Xavier Women Remain 3rd, Men 2nd at Magnus Cup

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Xavier Women Remain 3rd, Men 2nd at Magnus Cup

11.19.16 | Swimming

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Caroline Gaertner sets NCAA B-Cut time in 100 back

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CLEVELAND - With one day of competition remaining, Xavier's women remain in third place of 14 team, and the men second of nine, at the CSU Magnus Cup. The final day of competition begins tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Caroline Gaertner became the second women in Xavier history to set an NCAA B-Cut time, hitting the standard and setting a new school record in the 100 back. Gaertner joins teammate Paxtyn Drew who hit the B-Cut standard for the 100 back and 200 back at last year's BIG EAST Championship.
Gaertner also set a new school record during prelims with a time of 54.55 in the 100 fly, a time that was just .06 off the NCAA B-Cut standard. In finals for the event, she finished third with a time of 54.61.
Xavier's women are in third place of 14 teams with 566 points.

WOMEN'S FINALS TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Ali Fort, Becca Titterton, Caroline Gaertner, Emily Conners	1:42.72
100 Fly	Caroline Gaertner	54.61
200 Free	Katie Kerr	1:52.61
100 Breast	Becca Titterton	1:05.87
100 Back	Caroline Gaertner	55.00 *
	Ali Fort	56.16
	Paxtyn Drew	56.19
800 Free Relay	Katie Kerr, P. Drew, Conners, Gaertner	7:34.79

*School record time

WOMEN'S SCORES

1. Akron, University of 1144
2. Duquesne University 888.5
3. Xavier University 566
4. Cleveland State University 549.5
5. Youngstown State University 401
6. George Washington University 291.5
7. Saginaw Valley State Universit 164
8. Colgate University 102
9. Indiana University of PA 91
10. Saint Francis University 70
11. Fairmont State University 55
12. California University of PA 50.5
13. West Virginia University-Tech 18
14. University of the Cumberlands 11

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Sam Johanns took the top spot in teh 100 back with a time of 50.33. Johanns was one of three Musketeers in the A Final, with Nathan Runyon and Arthur Smith also qualifiying. David Bunnell and Chase Baldwin were the top two finishers in the B Final.
Alex Wolfred qualified first in the 200 free with at time of 1:42.13 before finishing fifth in the A Final heat.
Xavier stands in second place, trailing only host Cleveland State with 824.5 points.

MEN'S FINALS TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Sam Johanns, Michael Pettinichi, Knox Hitt, Tony Miller	1:29.92
400 IM	Rob Van Kirk	4:08.51
100 Fly	David Bunnell	49.32
	Knox Hitt	49.44
200 Free	Alex Wolfred	1:42.30
100 Breast	Michael Pettinichi	55.45
	Matthew Dyer	56.48
100 Back	Sam Johanns	50.33
	David Bunnell	51.05
	Chase Baldwin	51.15
	Nathan Runyon	51.78
	Arthur Smith	52.22
800 Free Relay	Alex Wolfred, Matt Nephew, Enrique Hernandez, Matthew Dyer	6:55.42

MEN'S SCORES

1. Cleveland State University 1113.5
2. Xavier University 824.5
3. George Washington University 433
4. Saginaw Valley State 375
5. Indiana University of PA 362.5
6. University of the Cumberlands 354.5
7. West Virginia University-Tech 297
8. Colgate University 193
9. Fairmont State University 153

TOMORROW'S EVENTS

The CSU Magnus Cup wraps up tomorrow, with prelims at 9:00 a.m. The top 40 women and 30 men in each event will advance to the finals, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
The final day will include: 1650 Freestyle, 100 IM, 50 Butterfly, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 50 Backstroke, 200 Butterfly, Butterfly, 400 Freestyle Relay