UC Santa Barbara vs San Diego vs Pepperdine
- November 16, 2024
- Malibu, Calif.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores
Courtesy: UCSB Athletics
MALIBU, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara Men’s and Women’s Swim picked up their season on Pepperdine’s campus this Saturday after nearly a month-long hiatus. Both teams earned more points than their competitors, the UC San Diego Tritons and Pepperdine Waves (women). The Gauchos’ seventeen victories on the day resulted in a combined 299 points. The Gauchos broke numerous records in Malibu to add to the sweetness of their victory.
FROM HEAD COACH JACLYN ROSEN
“I am super proud of how everyone swam today,” said Rosen. We fought for the win on the women’s side, and everyone stepped up to get the job done. On the men’s side, we’re learning new things from our freshmen, which is incredibly valuable for the future. I especially want to shout out all our seniors. We are prepared and looking forward to next week at Utah Tech.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
Two seniors – Justin Wong and Austin Sparrow showed out for the men’s team. Sparrow took the 50 freestyle (19.99), 100 freestyle (43.26 – which is fourth all-time), 200 freestyle (1:35.04), and 200 freestyle relay at a time of 1:19.85 (alongside Justin Wong, Rob Carpenter, and Matt Driscoll). Austin’s time in the 200 freestyle is the second-fastest ever recorded by a Gaucho swimmer. Justin Wong individually captured the 100 and 200 butterfly (47.79; 1:48.62). His time in the 100 butterfly enters the record books in tenth place. Impressively, the top three of the 100 butterfly featured all Blue and Gold (Bryden Thielenhaus and Zachary Tamusaitis). Wong also featured on the winning 200 medley relay team (with Matt Driscoll, Jonah Lee, and Zachary Tamusaitis) who clocked in at 1:27.20.
Samantha Banos picked up right where she left off. Of the five events Santa Barbara’s women took, the junior notched three – all of which broke Gaucho all-time records. She scored the 200 freestyle at 1:48.04 and continued her freestyle excellence in the 500-yarder (4:50.21). Both of these freestyle event times place her fifth all-time respectively. She also won the 200 butterfly with a speed of 1:57.22 (faster than second place by over five seconds, and second best by any UC Santa Barbara swimmer ever).
Numerous other Gauchos helped contribute to the victory. Hazel Derr’s time in the 200 backstroke (2:00.05) was true. Tyryn Empremsilapa nabbed a first-place finish in the 100 freestyle (50.77). Kyle Brill built upon his dominance in the IM, adding yet another victory to his career – this time in the 200-yarder (1:45.82). This speed is good for fourth all-time in the UC Santa Barbara Swim record book. The Santa Clarita native also won the 100 breaststroke (53.27), breaking a record to enter the annals in third. In addition to his contributions to two winning relay teams, Matt Driscoll also captured the 100 backstroke at a time of 47.09 (third all-time in Blue and Gold history). Every freestyle men’s event was won by a Gaucho. Jack Hendrick in the 500 (4:32.18) and Taber daCosta in the 1650 (15:23.28) rounded out the sweep. daCosta’s time is the ninth-ever best time by a Gaucho.
UP NEXT
UC Santa Barbara takes action next week from Thursday, Nov.21 through Saturday, Nov. 23 for the Trailblazer Invitational in St. George, Utah.
Courtesy: UCSD Athletics
MALIBU, Calif. – UC San Diego swim traveled to Pepperdine to face UC Santa Barbara and their hosts. The Triton women swam a double dual vs the Waves and the Gauchos while the Triton men faced the Gauchos.
The Triton women fell to the Gauchos in a 133-129 result while they defeated the Waves 184.5-109.5. The Triton men fell to UCSB in a 166-95 decision.
ON THE WOMEN’S SIDE
Opening the meet with a victory, Madison O’Connell, Chloe Braun, Eva Boehlke, and Asia Kozan swam a time of 1:40.05 to win the 200 medley relay. Sophia Bell took the 1650 free with a time of 17:05.47, a full 12 seconds ahead of the next swimmer. In the 200 free, O’Connell was finished second with a time of 1:49.58 for second.
Braun swam a time of 1:00.88 to win the 100 breaststroke and was followed by teammate, Hayley Gregory in second with a time of 1:01.37. In the 200 fly, Edana Huang finished second with a time of 2:02.63. Sydney Niles took second in the 100 back with a time of 2:00.58. Gregory took a win in the 200 breast with a time of 2:16.49. Bell took second in the 500 free with a time of 4:57.71. She was followed by Mia Park with a time of 5:01.17. Niles took a win with a time of 2:03.23 in the 200 IM.
Bookending the day with another win, O’Connell, Mackenzie Lee, Jasmine Phuong, and Kozan won the 200 free relay with a time of 1:32.49. The relay team out touched the Gauchos by 0.40 seconds to take the win and points.
ON THE MEN’S SIDE
Opening the meet with the 200 medley relay, Nathan Lee, Adrian Bellido, Hunter Cehelnik, and Zach Elian finished second with a time of 128.03. Later in the 200 free, Cehelnik swam a time of 1:38.43 to take second. Lee swam a time of 48.21 in the 100 back to take second.
The Triton men’s first win of the day came from Luigi Franco who swam a 1:44.74 to take the 200 back by 0.09 seconds. Jake Reuter followed suit and won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:01.62. Charlie Franz swam a time of 4:32.40 to take second in the 500 free. Lee took another second place finish with a time of 1:48.87 in the 200 IM.
Cehelnik, Jacob Wang, Ryan Kirton, and Elian took second in the free relay with a time of 1:20.67.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will travel to Utah Tech for their midseason meet from Nov. 21-23 in St. George, Utah.
Courtesy: Pepperdine Athletics
MALIBU, Calif. – Despite multiple all-time top-10 performances from the Waves, the Pepperdine women’s swim program fell to both UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego in a double dual meet on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.
RECAP
RELAYS
In the 200 medley relay, the Pepperdine foursome of Kiana Fan (Irvine, Calif.), Syd Abild (Holyoke, Mass.), Layla Busquets (Diablo, Calif.) and Alexandra Browne (Arlington, Va.) swam the fastest for the Waves and finished in fifth with a time of 1:45.36.
The squad of Browne, Busquets, Lindsay Hemming (Orinda, Calif.) and Anna Ryan (Alamo, Calif.) took fourth in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:34.38.
INDIVIDUALS
Madeline Wheeler (Chino Hills, Calif.) clocked a 17:39.57 in the 1650 free, good for sixth on the Waves all-time top-10 list and fourth in the event today.
Also cracking the top-10 list, Ryan and Adams swam the 200 free with respective times of 1:53.27 and 1:53.63, good for fifth and 10th on the chart.
Emme Spevak (Austin, Texas) earned the fourth best time in Pepperdine history in the 200 fly with a time of 2:06.29 in the event.
Browne continued to showcase her speed as she won the 50 free after posting a time of 23.33. She also took second in the 100 free after finishing her swim in 51.84.
In the 200 breast, Nora Rabe (Wayzata, Minn.) swam the event in 2:22.30, good for seventh on the all-time top-10 list.
Lexie Deitemeyer (Golden, Colo.) improved her spot in the record books as she moved up to fifth in the 100 fly with a time of 57.22. Spevak also claimed a spot on the top-10 list, and sits in 10th all-time with a time of 57.70 in the event.
SCORES
UCSB 199, Pepperdine 95
UCSD 184.50, Pepperdine 109.50
QUOTABLES
“All in all incredibly proud of our Wave women and their performance today,” head coach Ellie Monobe said. “We are proud that we are executing the way we are, and we saw that today with our attention to detail. We had huge wins with Alexandra Browne getting first in the fifty, and beating UC San Diego in not only the 50 free, but also the 100 free. We had many best times today, which is a great sign at this point in the season. This is a team that is ready to compete at a high level, and against some strong competition. We’re very excited with where this team is at and we’re looking forward to the mid-season championship next week. This is a special team to coach, and I couldn’t be prouder of our women.”
NEXT UP
The Waves return to action next weekend at the Trailblazer Invite and the Trojan Diving Invitational. The Trailblazer Invite will take place in St. George, Utah from Thursday through Saturday, and the Trojan Diving Invitational will take place in Los Angeles, Calif. from Friday through Sunday.
