Florida Atlantic vs St. Thomas
- Saturday, January 21, 2023
- Boca Raton, Fla.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
- Women: FAU 162, STU 98
- Men: STU 183, STU 78
Courtesy: FAU Sports
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men’s and women’s swim teams wrapped up their home slate with a win over St. Thomas on Saturday. It was a sweep for both teams as the men won by a score of 183 to 78 and the women winning 162-98. Much of the contributions to the win came from the 11 seniors who were honored prior to the meet.
In addition, the Owls divers competed against Indian River State, highlighted by a victory by Alicia Mora in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dive.
SENIORS HONORED
Men
- Ethan Crim
- Kyle Douglas
- Rateb Hussein
- Alec Peckmann
- Garrett Stanley
- Peter Tanner
Women
- Jackie Grabowski
- Kirsty Hobson
- Molly Jordan
- Grace Molinaro
- Nika Sauger
Men
- 200 Medley Relay ‘B’ Team (Maximilano Ahumada, Jake Bair, Dalton Lillibridge, Garrett Stanley)
- Ahumada: 100 Back (51.75)
- Hussein: 100 Fly (50.20), 200 Fly (1:52.94)
- Jackson Kirk: 100 Free (46.14)
- Lillibridge: 100 Breast (56.55)
- Peckmann: 50 Free (20.88), 200 Back (1:53.83)
- Nick Shaffer: 200 IM (1:55.06)
- Cameron Speed: 500 Free (4:53.53)
- Christoffer Weiss: 1000 Free (10:02.66)
- 200 Free Relay ‘A’ Team (Ahumada, Hussein, Peckmann, Tanner)
Women
- Maggie Casey: 200 Free (1:56.64)
- Ella Freeman: 200 Breast (2:29.82)
- Julia Earnshaw: 100 Free (53.82)
- Hobson: 500 Free (5:11.19)
- Jordan: 200 Fly (2:09.48)
- Lydia Lanahan: 50 Free (24.81)
- Mora: 3-meter dive (314.7), 1-meter dive (300.15)
- Amelia Robertson: 100 Back (58.4)
- Riley Trout: 200 Back (2:05.56)
- Lauren Wright: 100 Fly (59.04)
- 200 Free Relay ‘A’ Team (Julia Earnshaw, Grabowski, Sauger, Kasia Szlek)
The men’s regular season has concluded. They will now shift their focus towards the CCSA Champions to be held from Feb. 15 -18. The women’s team will have one final regular season meet, Jan. 28 against FIU.
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Courtesy: STU Athletics
BOCA RATON, Fla. (January 21, 2023) – St. Thomas University (STU) Women’s Swimming honored their second group of seniors on Saturday afternoon. Marta Lekovic and Mikayla DePover were celebrated as just the second class on the women’s side. Both Bobcats joined the team in 2021 and are a part of the first All-Americans in the program.
The team honored the seniors on their road dual against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla.
Meet Score
No. 5 St. Thomas – 98
NCAA DI Florida Atlantic – 162
Meet Recap
- The freshmen Sophie Urias stole the spotlight on senior day breaking a program record held by herself in the 1000-yard freestyle.
- Urias shredded 11 seconds off her personal best for a new record of 10:53.75.
- St. Thomas as team garnered four gold, four silver, and five bronze medal placements.
- Alessia Claassen and Mikayla DePover joined Urias with first place finishes in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard breast, respectively.
- Three Bobcats hit provisional marks with Wiktoria Bidnik (100-yard back), Martine Abrahamsen (200-yard free), and DePover (100-yard breast).
- St. Thomas opened the meet with a splash taking first-place in the 200-yard medley relay, breaking a new program record at 1:36.06.
- The medley team consisted on Claudia Ashford, Maria Sanchez Galvan, Hannah Pape, and Amanda Clarke.
Up Next
St. Thomas will now begin to prepare for the first-ever Sun Conference Swimming Championship meet as they will compete against some of the nation’s best in no. 1 Keiser and no. 7 SCAD-Savannah.
BOCA RATON, Fla. (January 21, 2023) – Saturday marked another milestone in the St. Thomas University (STU) Men’s Swimming program, honoring the first seniors to be set to graduate in May 2023. The Bobcats celebrated five seniors in Nicholas Ruzza, Migue Arroyo, Liam Henry, Troy Gardner, and Julius Schmid. Gardner was one of the original members when the program started three years ago.
The team honored the seniors on their road dual against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla.
Meet Score
No. 2 St. Thomas – 78
NCAA DI Florida Atlantic – 183
Meet Recap
- Daniel Laureyssens and inigo Marina were the only two to capture a first-place finish in the meet.
- Laureyssens finished first in the 200-yard freestyle.
- Marina captured a top finish in the 200-yard breast.
- As a team, St. Thomas had two gold, seven silver, and two bronze medals.
- Laureyssens tallied the most team points with 13.
- William Birkett and Laureyssens were the only two swimmers to claim two top-three finishes.
Up Next
St. Thomas will now begin to prepare for the first-ever Sun Conference Swimming Championship meet as they will compete against some of the nation’s best in no. 1 Keiser and no. 6 SCAD-Savannah.
