Grand Canyon vs Cal Baptist
- January 18, 2025
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: GCU Athletics
The Grand Canyon swimming and diving team faced California Baptist in a dual meet Saturday, when the Lopes celebrated 13 seniors as the GCU women won 170-129 and the Lopes men lost 164-136
GCU had standout swims from numerous contributors, led by junior Alex Volkov, who claimed first place in the 100-yard backstroke with an NCAA B-cut qualifying time of 47.04 seconds. Volkov also contributed to a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 44.87 seconds.
The Lopes’ 200-yard medley relay of Volkov, graduate Harper Houk, sophomore Jasu Ovaskainen and junior Mario Perez clocked a 1-minute, 27.82-second finish.
Houk was another key contributor for the men, taking second in the 100 breaststroke (55.37 seconds) and 200 breaststroke (2:02.24).
Ovaskainen and Perez delivered a one-two finish in the 100 butterfly, touching at 48.42 and 49.17, respectively. Perez also won the 50 freestyle in 20.61 seconds.
GCU sophomore Joe Stephenson secured second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:49.79.
On the Lopes women’s side, Aleksandra Wegrzynowska showcased her talent, winning the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:51.00 and leading the 400 individual medley with a 4:23.08 mark. She also finished second in the 200 butterfly at 2:04.14. Senior Maria Chatzi followed closely in the 200 freestyle, placing second at 1:52.14.
Graduate Raphaela Nakashima took first place in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:02.27 while freshman Beth Young was right behind Nakashima at 1:02.82. The two later swapped positions in the 200 breaststroke with Young going 2:17.01 and Nakashima touching at 2:18.05.
GCU’s Maria Brunlehner placed first in the 100 freestyle (50.53 seconds) and second in the 50 freestyle (23.12 seconds).
Junior Paula Martinez Moreno placed first in the 100 and 200 butterfly races behind times of 54.09 and 2:02.58.
In diving, the Lopes’ Lacey Neighbor took third in the 1-meter event with a score of 215.03 and first in the 3-meter event with 243.3 points.
On the GCU men’s side, freshman Omar Elsayed earned third in the 1- and 3-meter competitions with 324.08 points and 314.93 points, respectively.
The Lopes will head to Las Vegas to face UNLV on Feb.1 before heading to the WAC Championships in Houston (Feb. 26 – March 1).
Full results from Saturday can be found here.
Courtesy: CBU Athletics
PHOENIX – California Baptist University swim and dive teams battled Grand Canyon University in Phoenix on Saturday, with the men earning the 164-136 victory while the women fell to the Lopes 175-124.
The men claimed victories in 12 of the 17 contested events led by Mark Kovacsics, who won three races on his own, and Remi Fabiani, who won the 100 Free and was the lead legion a pair of relay wins. Gael Jimenez swept the diving action on Saturday with relative ease according to his standards, posting scores of 359.40 and 364.80 in the 1-and-3 1-and-3-meter events, respectively.
Adding to their team win, the CBU men replaced four pool records at Fr Edward A. Reese Aquatic Center. The 200 medley and 200 free relays cleared the previous best times by over a full second. Kovacsics and Fabiani each set one new pool record individually, with Kovacsic rewriting history in the 1,000 free. At the same time, Fabiani now holds the top spot in one of his premier races, the 100 free.
The women took five victories on the day, including the 200 free relay. Kai Flanagan was the women’s only multi-event winner, taking both distance races, the 500 and 1,000 free events. Sofia Maksimova won her 50-free race with ease, tying the pool record of 22.71 in the process. Freshman diver Jade Fontenelle claimed the only diving win for the women on Saturday, taking the top spot in the 1-meter event with a score of 248.10.
The Lancers will turn their focus to their final dual of the season in La Jolla against UC San Diego on January 25.
MEN’S VICTORIES
200 Medley Relay
Fabiani, Reiter, Man, Petkovic – 1:27.05^
200 Free Relay
Fabiani, Man, Petkovic, Mansheim – 1:19.63^
1,000 Free – 9:16.67^
500 Free – 4:29.46
400 IM – 3:55.93
200 Free – 1:37.87
100 Breast – 55.04
200 Breast – 1:58.84
200 Fly – 1:48.08
100 Free – 43.23^
1-meter – 364.80
3-meter – 359.40
WOMEN’S VICTORIES
200 Free Relay
Koc, Maksimova, Svorcan, Drossel – 1:33.66
1,000 Free – 10:25.28
500 Free – 5:05.24
50 Free – 22.71^^
1-meter – 248.10
^ Indicates a new Pool Record
^^ Indicates a Pool Record was tied
