Arizona Women Edge Utah, Utes Men Take Down Wildcats

Arizona vs Utah

• October 26, 2024
• Tucson, Ariz.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Arizona Athletics

Tucson, Ariz. — The Wildcats split their first regular season meet in Tucson, with the women defeating Utah 151-149 and the men falling just short against the Utes, 140.50- 159.50.

The Wildcat women were led by excellent performances from Malia Rausch, Brooke Earley, Ava Sutphin, Eleni Gewalt and Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh who all earned at least one first-place individual finish.

The women’s relay teams also shined against Utah. The women’s 200 Medley “A” relay team opened the meet with a win for the Wildcats with a time of 1:41.60, and the women’s 400 Free “A” relay closed out the meet with a dominant victory and a time of 3:22.14.

On the men’s side, Naughton swept the butterfly races. He earned a season-best 1:45.42 in the 200 Fly that put him at No. 21 in the country for that event and also won the 100 Fly with a time of 46.86.

The men’s team ended Day 1 on a resounding victory in the 100 Free with the Wildcat men sweeping the first four spots, led by Ralph Daleiden. The Wildcat men finished the meet on a strong note, with the men’s 400 Free “A” relay team earning a decisive victory with a time of 2:57.39.

On the diving side, Earley and DuBois were major point-earners for the Wildcats. The divers swept for Arizona on Day 1, and both came in second place in their respective events on Day 2.

Arizona earned 16 first-place finishes throughout the meet.

The Cats are headed to Los Angeles next to face USC on Friday, Nov. 8 and UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 9.

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Top Three Finishes 

• 1st place: Men’s 200 Fly, Haakon Naughton (1:45.42)
• 1st place: Women’s 1000 Free, Ava Sutphin (10:18.82)
• 1st place: Women’s 200 Medley: Arizona “A” relay, 1:41.60 (Lila Lillie, Charlie Millard, Maryam Sheikhalizdehkhangh and Lexi Duchsherer)
• 1st place: Men’s 200 BR, Daniel Young (2:01.35)
• 1st place: Men’s 100 Free, Ralph Daleiden (43.80)
• 1st place: Women’s 3M, Brooke Earley (317.40)
• 1st place: Men’s 1M, Gage DuBois (348.45)
• 1st place: Women’s 200 Free, Malia Rausch (1:51.12)
• 1st place: Men’s 200 Free, Ralph Daleiden (1:36.21)
• 1st place: Women’s 100 BR, Eleni Gewalt (1:02.74)
• 1st place: Men’s 100 BR, Daniel Young (53.73)
• 1st place: Women’s 500 Free, Malia Rausch (4:56.63)
• 1st place: Women’s 100 Fly, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh (56.21)
• 1st place: Men’s 100 Fly, Haakon Naughton (46.86)
• 1st place: Women’s 400 Free Relay, 3:22.14, Arizona “A” Team (Duchsherer, Riley Botton, Julia Wozniak, Alyssa Schwengel)
• 1st place: Men’s 400 Free Relay, 3:22.14, Arizona “A” Team (Tomas Lukminas, Daleiden, Taylor Luck, Mason Hopper)
• 2nd place: Womens 200 Medley: Arizona “B” relay, 1:42.25 (Paige Armstrong, Eleni Gewalt, Claire Christie, Alyssa Schwengel)
• 2nd pace: Men’s 200 Medley: Arizona “B” relay, 1:30.83 (Will Meyers, Tavner Wisdom, Jadan Nabor, Taylor Luck)
• 2nd place: Women’s 200 Fly, MJ Neilson (2:05.19)
• 2nd place: Women’s 200 Back, Paige Armstrong (2:03.22)
• 2nd place: Women’s 200 BR, Kelsey Wasikowski (2:18.86)
• 2nd place: Women’s 100 Free, Alyssa Schwengel (50.71)
• 2nd place: Men’s 100 Free, Tomas Lukminas (44.08)
• 2nd place: Women’s 200 Free, Amalie Mortensen (1:52.65)
• 2nd place: Men’s 200 Free, Tomas Lukminas (1:37.55)
• 2nd place: Men’s 100 Back, Jack Donovan (49.97)
• 2nd place: Women’s 100 Back, Lila Lillie (55.71)
• 2nd place: Men’s 100 BR, Tavner Wisdom (55.49)
• 2nd place: Women’s 1M, Brooke Earley (288.23)
• 2nd place: Women’s 50 Free, Lexi Duchsherer (23.14)
• 2nd place: Men’s 50 Free, Ralph Daleiden (20.66)
• 2nd place: Men’s 500 Free, Mason Nyboer (4:31.09)
• 2nd place: Men’s 3M, Gage DuBois (361.20)
• 2nd place: Women’s 200 IM, Charlie Millard (2:06.15)
• 2nd place: Men’s 200 IM, Haakon Naughton (1:50.16)
• 2nd place: Women’s 400 Free Relay, 3:27.09, Arizona “B” Relay (Sheikhalizadehkhangh, Mortensen, Julia Urbanowski, Rausch)
• 2nd place: Men’s 400 Free Relay, 3:00.65, Arizona “B” Relay (Lars Kuljus, Hunter Ingram, Jack Donovan, Miles Bottai)
• 3rd place: Women’s 1000 Free, Malia Rausch (10:25.19)
• 3rd place: Men’s 1000 Free, Mason Nyboer (9:25.91)
• 3rd place: Women’s 200 Fly, Claire Christie (2:06.05)
• 3rd place: Women’s 100 Free, Lexi Duchsherer (50.78)
• 3rd place: Men’s 100 Free, Mason Hopper (45.07)
• 3rd place: Women’s 100 Back, Paige Armstrong, (56.17)
• 3rd place: Women’s 50 Free, Alyssa Schwengel (23.39)
• 3rd place: Women’s 100 Fly, Claire Christie (57.33)
• 3rd place: Men’s 100 Fly, Jadan Nabor (48.77)

Courtesy: Utah Athletics

TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Utah’s swim and dive team finish its first dual meet this season against the University of Arizona Wildcats, earning mixed results after the men’s team claims the victory, but the women fall by two points at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday morning.

Bringing in twenty-six medals on day two, the Utes successfully finished their first dual meet of the 2024-2025 season. Though the women’s team fell short by two points, bringing in a total of 149 to the Wildcats’ 151, the men’s team were able to come out on top, 159.5 to Arizona’s 140.5.

“What a great meet from both teams today, they all swam and dove really well. Unfortunately, the women fell short, but we should be pleased that we were so close,” said head coach Jonas Persson.

Going for the Gold

• Senior Norah Hay earned first-place in the 100-yard backstroke with a 55.47.
• Graduate Parker McOmber followed suit with a first-place finish of his own, touching at 48.87.
• Sophomore Emilia Nilsson Garip took the top spot in the women’s 1m competition, totaling a score of 293.33.
• Junior Erin Palmer swam a 23.13 in the 50-free, adding nine points to the women’s total.
• Sophomore Will Woodall touched at 20.61 for the top spot on the men’s side of the 50-free.
• Sophomore Nick Chirafisi dominated the 500-yard freestyle event with a 4:29.98 finish.
• Junior Elias Petersen added another first on the diving side with a score of 367.43 on 3m.
• Sophomore Ella Derby claimed the title in the 200-yard IM with a swim of 2:05.87.
• Sophomore Kelson Flynn quickly followed with a win of his own in the same race, touching at 1:49.69.

“We came back strong today and put together a very solid meet. There are thing we could have done better, but being our first meet of the year, on the road and against a tough opponent, we competed very well. It’s probably the best first meet we’ve had as a team, both diving and swimming, in my 15 seasons here,” said head diving coach Richard Marschner.

On the Boards

• Six Utes earn an NCAA Zone cut.
• Nilsson Garip, senior Holly Waxman, freshman Callie Eaglestone and junior Kathryn Grant all earned their 3m Zones cut.
• Petersen and graduate Jesco Helling both earned their Zones cut with their 1m performances.
• Helling’s score earned him a spot at third, his first medal of the season.

“We’re looking forward to coming home to take on UNLV and then on to Texas in a few weeks,” said Marschner.

“The men got a firm win, which was very well deserved. I am very pleased and proud of both teams. We still have a lot of work to do, but now we have a better look at what we need to work on,” said Persson.

Looking Ahead
The Utes head back home to host their first dual meet of the season against UNLV on Nov. 1 in the Ute Natatorium.