 1:35.26
4. Rafael Miroslaw (IU) – 1:35.38
5. Youssef Ramadan (VT) – 1:35.40
6. Max Berg (UKY) – 1:35.42
7. Joe Page (YALE) – 1:35.53
8. Luis Dominguez Calonge (VT) – 1:35.76
9. Mario Molla Yanes (VT) – 1:35.86
10. Chris Guiliano (ND) – 1:36.48

Sophomore from Yale Noah Millard swam a season-best time of 1:34.54 to grab the top seed for finals. Teammate Joe Page also earned a spot in the A-final, going a season best time of 1:35.53. Page’s swim was only 0.04 hundredths off his personal best in the event.

The Virginia Tech men had a strong showing in this event, as they got three into the top ten. Youssef Ramadan rebounded from his 100 fly to post the fifth-fastest time of the morning at 1:35.40. Teammate Luis Dominguez Calonge was eighth (1:35.76), followed by Mario Molla Yanes in ninth (1:35.86).

WOMEN’S 100 BREAST – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 58.10

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Noelle Peplowski (IU) – 59.25
2. Josie Panitz (OSU) – 59.32
3. Brearna Crawford (IU) – 59.86
4. Jessey Li (YALE) – 1:00.42
5. Ami Hornyak (OHIO) – 1:00.46
6. Joleigh Crye (CINC) – 1:00.48
7. Leah Baker (OSU) – 1:00.51
8. Mac Looze (IU) – 1:00.92
9. Eva Carlson (UCLA) – 1:01.02
10. Ana Jih-Schiff (UCLA) – 1:01.14

Indiana’s Noelle Peplowski edged Ohio State’s Josie Panitz to take the top seed going into tonight’s finals with a 59.25. Indiana’s Brearna Crawford was the only other swimmer who broke 1:00.0 this morning, going a 59.86.

This A-final will feature three mid-major athletes–Jessey Li from Yale (1:00.42), Ami Hornyak from Ohio University (1:00.46), and Joleigh Crye from Cincinnati (1:00.48). Hornyak and Crye’s swims were new personal bests by about a second, while Li is just a few hundredths off hers.

MEN’S 100 BREAST – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 51.40

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Jassen Yep (IU) – 52.63
2. Carles Coll Marti (VT) – 52.77
3. Max Reich (IU) – 52.84
4. Pete Krusinski (OSU) – 53.29
5. Josh Matheny (IU) – 53.61
6. Karl Helmuth (OSU) – 53.77
7. Alex Deng (YALE) – 53.81
8. Johan Cue Carrillo (LU) – 53.97
9. Ian Mikesell (OSU) – 54.00
10. Mattia Giurgevich (LU) – 54.16

Jassen Yep led the way this morning with a season-best swim of 52.63. He will be joined by teammates Max Reich (52.84) and Josh Matheny (53.61) in tonight’s A-final.

Mid-major Lindenwood snuck two into the top ten. Junior Johan Cue Carrillo earned eighth in a season-best time of 53.97, while freshman Mattia Giurgevich took tenth with a huge best time of 54.16.

WOMEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 50.89

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Caitlin Brooks (UKY) – 52.17
2. Anna Peplowski (IU) – 52.69
3. Nyah Funderburke (OSU) – 52.69
4. Caroline Bentz (VT) – 53.00
5. Torie Buerger (UKY) – 53.03
6. Carmen Weiler Sastre (VT)/Mya DeWitt (IU) – 53.12
7. Lydia Hanlon (UKY)/Tristan Harris (OSU) – 53.20
8. Sophia Kosturos (UCLA) – 53.28

Caitlin Brooks swam a 52.17 to earn the top seed going into tonight’s finals. Brooks took out her first 50 in a 25.20, which was a few tenths quicker than anyone else in the field. Anna Peplowski took second this morning with a near-best time of 52.69.

Nyah Funderburke  is one to watch tonight, as her best time is less than a tenth off of Brooks’ best. They are the only sub-52.00 100 backstrokers in the field tonight.

MEN’S 100 BACK – PRELIMS

• NCAA ‘A’ Cut – 44.79

TOP 10 QUALIFIERS:

1. Brendan Burns (IU) – 46.48
2. Gavin Wright (IU) – 46.73
3. Thomas Watkins (OSU) – 46.86
4. Forest Webb (VT) – 47.23
5. William Koeppen (VT)/Marcus Gentry (ND) – 47.29
6. Luke Barr (IU) – 47.37
7. Kaden Smesko (ND) – 47.55
8. Tommy Janton (ND) – 47.61
9. Hunter Gubeno (CINC) – 47.62

Indiana senior Brendan Burns led the field this morning with a 46.48. The top six swimmers are all within one second of each other, meaning tonight’s final could be close.

Notre Dame did well in this event this morning, getting three swimmers into the top ten. Marcus Gentry tied for fifth with a 47.29, while teammates Kaden Smesko (47.55) and Tommy Janton (47.61) followed. All three were just off their own personal bests.

SCORES AFTER DAY ONE:

Women

1. Ohio State – 711
2. Indiana – 673.50
3. Kentucky – 583
4. Virginia Tech – 439
5. UCLA – 374
6. Notre Dame – 285.50
7. Yale – 264
8. Ohio – 170
9. Navy – 136
10. Cincinnati – 124
11. Lindenwood – 124
12. Miami – 32
13. Pittsburgh – 20

Men

1. Ohio State – 746
2. Indiana – 702.50
3. Virginia Tech – 476
4. Notre Dame – 458
5. Yale – 313
6. Kentucky – 306
7. Cincinnati – 283.50
8. Lindenwood – 206
9. Miami – 68
10. Pittsburgh – 59
11. Kenyon College – 22