Men's, Women's Swimming Pick Up Wins Over Olivet Nazarene at Indiana State

Saturday, October 14

Terre Haute, Ind.

2 PM

Xavier University

Indiana State with Olivet Nazarene

Men's, Women's Swimming Pick Up Wins Over Olivet Nazarene at Indiana State

10.14.17 | Swimming

Results via CollegeSwimming.com

Musketeer women fall to the Sycamores

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - In the first dual meet of the season, Xavier men's and women's swimming swept the defending NAIA champions on both the men's and women's side, Olivet Nazarene, at Indiana State. The Musketeer women fell to the host Sycamores, who only field a women's team.

Combined, the Musketeers took first place in 19 events on the day.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier opened the meet by taking the top spot in the 200 medley relay, with Paxtyn Drew, Becca Titterton, Caroline Gaertner and Emily Conners touching the wall in 1:46.76.
Conners picked up a pair of first place finishes in freestyle sprints, finishing the 50 free in 23.82 and the 100 free in 51.98.
Caroline Gaertner took first in the 100 fly, touching the wall in 55.52.
Emma Kauffeld took the top spot in the 500 free, finishing in 5:05.29.
The Xavier women picked up the win over Olivet Nazarene and fell to Indiana State.

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	P. Drew, Titterton, C. Gaertner, Conners	1:46.76	1st
1000 Free	Katie Kerr	10:56.86	4th
200 Free	Emma Kauffeld	1:55.18	2nd
100 Back	Paxtyn Drew	57.68	2nd
100 Breast	Samantha White	1:09.08	2nd
200 Fly	Annie Cummins	2:11.30	3rd
50 Free	Emily Conners	23.82	1st
100 Free	Emily Conners	51.98	1st
200 Back	Paxtyn Drew	2:06.54 2nd	2nd
200 Breast	Delaney Sprague	2:27.16	3rd
500 Free	Emma Kauffeld	5:05.29	1st
100 Fly	Caroline Gaertner	55.52	1st
200 IM	Alison Herman	2:09.97	3rd
400 Free Relay	M. Cummins, L. Gaertner, Vozar, A. Cummins	3:38.95	2nd

MEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier took the top spot in ever event on the men's side.
The Musketeer men opened the meet with a first place finish in the 200 medley relay for Alex Sironen, Matthew Dyer, Brandon Abboud and Sam Johanns touching the wall in 1:33.92.
Dyer also collected three individual first place finishes, in the 100 breast, 200 breast and the 200 IM.
Enrique Hernandez took the top spot in the 100 free and 200 free.
Coomler completed the sweep of the freestyle sprints, taking the top spot in the 50 free with a personal best tie of 21.76.
Alex Wolfred also collected a pair of wins, in the distance free events, winning the 500 free and 1000 free.
Sironen touched the wall first in the 100 back, finishing in 51.93.
Landon Clark's time of 1:56.16 in the 200 fly was good for the top spot.
Chase Baldwin took first in the 200 back with a time of 1:53.82.
Brandon Abboud finished the 100 fly in 51.76 to take first.
Xavier took the win over Olivet Nazarene.

MEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Dyer, Abboud, Johanns	1:33.92	1st
1000 Free	Alex Wolfred	9:52.06	1st
200 Free	Enrique Hernandez	1:44.76	1st
100 Back	Alex Sironen	51.93	1st
100 Breast	Matthew Dyer	57.54	1st
200 Fly	Landon Clark	1:56.16	1st
50 Free	Noah Coomler	21.76	1st
100 Free	Enrique Hernandez	47.18	1st
200 Back	Chase Baldwin	1:53.82	1st
200 Breast	Matthew Dyer	2:08.35	1st
500 Free	Alex Wolfred	4:47.01	1st
100 Fly	Brandon Abboud	51.76	1st
200 IM	Matthew Dyer	1:54.99	1st
400 Free Relay	Abboud, Hernandez, Snader, Coomler	3:11.37	1st

UP NEXT

Xavier will host its sole home meet of the season on Thursday, Oct. 19 when the Musketeers host Cleveland State at the O'Connor Sports Center at 5 PM.
The Musketeers head back out on the road on Saturday, Oct. 21 when XU heads to Bowling Green to face the Falcons, as well as Tiffin University, at 1 PM.