CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Arizona State Men, Virginia Women Win Openers
Arizona State’s men’s team and Virginia’s women won their openers of first CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge on Friday.
They advance to the winner’s bracket final on Saturday against the winner of the Michigan and Tennessee meet, which is to follow Friday afternoon. All meets are at Tennessee’s Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville.
Virginia scored a 30-10 victory. Arizona State romped, 38-3.
The second set of duals was considerably closer, with the Tennessee men claiming a 24-16 win over Michigan. The Michigan women prevailed, 23-17.
Scoring in the meet is head-to-head:
Each individual event is worth one (1) point per head-to-head matchup. A team can enter a maximum of 3 athletes and they should be seeded in rank order first, second or third. Teams can earn a maximum of three (3) points per individual event.
Relay events are valued at two (2) points per head-to-head matchup. A team can enter a maximum of 3 relays and they should be seeded in rank order first, second or third. Teams can earn a maximum of six (6) points per individual event.
The brackets are as follows:
Men’s CSCAA Dual-Meet Challenge
Friday
- Meet 1: Arizona State 38, Virginia 3
- Meet 2: Tennessee 24, Michigan 16
Saturday
- Meet 3: Arizona State vs. Tennessee, Noon
- Meet 4: Virginia vs. Michigan, 3 p.m.
- Meet 5: Meet 3 loser vs. Meet 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday
- Meet 6: Third-place meet, Meet 4 loser vs. Meet 5 loser, 10 a.m.
- Meet 7: Final, Meet 3 winner vs. Meet 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Women’s CSCAA Dual-Meet Challenge
Friday
- Meet 1: Virginia 30, Arizona State 10
- Meet 2: Michigan 23, Tennessee 17
Saturday
- Meet 3: Virginia vs. Michigan, Noon
- Meet 4: Arizona State vs. Tennessee, 3 p.m.
- Meet 5: Meet 3 loser vs. Meet 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday
- Meet 6: Third-place meet, Meet 4 loser vs. Meet 5 loser, 10 a.m.
- Meet 7: Final, Meet 3 winner vs. Meet 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Virginia 30, Arizona State 10 (women’s)
Virginia led off with a win in the women’s 400 medley relay, the squad of Claire Curzan, Emma Weber, Carly Novelline and Anna Moesch going 3:24.36.
Weber won the 100 breaststroke with a time of 58.85, teammate Zoe Skirboll joining her under a minute at 59.50. Madi Mintenko won the 100 free in 47.94, an NCAA cut. Aimee Canny claimed the 200 free in 1:42.31. Melissa Nwakalor was quickest in the 50 free in a season-best 22.04.
Virginia assembled a 1-2 in the 400 IM via Katie Grimes (4:03.34) and Leah Hayes (4:04.01), both of which are under the nation-leading time of Torri Huske entering the week. Tess Howley (51.44) and Charlotte Wilson (41.81) went 1-2 in the 100 back. The quartet of Curzan, Sara Curtis, Moesch (46.09) and Canny went 3:07.70 to win the 400 free relay.
The only swimming win for the ASU women came via Julia Ullman, who chipped .15 seconds off her school record in the 100 fly in 51.25, besting Novelline by nearly a second. ASU’s Sonia Vaishnani was third in the 400 IM in an NCAA-qualifying time. Jordan Greber was second in the 100 free.
Arizona State 38, Virginia 3 (men’s)
Arizona State’s men were similarly dominant, bookended by relay triumphs. Adam Chaney, Andy Dobrzanski, Ilya Kharun (43.35) and Remi Fabiani went 2:59.87 to open with a 400 medley relay triumph. Filip Senc-Samardzic, Tolu Young, Quin Seider and Mattia Mauri handled business in the 400 free relay in 2:46.11.
Young and Tommy Palmer tied for the win in the 50 free in 18.89 seconds. Fabiani’s 41.16 took home the 100 free win over teammate Jonny Kulow (41.16). Chaney went 44.13 to win the 100 back. Dobrzanski was 51.30 to prevail in the 100 breast. Seider edged Senc-Samardzic by a tenth to win the 200 free in 1:32.33. Kharun went 43.80 to win the 100 fly. Michael Hochwalt claimed the 400 IM.
Tennessee 24, Michigan 16 (Men)
Gui Caribe’s time of 18.95 was the impressive standout swim, and with Pedro Sansone finishing second in 19.06, the Vols loaded up in the sprints. They pulled Caribe back in the 100 free, with Sansone winning in 41.85, followed by Nikoli Blackman’s 42.51. Third in the 100 free was Koby Bujak-Upton, who won the 200 free in 1:31.30 ahead of Blackman.
Ulises Saravia and Ben Bricca went 1-2 for UT in the 100 back, Saravia going 45.85. Tennessee capped the meet with a time of 2:47.93 to win the 400 free relay with Blackman, Sansone, Bujak-Upton and Caribe (41.54 anchor).
Michigan won the opening 400 medley relay in 3:03.19 via Jack Wilkening, Luka Mladenovic, Tyler Ray and Ole Mats Eidam. Ray’s time of 44.78 bested Caribe in the 100 fly. Mladenovic won the 100 breast in 50.92. Lorne Wigginton’s 3:40.18 claimed the 400 IM.
Michigan 23, Tennessee 17 (Women)
Michigan’s A and B teams both won the 400 free relay to ice the meet. Bella Sims, Brady Kendall, Leila Fack and Stephanie Balduccini went 3:08.56 to get the win.
Sims had led off the winning 400 medley relay to start the meet, with Kendall, Fack and Letitia Sim for a time of 3:25.54. Balduccini won the 200 free in 1:41.40. Sims clocked in at 3:58.02 to win the 400 IM. Kendall and Fack went 1-2 in the 100 fly, Kendall winning in 50.98. Lexi Greenhawt picked up the win in the 100 back in 51.39.
Camille Spink blasted a time of 21.25 to win the 50 free for Tennessee, outdueling the 21.53 of Greenhawt. She also went 46.67 to win a battle with Balduccini by three tenths, with Emily Armen third to get another point. Mckenzie Siroky won the 100 breast in 58.24, .13 seconds over Sim.
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