Cincinnati Bearcats Roll To Dominant Sweep Over Kenyon

Cincinnati vs Kenyon

• October 21, 2023
• Gambier, Ohio
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Cincinnati Athletics

GAMBIER, Ohio – Senior Drew Hawthorne and sophomore Grace Gavin led the way as the University of Cincinnati swimming and diving program swept Kenyon College on Saturday in Gambier, Ohio.

The men’s team defeated Kenyon, 183-54, while the women’s team won, 178.5-64.5. Cincinnati recorded 25 total event wins.

Hawthorne notched first-place wins in the 50-yard (20.62) and 100-yard (45.24) freestyle while senior Hunter Gubeno earned two first-place marks in the 200-yard individual medley (1:51.16) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.01).

Gavin had strong performances in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.86) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.90), earning first-place finishes in both.

Freshman Lindi Worrell earned her first Bearcat victory in the 500-yard freestyle, recording time of 5:03.93. She also placed third in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:54.88.

The team of Tommy Eaton, Brennan Muramatsu, Drew Harris and Collin Singler found the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle relay, recording a time of 1:25.01.

The women took both relays when the 200-yard medley relay team of Gavin, Joleigh Crye, Ella Chown and Kaylee Nagel finished with a time of 1:44.13 and the team of Jessica Davis, Sophie Curtis, Worrell and Sonja Aarsvold recorded a time of 1:34.18 in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

For the diving portion, sophomore Lauren Melia earned victories in the 1-meter (267.95) and 3-meter (262.50).

On the men’s side, sophomore Alex Givens earned the top spot in the 1-meter (302.00) and 3-meter (302.20), while junior Will Claus finished right behind with scores of 301.75 and 295.65.

// EVENT WINS
Women’s 200 Medley Relay – Gavin, Crye, Chown, Nagel (1:44.13)
Women’s 1000 Freestyle – Michel (10:20.48)
Men’s 1000 Freestyle – Gal (9:30.17)
Women’s 200 Freestyle – Davis (1:52.20)
Men’s 200 Freestyle – Williams (1:41.94)
Women’s 50 Freestyle – Nagel (24.00)
Men’s 50 Freestyle – Hawthorne (20.62)
Women’s 200 IM – Gavin (2:05.90)
Men’s 200 IM – Gubeno (1:51.16)
Women’s 200 Fly – Michel (2:05.44)
Men’s 200 Fly – Eaton (1:50.58)
Women’s 100 Freestyle – Davis (51.78)
Men’s 100 Freestyle – Hawthorne (45.24)
Women’s 200 Back – Gavin (2:02.86)
Men’s 200 Back – Gubeno (1:47.01)
Women’s 500 Freestyle – Worrell (5:03.93)
Men’s 500 Freestyle – Gonzalez (4:36.47)
Women’s 200 Breaststroke – Crye (2:17.90)
Men’s 200 Breaststroke – Bumgardner (2:03.47)
Women’s 200 Freestyle Relay – Davis, Curtis, Worrell, Aarsvold (1:34.18)
Men’s 200 Freestyle Relay – Eaton, Muramatsu, Harris, Singler (1:25.01)
1-meter Dive – Melia (267.95
3-meter Dive – Melia (262.50)
1-meter Dive – Givens (302.20)
3-meter Dive – Givens (302.00)

// NEXT UP
Cincinnati will return home to take on West Virginia in a two-day dual, beginning on Friday, Oct. 27 at 3 p.m.

Courtesy: Kenyon Athletics

GAMBIER, Ohio — Competing at home for the second straight weekend, the Kenyon College women’s swimming and diving team welcomed the University of Cincinnati to Gambier. It was the Owls’ first dual this season, and Kenyon fell 178.5 to 64.5 to the NCAA Division I Bearcats.

The Owls were held without a first-place finish over 13 events, but Kenyon did secure second in over half of the competitions. Five of Kenyon’s seven second-place showings came in individual events, while two were in relay races.

Gabrielle Wei highlighted the Kenyon competitors as the junior notched three runner-up finishes, two as an individual and one on a relay team. Wei swam the second leg of the day’s first event, the 200-yard medley relay, and the Owls’ quartet of Caleigh Wukitch, Wei, Sydney Buchman, and Sydney Geboy posted a time of 1:44.86, less than a second behind the top team and good for an NCAA ‘B’ cut.

As an individual, Wei touched second in the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke. She clocked in at 2:07.88 in the IM, and her time of 2:18.36 in the breaststroke cleared a ‘B’ cut by over two seconds.

Sofia Giordano matched Wei with a pair of individual second-place swims. The first-year finished the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:34.43 before clocking a 5:10.32 in the 500 free, clearing third place by a little over a second in the 1,000 and a little under a second in the 500.

Kenyon’s only other individual to secure second was Gwen Eisenbeis. The sophomore completed the 50-yard freestyle sprint in 24.05 seconds, missing out on first by 0.05 seconds.

The Owls placed second in the afternoon’s final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay. With Eisenbeis swimming leadoff, Geboy, Kate Bogan, and Molly Haag rounded out the race to give Kenyon a time of 1:36.09.

On the diving board, Katarina Ilic and Claire Fergusson posted Kenyon’s best scores as the duo placed third and fourth, respectively, from both the one- and three-meter heights. Ilic scored 212.05 at one meter and 224.95 at three meters, while Fergusson finished with 183.45 and 219.50 points from the two boards.

After three outings over the season’s first week, the Owls have 13 days until their next contest. Kenyon will open its North Coast Athletic Conference campaign with a dual against Ohio Wesleyan University at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 3. Swimming events will occur at OWU while diving will take place at Kenyon.

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College men’s swimming and diving team played host for a second straight weekend, welcoming the University of Cincinnati to Gambier for the Owls’ first dual this season. Kenyon started strong with a win in the first event, but the Owls fell 183 to 54 to the NCAA Division I Bearcats.

Kenyon tallied one first-place finish and four second-place showings over 13 events. The Owls opened the day by taking the top time in the 200-yard medley relay, and the home team added one runner-up finish in relays and three in individual races.

The quartet of Yurii Kosian, Noel Tumbasz, Noah Hargrove, and Marko Krtinic combined for most of Kenyon’s scoring on the day. The foursome finished first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:31.85, clearing second by 0.27 seconds.

Kosian had the most individual success for the Owls, racking up second- and third-place finishes in his two individual contests. The senior clocked in at 1:50.24 in the 200-yard backstroke to take silver, and his time of 1:43.01 in the 200-yard freestyle was good for bronze.

Hargrove hauled in two more second-place finishes, one as an individual and one on a relay team. The senior touched in 1:51.77 in the 200-yard butterfly, a little over a second behind the winning pace. Hargrove anchored Kenyon’s runner-up 200-yard freestyle relay squad in the day’s final race. The team of Krtinic, Pedro Mello, Andre McCloud, and Hargrove clocked in at 1:25.50, less than a second behind first place.

Tumbasz tallied the Owls’ other top-two placement. The first-year touched the wall in 2:05.71 in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing a little over two seconds behind the top time.

After competing three times over the first week of the season, the Owls have 13 days until their next outing. Kenyon opens its North Coast Athletic Conference campaign at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 3, with a dual against Ohio Wesleyan University. Swimming events will occur at OWU while diving will take place at Kenyon.