Cal Baptist vs Biola
- December 7, 2024
- La Mirada, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: CBU Athletics
LA MIRADA/RIVERSIDE – The California Baptist University men’s and women’s swim and dive teams divided and conquered on Saturday afternoon, as swim handled the Eagles of Biola University, and the Lancer divers showed very well against top-tier talent on the platforms at the RCC Collegiate Diving Invite.
SWIMMING
The Lancers made easy work of their former GSAC and PacWest foes, Division II power Biola University, outscoring the Eagles 259-39. In total, CBU won 35 of the 36 contested events.
Andrija Petkovic and Liam Flaherty highlighted the dual by claiming their own pieces of Biola history by breaking a handful of Lansing Pool records. Petkovic topped a pair of event bests, setting the new 100 free time to beat in 44.73 seconds and the 200 free time to beat of 1:41.14. Flaherty is the proud new owner of the Lansing 100 individual medley best time of 53.27 seconds.
DIVING
The Lancer divers didn’t have to travel quite as far as the swimmers on Saturday as their event happened down the road at Riverside Community College. The RCC Collegiate Divind Invite did contest all three levels of diving, but the Lancers were focused solely on the platform event.
They achieved their primary goal as four more divers managed to make the cut for NCAA Zone E competition in March. John Angelovic, Audrey Easter, and Gael Jimenez all hit their goal in the preliminary rounds of their event, while Bella Reynolds joined the group after the finals round. In total, all eight divers have now qualified for Zones in the 1-and3 meter springboard events, and seven of the eight have platform marks as well.
CBU swim and dive will close out the 2024 calendar year with one final meet, but it’s a big one. The Lancers will head east to Las Vegas for the UNLV Invite, December 16-18, at Jim Reitz Pool in the Buchanan Natatorium.
Courtesy: Biola Athletics
LA MIRADA — Saturday’s swim meet was unique in the events making up the day. The day consisted of mixed relays and 50 yard events for each stroke in a dual meet between Biola and California Baptist, along with other rare distances for each stroke.
CBU won the day on both sides, netting a 262-37 win on the women’s side and a 259-39 edge on the men’s.
Koen Vos showed his strength in the freestyle, netting 15 points with first and second place finishes. The freshman nabbed first in the 50 free with the best time of 21.85 and landed in second place in the 200 free at 1:43.91 for a season-best mark.
Angelina Ahmadi-Kashani was a well-rounded talent for the Eagles, scoring in multiple events. Her best finish came in the 50 backstroke, netting second place at 28.15. She also offered a podium showing in the 50 butterfly with a mark of 27.59, which made for a season-best time.
Biola’s best relay performance was the A team, nabbing third place in the 400 freestyle mixed relay.
The Biola men saw three third place finishes in the slew of 150 swims of backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. In the 150 back, Alejandro Marchesini took third at 1:28.83 for three points and was followed by Eli Houseman in fourth. Jacob Haaksma scored third in the 150 breaststroke, touching at 1:34.42 and Sean Rho recorded a time of 1:24.66 for third place in the 150 butterfly.
Coco Friedley added a silver medal to her day with a time of 1:45.83 in the 150 breaststroke.
Marchesini also claimed second place on Saturday, doing so in the 50 backstroke at 25.01.
The BU women netted third and fourth place in the 300 free and 150 back. Emily Sheldon and Chloe Colvard were third and fourth, respectively, in the 300 free being separated by .21 seconds. In the 150 backstroke, Allison Yancey was third place at 1:35.51, while Savanna Taylor touched at 1:39.29 for fourth.
Phoebe Munholland showed her speed in the 50 free, posting a time of 25.19 for third place.
Over in Riverside, the Biola divers competed against NCAA DI talent from San Diego State and UNLV, along with CUI and Chapman. Lorelai Carney led the way, placing 12th in the 1M finals (220.80) and 10th in the 3M finals (239.40). For the men, Caleb Pook led the way, scoring fifth place in the 3M finals (212.35) and third place in the 1M finals (265.50).
The Eagles will return to action in the spring at Pomona-Pitzer on January 18.
