Connecticut v. Brown
- Saturday, November 23, 2019
- Providence, R.I.
- FULL WOMEN’S RESULTS (PDF)
- FULL MEN’S RESULTS (PDF)
Courtesy: UConn Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The UConn women’s swimming and diving team came up short against Ivy League foe, Brown, 190.5-109.5 on Saturday afternoon at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatic Center.
“Today was a challenging day of racing for our program, said head coach Chris Maiello. “Competing on the road against a tough opponent our team rose to the challenge but it was not enough to overtake a really good Brown team. I am happy with the way our team did not back down and had races that showed some grit and heart. Even in the loss our staff is encouraged and excited about the future- both in the short term and the long term. As we continue to develop from a program standpoint we need to compete against teams at a higher level. Our team proved that we can consistently race with higher level competition. We are excited for our next phase which is a run for our championship season.”
Sophomore Katelyn Walsh led the way for the Huskies by capturing wins in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke. Her time of 1:05.13 just missed out on a season-best.
Katelyn had a good day being our only double winner,” said Maiello “It’s been fun to watch and help her development , she is talented and hard working and she is setting herself up for a strong second half of the season.”
Ryan Dulaney nabbed a win in the 1000 Free (10:17.19) and placed third in the 500 Free (5:01.67). Both times were season-bests for the long distance performer.
Freshman Mia Galat was solid for the Huskies placing second in the 200 Free and also produced solid times in the 100 (58.04) and 200 Fly (2:06.92).
Sophomore Georgia Apostolu notched a win in the 200 Backstroke and also secured a runner-up finish in the 100 Back.
On the board, Kamrin Dawkins landed on the podium with a third place finish in the 3M while Elizabeth Drab logged a third place mark in the 1M event.
“Overall, the divers did well today,” said head diving coach Josh Arndt.”They have been doing a fantastic job over the past few months training hard to reach our goals. We had sone fatigue going into today’s meet, but they left it all in the pool. I’m excited for them to have a bit of break going into Thanksgiving and coming back refreshed for the Rutgers Invite.”
UConn returns to the pool on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Rutgers Invite.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The UConn men’s swimming and diving team came up short against Ivy League foe, Brown, 198-102 on Saturday afternoon at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatic Center.
“Today was a challenging day of racing for our program, said head coach Chris Maiello. “Competing on the road against a tough opponent our team rose to the challenge but it was not enough to overtake a really good Brown team. I am happy with the way our team did not back down and had races that showed some grit and heart. Even in the loss our staff is encouraged and excited about the future- both in the short term and the long term. As we continue to develop from a program standpoint we need to compete against teams at a higher level. Our team proved that we can consistently race with higher level competition. We are excited for our next phase which is a run for our championship season.”
Jack Muratori had a career-day with career-best times in the 50 and 100 Freestyle. The sophomore posted a time of 21:04 in the 50 and backed it up with a 46.17 mark in the 100.
Senior Will Kearsey won the 100 Backstroke (49.26) and followed it up with strong swims in the 50 and 100 Freestyle.
North Hansen and Karl Bishop captured the top two spots in the 1000 Free with season-best times of 9:19.79 and 9:34.35, respectively.
“As always North was strong in the 1000, said Maiello. “We can see it in training, he is going to have a good AAC meet if he keeps up this hard work.”
Josh Wroblewski captured a season-best mark in the 200 Free with his runner-up finish in 1:40.13 and Joey Homan notched his season-best time with a second place finish in the 200 Back (1:51.69).
On the boards, Kyle Kennedy had a solid day taking second place in the 1M and third place in the 3M event. Torrington Wagner took third place in the 1M.
“Overall, the divers did well today,” said head diving coach Josh Arndt.”They have been doing a fantastic job over the past few months training hard to reach our goals. We had sone fatigue going into today’s meet, but they left it all in the pool. I’m excited for them to have a bit of break going into Thanksgiving and coming back refreshed for the Rutgers Invite.”
UConn returns to the pool on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the Rutgers Invite.
Courtesy: Brown Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown women’s swimming & diving team defeated UConn, 190.5-109.5, in its home opening meet at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center on Saturday. Both junior Taylor Seaman (Brighton, Mich.) and freshman Sage Matsushima (Huntington Beach, Calif.) won two individual events and also took first as teammates in the 200 medley relay.
“It’s great to get an out of conference win against a team like UConn,” said head coach Kate Kovenock. “Heading into the meet we knew a full team approach was necessary to get the job done – each training group on the swimming side plus our divers as a collective while had to be ready to compete.”
The Bears began the day with a victory in the 200 medley relay (1:43.35) by Seaman freshman Sasha Liu (Piedmont, Calif.), Matsushima and senior Marley Cross (Seattle, Wash.).
Brown went 1-2-3 in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle for the second-consecutive meet. Seaman took the win in the 50 free in 23.13 and was followed by sophomore Andrea Wei (Hopkinton, Mass.) (23.58) and junior Tory Center (Madison, Wis.) (23.65). Cross finished first in the 100 freestyle in 50.99 with junior Claudia Wong (Los Angeles, Calif.) (52.29) and Wei (52.96) behind her. Seaman also won the 200 freestyle in 1:50.90 while freshman Audrey Orange (New York City, N.Y.) took third (1:52.55). Orange later took a victory home in the 500 freestyle in 5:00.04 while senior Amelia Gilchrist (Greensboro, N.C.) placed second (5:01.32).
In distance, Gilchrist took second with a time of 10:19.72 in the 1000 freestyle.
Matsushima grabbed the top spot in the 100 backstroke, touching in at 56.42 with senior Sarah Welch (Beverly, Mass.) placing third (58.26). Welch later came in second in the 200 of the event, in 2:03.19 while sophomore Miku Takabayashi (Glastonbury, Conn.) grabbed third (2:04.44).
Liu swam to a time of 1:05.29 in the 100 breaststroke, good for second. In the 200 breaststroke, freshman Delora Li (Bellevue, Wash.) came in third, touching the wall in 2:27.81.
Freshman Nell Chidley (Mystic, Conn.) won the 200 butterfly in 2:03.84 while a third-place finish was turned in by sophomore Caylene Rippon (Hershey, Pa.) (2:05.89). In the 100 fly, Matsushima took the top spot in 55.72 and Wong came in third (56.47).
On the boards, the Bears had a strong showing with junior Julia Feord (Royal Oak, Mich.) taking the top spot in the 3M with a score of 270.45. Junior Marisa Agarwal (Palo Alto, Calif.) followed, taking second (256.28). Senior Emily Zitkovsky (Lexington, Mass.) claimed first in the 1M with a mark of 269.63 while sophomore Liv Mitchell (Laguna Beach, Calif.) came in second (264.75) and Feord tied a UConn diver for third (248.10). Zitkovsky qualified for the NCAA Zones Championships with her score.
Takabayashi won the final individual event of the afternoon, the 400 IM, with a time of 4:28.39 and Whall finished in second (4:30.23).
A team of freshman Elise Kreutzer (Portland, Ore.), Wei, Chidley and sophomore Maija Ninness (Santa Barbara, Calif.) won the 400 freestyle in 3:32.73 to close the meet.
The Bears next compete at the Big Al Open, Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8, at DeNunzio Pool on Princeton’s campus. Prelims will start at 10:00 a.m. each day and finals will begin at 6:00 p.m.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men’s swimming & diving team topped UConn, 198-102, in its home opening meet at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center on Saturday. Sophomore Ben Hayes (River Hills, Wis.) led the Bears with three individual first place finishes, in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 400 IM.
“It was a great win today against a talented, well-coached UConn squad,” said head coach Kevin Norman. “Through 16 events the team remained focused and kept the energy up. Our 200 Medley Relay set the tone from the start and the team followed suit. We could not have asked for a better home opener.”
The Bears finished 1-2 in the 200 medley relay to open the meet. Senior Joon Sung (Los Angeles, Calif.), freshman Vincent Huang (League City, Texas), sophomore I.I. Qiao (Naperville, Ill.) and senior Alex Smilenov (Katy, Texas) took the top spot in 1:29.58 while a quartet of sophomore Billy Knaul (Sudbury, Mass.), senior Coley Sullivan (Louisville, Ky.), senior Jagger Stephens (Agana Heights, Hagatna, Guam) and senior Cody Cline (Wellington, Fla.) finished second in 1:32.41.
Junior Michael Lincoln (Palo Alto, Calif.) recorded the first individual victory of the meet, winning the 200 freestyle in 1:38.87. The 100 backstroke followed where Sullivan and sophomore Lucas Hess (Salt Lake City, Utah) went 2-3 with times of 50.31 and 50.68, respectively.
Brown took the top three spots in the 100 freestyle with Sung winning the race in 44.32. Lincoln touched the wall in second (45.53) and Cline placed third (45.65). Cline came back to grab first in the 50 freestyle in 20.40 and Smilenov came in second (20.71).
In diving, sophomore Trevor Labuda (Los Altos, Calif.) won both the 1M (261.68) and 3M (322.73) with senior William McNelis (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) taking second in the 3M with a score of 288.30. Labuda qualified for the NCAA Zones Championships with his scores.
Sung later grabbed the top spot in the 100 butterfly in 48.53 with Qiao following in second (49.35). Qiao later won the 200 fly in 1:49.98 while freshman Lukas Scheidl (Mendham, N.J.) took second (1:51.26).
Freshman Tyler Lu (Pleasanton, Calif.) won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:33.53. Sophomore Nico Ortega (Caracas, Venezuela/Westport, Conn.) led Brown in the 1000 freestyle, taking third in 9:37.40.
Both Hayes and Huang went 1-2 in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Hayes won the 100 in 56.75 with Huang close behind (56.77). Hayes took the 200 in 2:02.18 while Huang finished in 2:04.26.
Sullivan grabbed first in the 200 backstroke in 1:50.42 while sophomore Reid Arwood (Asheville, N.C.) finished in third (1:51.74).
Hayes won his third event of the meet in the final race, the 400 IM, swimming to a time of 3:56.71. Junior Alex Park (Dix Hills, N.Y.) (3:59.50) and Lincoln (3:59.71) also had strong finishes in the event, placing second and third, respectively.
Brown closed the meet with a second-place showing in the 200 freestyle relay, with Qiao, Hess, Lu and Stephens finishing in 1:23.94.
The Bears next compete at the Big Al Open, Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8, at DeNunzio Pool on Princeton’s campus. Prelims will start at 10:00 a.m. each day and finals will begin at 6:00 p.m.
