Kentucky vs Cincinnati
- February 2, 2024
- Lexington, Ky.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Kentucky Athletics
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky swimming & diving sent off their senior class with a clean sweep of Cincinnati on Friday at the Lancaster Aquatic Center. UK won the women’s contest, 207-93, and the men’s by a score of 186-111. It marks the 14th-straight time the Cats have swept the Bearcats dating back to the 2009-10 season.
Kentucky won 25 events on the day overall including multiple individual victories from Sean Mackey, Sam Duncan, Grace Frericks and Marie Belli. UK also won three relays, touching first in the men’s and women’s 400 medley relays, as well as the women’s 200 free relay.
Prior to the meet, Kentucky honored the 13 members of its senior class at a pre-meet ceremony. It was a particularly celebratory occasion for UK seniors Megan Drumm, Zane Rosely, Claire McDaniels, Duncan, Bridget Engel, Anna Havens Rice and Max Berg, who all posted individual victories on Senior Day.
Kentucky earned podium sweeps in four swimming events, taking the top three spots in the men’s 100 and 200 butterfly as well as the women’s 200 and 500 freestyle.
It was a masterful display for UK diving as the Wildcats took first, second and third in all four springboard events. Duncan grabbed the top spot in both the 1-meter (365.93) and 3-meter (381.60) competitions to score 18 points for the team. On the women’s side, McDaniels was victorious in the 1-meter (296.70), while freshman Kristy Pfaff took home the 3-meter, vaulting into the program’s all-time top-10 with a score of 331.43. The Cats also notched four new NCAA zone cuts as Danny Zhang tallied qualifying scores on both boards while McDaniels and Jodi Cobb punched tickets on the 1-meter and 3-meter, respectively.
Next up, UK will send representatives to the Louisville First Chance Meet, Feb. 15-16 at Ralph Wright Natatorium.
Kentucky Event Winners:
- Women’s 400 medley relay: Buerger, Engel, Rice, Frericks (3:35.99)
- Men’s 400 medley relay: Hamilton, L. Johnson, Merani, Berg (3:12.86)
- Megan Drumm: 1000 free (9:51.65)
- Sean Mackey: 1000 free (9:15.78), 500 Free (4:26.58)
- Lauren West: 200 free (1:48.55)
- Ryan Merani: 200 freestyle (1:36.20)
- Grace Frericks: 100 backstroke (53.09), 100 freestyle (49.99)
- Marie Belli: 200 butterfly (1:59.50), 200 IM (2:00.47)
- Zane Rosely: 200 butterfly (1:46.24)
- Drew Johnson: 50 freestyle (20.33)
- Claire McDaniels: 1-meter (296.70)
- Sam Duncan: 1-meter (365.93), 3-meter (381.60)
- Libby Grether: 200 backstroke (1:57.73)
- Bridget Engel: 200 breast (2:12.08)
- Lance Johnson: 200 breast (1:57.78)
- Madi McGlothen: 500 free (4:51.85)
- Anna Havens Rice: 100 fly (53.63)
- Carter Ruthven: 100 fly (48.51)
- Kristy Pfaff: 3-meter (331.43)
- Max Berg: 200 IM (1:49.68)
- Women’s 200 free relay: Frericks, Daly, Buerger, West (1:32.03)
New NCAA Zone Cuts:
- Danny Zhang: 1-meter (312.00), 3-meter (375.30)
- Gavin Hang: 1-meter (315.98)
- Jodi Cobb: 3-meter (285.00)
- Claire McDaniels: 3-meter (324.98)
Top-10 Times in Program History:
- 10th – Kristy Pfaff: 3-meter diving (331.43)
Courtesy: Cincinnati Athletics
LEXINGTON, Ky.– The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving program fell to Kentucky inside Lancaster Aquatic Center on Friday.
The Bearcats took home six event wins, highlighted by senior Jessica Davis who tallied a first-place win in the 50-yard freestyle (22.98) and second-place in the 100-yard freestyle (50.27)
Cincinnati started the meet off with the men’s and women’s 400-yard medley relays earning second-place finishes.
Jon Osa, Hunter Gubeno, Brogan Robinson and Drew Hawthorne recorded a time of 3:13.99.
On the women’s side, the team of Jessica Davis, Grace Gavin, Joleigh Crye and Sonja Aarsvold notched a time of 3:39.25.
Gubeno went on to grab a first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke, recording a time of 48.06.
Crye had strong performances in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.09) and 100-yard butterfly (54.04), finishing first and second, respectively.
Osa found success in the 100-yard freestyle, claiming the top spot with a time of 44.23.
Freshman Dean Sherrer claimed his first top-three finish as a Bearcat in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:39.41.
To cap off the night, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Gubeno, Hawthorne, Osa and Jet Fuhrmann found the wall first, earning a time of 1:20.47.
The women’s team fell 93-207, while the men fell short, 111-186.
// UP NEXT
Cincinnati continues their road trip to take on the Louisville inside Ralph Wright Natatorium on Saturday at 12 p.m. The meet will be streamed on AACN, and live stats will be available here.
