Meet Stats
- Complete results
- January 27, 2017
- Score
- Men: Penn 163, West Chester 129
- Women: Penn 162, West Chester 132
Press Release
Courtesy of Penn Athletics
Women:
The University of Pennsylvania women’s swimming and diving team (8-3, 4-3 Ivy) posted a strong performance against West Chester University in the final regular season meet of the season Friday, taking down the Golden Rams 162-132.
The Quakers got out to a quick start behind the foursome of Rochelle Dong, Linda Zhang, Carter Orth and Emily Layne with a first-place finish in the 200-yd medley relay for the second consecutive meet. Dong continued her winning ways in the 100-yd backstroke, while Orth added two individual first-place finishes of her own in the 200-yd back and the 400-yd IM.
Meredith Newman put together several strong performances on the night, including two top finishes in both the 200-yd and 100-yd freestyle events. Sydney Tan and Kim Phan also contributed two individual wins, with Tan taking the 100-yd and 200-yd breaststroke events while Phan paced the field in the 50-yd free and 100-yd butterfly.
The Quakers also put together a dominant performance on the diving board, capturing a 1-2-3 sweep in the 1-meter dive to round out the meet. Sophia Heiser took first with a total score of 239.80, while teammates Sivan Mills (233.70) and Cassidy Golden (231.70) placed second and third, respectively.
Penn returns to competition for postseason play in the Ivy League Championships (Feb. 23-25) and the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24).
Notable Finishes
200-yd Medley Relay:
1. Rochelle Dong, Carter Orth, Linda Zhang, Emily Layne (1:47.22)
200-yd Freestyle:
1. Meredith Newman, 1:54.47
2. Emma Holmquist, 1:55.96
100-yd Backstroke:
1. Rochelle Dong, 57.90
100-yd Breaststroke:
1. Sydney Tan, 1:05.89
2. Emily Layne, 1:06.27
3. Linda Zhang, 1:07.52
50-yd Freestyle:
1. Kim Phan, 24.06
3. Meredith Newman, 24.21
100-yd Freestyle:
1. Meredith Newman, 53.09
200-yd Backstroke:
1. Carter Orth, 2:05.62
200-yd Breaststroke:
1. Sydney Tan, 2:19.31
2. Serena Xue, 2:20.71
3. Emma Holmquist, 2:24.46
100-yd Butterfly:
1. Kim Phan, 57.20
400-yd IM:
1. Carter Orth, 4:31.76
Men:
The University of Pennsylvania men’s swimming and diving team (8-3, 4-3 Ivy) completed their regular season schedule Friday night on a high note, defeating West Chester University 163-129. The Quakers finished the evening with ten first-place finishes in the non-conference matchup, including two each from Kevin Su and Michael Wen.
The foursome of CJ Schaffer, Colin McHugh, Thomas Dillinger and Wen produced the first Penn win of the night in the 200-yd medley relay, pacing the field with a time of 1:31.11. Taylor Uselis followed with a victory in the 1000-yd freestyle relay, part of a 1-2-3 sweep with teammates Matt Haigh and Hunter Brakovec, who finished second and third, respectively.
Su continued his dominance in the freestyle events, picking up both of his wins in the 200-yd and 100-yd races. Wen followed a similar pattern in the butterfly, securing both of his first-place performances in the 200-yd and 100-yd events.
The Quakers also got top finishes from Mark Blinstrub (100-yd backstroke), Zach Fisher (50-yd free) and Mark Andrew (200-yd back). Andrew Bologna excelled in the 1-meter dive, posting a score of 292.70 while John-Michael Diveris took second-place for his performance (270.60).
The Quakers return to competition for postseason play in the Ivy League Championships (Feb. 23-25) and the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24).
Notable Finishes:
200-yd Medley Relay:
1. Cj Schaffer, Colin McHugh, Michael Wen, Thomas Dillinger (1:31.11)
1000-yd Freestyle:
1. Taylor Uselis, 9:33.48
2. Matt Haigh, 9:35.09
3. Hunter Brakovec, 9:40.97
200-yd Freestyle:
1. Kevin Su, 1:39.32
100-yd Backstroke:
1. Mark Blinstrub, 51.11
2. Cj Schaffer, 52.14
3. Chris Nicholson, 53.06
200-yd Butterfly:
1. Michael Wen, 1:52.99
50-yd Freestyle:
1. Zach Fisher, 21.23
100-yd Freestyle:
1. Kevin Su, 45.90
200-yd Backstroke:
1. Mark Andrew, 1:53.74
2. Mark Blinstrub, 1:56.17
100-yd Butterfly:
1. Michael Wen, 49.90
2. Zach Fisher, 50.32
