2023 UCSB Invite
- February 3-4, 2023
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Teams Competing: UCSB, Westmont, Pacific
Courtesy: UCSB Athletics
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– The UC Santa Barbara men and women’s swim teams finished the first day of the UCSB Invite in dominant fashion, with the Gauchos taking, at least, top seven finishes in every event. Because it is an invite, the meet will not be scored.
The race for first in the men’s 50 Free was particularly exciting as Matthew Driscoll and Sean Gutowski were neck-in-neck to clock in at 20.28 and 20.36 respectively. The 200 IM also saw some excitement as Taber daCosta and Jack Trujillo battled it out, but it was daCosta that ultimately touched first at 1:50.61 with Trujillo right on his heels to come in at 1:50.85.
The women’s 50 Free saw Ashley Ray and Reagan Nibarger battling it out, but Ray emerged victorious with a time of 23.54 while Nibarger touched in at 23.78. Samantha Banos touched first in the 200 IM with a time of 2:03.24, but Tyryn Empremsilapa was close on her heels to finish second at 2:03.49.
The Gauchos will return to Campus Pool tomorrow morning, February 4, at 10 AM for day two of the UCSB Invite. The graduating seniors will be honored before the start of the second session at 3:45 PM.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara swim sweeps every event on the second day of the UCSB Invite and took down the school record in the 100 IM.
The Gauchos honored the graduating senior class with a ceremony before the start of the session. The class of 2023 include: Gillian Flath, Maelynn Lawrence, Kennan Hotchkiss, Zachary Dietz, Quinn Neamand, Dominic Falcon, Daniel Pry, and Alec Cullen.
Lawrence would finish first in the 400 IM (4:25.05) and 200 Fly (1:59.80) while Cullen won the 100 (54.44) and 200 Breast (1:56.78).
Swimming in the 100 IM, true freshman Ashley Ray would touch in at 56.98, breaking the school record which was previously 57.02. Ray also came in first in the 50 Free (23.54) and 100 Breast (1:02.61).
On the men’s side, Sean Gutowski was first in the 100 Free (44.34) while Austin Sparrow took the 200 Free (1:36.59). The 100 Fly was won by Zachary Tamusaitis to touch in at 48.80, and Matthew Driscoll won the 100 Back (47.47) and 100 IM (49.00).
UC Santa Barbara is now two weeks away from the MPSF Championships. “We are feeling really good. And all we really need is to rest and take care of ourselves, and I think we’re going to blow out of the water at championships,” says head coach Jaclyn Rosen.
