Xavier University
BIG EAST Championships
Musketeers Collect Five BIG EAST Championships on Day Three
02.24.17 | Swimming
Musketeers set four NCAA B-Cut times
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 WOMEN'S NOTABLES |
- Caroline Gaertner won the BIG EAST Championship in the 100 fly, with a time of 53.72. The time upped the school record she had set earlier in the day and hit the NCAA B-Cut time.
- Xavier's women took three of the top six spots in the 100 back, set by another Gaertner school record and B-cut time of 54.43 for second place. Paxtyn Drew touched third and Ali Fort finished sixth
- Fort, Becca Titterton, Gaertner and Emily Conners topped off the day with a school record time in the 400 medley, finishing in 3:47.01 to place third.
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 WOMEN'S FINALS TIMES |
| 400 IM | Mikaela Saugstad | 4:33.40 | 12th |
| Jenna Wilkes | 4:34.35 | 13th | |
| Maggie Kauffeld | 4:37.46 | 15th | |
| 100 Fly | Caroline Gaertner | 53.72 | 1st |
| Annie Cummins | 56.47 | 9th (1st - B-Final) | |
| Ashley Whiteley | 56.60 | 10th | |
| Anne Locker | 58.04 | 14th | |
| 200 Free | Katie Kerr | 1:52.12 | 7th |
| Emily Conners | 1:51.42 | 10th (2nd - B-Final) | |
| Taylor Jach | 1:53.75 | 15th | |
| Emily Saugstad | 1:54.13 | 16th | |
| 100 Breast | Becca Titterton | 1:06.53 | 10th |
| Hanna Martin | 1:06.84 | 11th | |
| 100 Back | Caroline Gaertner | 54.43 | 2nd |
| Paxtyn Drew | 55.23 | 3rd | |
| Ali Fort | 56.58 | 6th | |
| Annie Cummins | 57.04 | 10th | |
| Anne Locker | 57.15 | 11th | |
| 400 Medley Relay | Fort, Titterton, Gaertner, Conners | 3:47.01 | 3rd |
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 SCORES (WOMEN) |
1 Villanova University 689
2 Georgetown 422
3 Xavier  362
4 Seton Hall 316
5 Providence 155
6 Butler 122
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 MEN'S NOTABLES |
- Knox Hitt went back-to-back in the 100 fly, winning a second BIG EAST Championship in the event, with a time of 47.65, which bests his own school record and hits the NCAA B-Cut standard.
- David Bunnell and Landon Clark both finished in the top six in the 100 fly with sub-50 second times.
- Matthew Dyer's time of 54.91 was good for first place in the 100 breast, as well as hitting the NCAA B-Cut standard and setting a new school record.
- Sam Johanns led a trio of Musketeers who finished one-two-three in the 100 back. Johanns' BIG EAST Championship came after setting the school record during prelims.
- The men closed out the day with Nathan Runyon, Dyer, Hitt and Johanns setting a time of 3:16.25 in the 400 medley relay to take the BIG EAST Championship and set a new school record.
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 MEN'S FINALS TIMES |
| 400 IM | Rob Van Kirk | 4:04.77 | 8th |
| Chase Baldwin | 4:05.05 | 12th | |
| Eric Futscher | 4:05.06 | 13th | |
| 100 Fly | Knox Hitt | 47.65 | 1st |
| David Bunnell | 48.92 | 4th | |
| Landon Clark | 49.78 | 6th | |
| Nathan Runyon | 50.37 | 9th | |
| Gage Mitchell | 50.40 | 10th | |
| Tony Miller | 50.89 | 14th | |
| 200 Free | Alex Wolfred | 1:39.39 | 5th |
| Brandon Abboud | 1:40.82 | 9th (1st - B-Final) | |
| Enrique Hernandez | 1:42.52 | 13th | |
| 100 Breast | Matthew Dyer | 54.91 | 1st |
| Owen Dougherty | 56.56 | 9th (1st - B-Final) | |
| Rob Van Kirk | 57.60 | 11th | |
| Robert Snader | 58.95 | 14th | |
| 100 Back | Sam Johanns | 49.24 | 1st |
| Nathan Runyon | 49.26 | 2nd | |
| David Bunnell | 49.44 | 3rd | |
| Arthur Smith | 51.31 | 11th | |
| 400 Medley Relay | Runyon, Dyer, Hitt, Johanns | 3:16.25 | 1st |
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 SCORES (MEN) |
1 Seton Hall  589.50
2 Georgetown  511.50
3 Xavier  436
4 Villanova 413
5 Providence 13
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 HIGHLIGHTS |
Sam Johanns' time of 48.97 in the 100 back prelims is a school record and the top qualifying time. Finals begin tonight at 6 PM. #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/0LSY4bRrlk
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 24, 2017
Caroline Gaertner bests the school record she set earlier today on the way to becoming the BIG EAST Champion in the 100 fly! #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/4Ok0Qb2fRp
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2017
That's back-to-back BIG EAST Championships in the 100 fly for Knox Hitt. Hitt upped his school record and hit the NCAA B-Cut! #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/igEAREy3uM
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2017
That's a BIG EAST Championship, a Xavier record and an NCAA B-Cut time in the 100 breast for Matthew Dyer! #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/R0fdMRxGe7
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2017
Caroline Gaertner ups her school record to 54.43 in the 100 back, grabbing second place. Three Musketeers finished in the top six! #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/b1mGbr8Avy
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2017
The Musketeers sweep the top three spots in the men's 100 back, led by Sam Johanns, the BIG EAST Champion! #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/TwUTg0tOE9
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2017
Watch as Nate Runyon, Matt Dyer, Knox Hitt & Sam Johanns close out the night with a 400 medley relay BIG EAST Championship & school record! pic.twitter.com/RIaeKdBH9V
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2017
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 SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE |
5:35 p.m. Senior Recognition CeremoniesÂ
1,650 Yard Freestyle
200 Yard Backstroke
100 Yard Freestyle
200 Yard Breaststroke
200 Yard Butterfly
3 Meter Diving (Women)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Players Mentioned
