Buffalo overtook Ball State and McMaster in a tri-meet on Saturday. The men beat McMaster 249-49, while the women topped Ball State 240.50-57.50 and McMaster 219.50-79.50. The Ball State women split, beating McMaster 219.5-79.5. One of the most exciting races of the meet was the men’s 500, in which Buffalo’s Billy Patrum and McMaster’s Mitchell Muizlear were separated by a fingernail, with Patrum winning 4:41.69 to 4:41.78.
Buffalo:
BUFFALO, NY- The University at Buffalo, the State University of New York swimming and diving teams competed in their final home meet of 2015. On the men’s side, the Bulls defeated McMaster, 249-49, while the women defeated McMaster, 240.50-57.50, and MAC rival Ball State 219.50-79.50.
In the well, the women’s team had two top-five finishes in both the one-meter and three-meter dives against Ball State. Abbey Croce finished in second in both events with scores of 223.43 and 235.58, respectively. Mackenzie Moss dove strongly with scores of 219.38 and 207.38 to grab two fourth-place finishes. The men’s team also dove strongly, but faced no competition on Saturday.
The men’s 500 yard freestyle featured a photo finish between Buffalo’s Billy Patrum and McMaster’s Mitchell Muizlear. In the end Muizelaar beat Patrum by only .07 seconds with a time of 4:41.69.
Hannah Miller and Jessica Powers finished first and second in the women’s 500 yard freestyle with times of 503.98 and 5:05.09, respectively.
Buffalo swept the podium in the men’s 100 yard butterfly with Mason Miller, Itai De La Vega, and Andrew Cole-Goinsfinishing first, second, and third.
In his first race of the 2015-16 season, Scott Huang won the 100 yard breaststroke, 200 yard breastroke, 200 yard IM with times of 56.11, 2:01.80, and 1:53.21, respectively.
Charles Barry finished first in both the 200 yard backstroke (1:52.28) and 1000 yard freestyle (9:27.33). Megan Burns had four first-place finishes with two coming from individual events and the other two coming from the 200 medley relay (1:46.08) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.07).
Julia Box won both the 100 yard fly (56.35) and 200 yard fly (204.40) races before coming in second in the 200 yard freestyle relay (1:38.39).
UB women’s swimming and diving will travel to Miami (OH) next weekend. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 31. The men’s swimming and diving team will next compete at the three-day Bucknell Invite starting on November 20.
Swimming news courtesy of Buffalo Swimming & Diving.
Ball State:
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team split its second double-dual of the weekend, with a 157-141 victory over McMaster and a 219.5-79.5 setback to host and Mid-American Conference rival Buffalo Saturday at the Alumni Arena Natatorium.
Overall, the Cardinals captured eight event victories over the Marauders, while earning one event win over the Bulls. Junior Jessica Extine led Ball State with two individual event wins versus McMaster, taking top honors in both the 50 free (24.63) and the 100 free (53.95). In the same races, Extine finished second and third, respectively, against Buffalo.
“It was rewarding to earn a win on the road against a well-coached McMaster program,” Ball State women’s swimming and diving head coach Kristy Castillo said. “Buffalo hosted a great meet and competed well.”
Sophomore Amanda Kedzierski was the lone Ball State swimmer to earn an individual victory over Buffalo, topping the 100 breaststroke by touching the wall in 1:05.55. The effort was also good enough to top McMaster giving her two event victories in one swim.
Freshman Liz Madison earned her first career win in the 1000 freestyle, clocking in at a season-fast 10:55.29 to defeat the Marauders and take third against the Bulls.
Junior Katie Horn tallied an event win in the 200 butterfly with a 2:10.77 time, which was able to capture first against McMaster, as well as third versus Buffalo.
Rounding out the top swim finishes for the Cardinals against McMaster was sophomoreAndrea Richter, posting a season-best 59.40 in the 100 fly. The time earned a fourth place mark against Buffalo.
In diving action, senior Madie Zirzow topped both the one- and three-meter competitions against both opponents, with scores of 245.25 and 239.85, respectively. The one-meter mark was a new season best for Zirzow.
“We responded better in some areas than others on the second day of our back-to-back competitions,” Castillo said. “These experiences will help us in preparation for multi-day meets later this season, and more recently, for next weekend.”
With another busy weekend ahead, the women’s swimming and diving team will take on two conference foes when it travels Miami on Oct. 30, prior to opening home action against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 31.
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Swimming news courtesy of Ball State Swimming & Diving.
