Xavier Men & Women Claim First-Place At 13th Annual Butler Invite

2022 Butler Invitational

• Sunday, January 30, 2022
• Fishers, Ind.
• Results

Final Standings

Women

1. Xavier, 824
2. UIndy, 716
3. Butler, 523
4. Hillsdale, 487
5. Youngstown State, 293

Men

1. Xavier, 780
2. UIndy, 747
3. Ball State 628
4. Youngstown State, 423

Courtesy: Xavier Athletics

FISHERS, Ind. – Xavier swimming took the top spot on both the men’s and women’s side at the 13th Annual Butler Invitational on Sunday afternoon at Fishers High School. The Musketeers combined for 32 top-three finishes to sweep the meet.

WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

• Brooke Atkins, Lydia Schaeffer, Hannah Pugh and Kali Fischer finished the 200 medley relay in 1:46.29 to place second to lead off the meet.
• Erin Ritz’ time of 18:12.12 led Xavier in the mile, finishing second.
• Alexis Worrall won the 200 free with a time of 1:53.57, leading three Musketeers in the top three. Clare Bosse finished second and Clara Keiser placed third.
• Worrall also led Xavier with a second place finish in the 100 free with a time of 52.87, and in the 50 free with a time of 24.64
• Kali Fischer took the top post in the 200 back, with a time of 2:02.79. Hannah Pugh placed second and Brooke Atkins finished third.
• Fischer also led Xavier in the 100 back with a time of 56.66, placing second, and in the 200 IM, collecting another second place finish with a time of 2:05.66
• Lydia Schaeffer’s third place finish in the 100 breast, finishing in 1:06.88 led the Musketeers.
• Sophia Romero placed third in the 200 fly with a time of 2:09.12, the top finish from Xavier. Romero also led Xavier in the 100 fly with a time of 58.28.
• Kelly Harris set the top time by a Musketeer in the 200 breast, placing third with a time of 2:25.50.
• Clara Keiser and Mary Sweetman finished first and second in the 500 free, respectively. Keiser won the race with a time of 5:14.73.
• Alexi Worrall, Clara Keiser, Molly Dynda and Mary Sweetman closed out the meet for the women with a second place finish in the 400 free relay, setting a time of 3:34.59.
• Xavier collected 824 points, taking first and topping second-place UIndy by over 100 points.

WOMEN’S TOP TIMES

MEN’S HIGHLIGHTS

• Ben Quon, Ethan Saunders, Christian Thomas and Andrew Martin opened the meet for the Xavier men with a time of 1:33.00 in the 200 medley relay to place third.
• Adam Lamping finished second in the mile with a time of 16:38.78.
• Andrew Martin took the top spot in the 200 free with a time of 1:40.85, and won the 500 free with a time of 4:28.15
• Ben Quon won the 200 back with a time of 1:52.00. Quon also led Xavier in the 100 back, placing third with a time of 51.37.
• Jon Bernard took the top spot in the 200 breast with a time of 2:04.80, and in the 200 IM, finishing in 1:55.14. Bernard also set the top time by a Musketeer in the 100 breast, finishing in 57.46.
• Jack Parker’s time of 1:54.97 in the 200 fly led Xavier and was good for second place.
• Gage Hannewyk set the top time by a Musketeer in the 50 free, finishing in 21.62
• Ethan Wing led Xavier in the 100 free with a time of 47.53.
• Caleb Petranchuk led Xavier in the 100 fly with a time of 52.82
• Xavier’s men closed out the meet with a second-place finish for Christian Thomas, Gage Hannewyk, Ethan Wing and Andrew Martin in the 400 free relay, finishing in 3:03.81.
• Xavier’s men won the meet with a total of 780 points, outpacing UIndy’s 747 points.

MEN’S TOP FINISHES

UP NEXT

• Xavier travels to Miami (Ohio) for its final meet before the BIG EAST Championships, facing the Redhawks on Saturday, February 5, with events set to begin at 1:00 p.m.