Women's Swimming Goes 5-0 at Butler Double Dual, Men Finish 2-2

Sunday, October 2

Fishers, Ind.

12 P.M

Xavier University

Butler Quad Meet

Women's Swimming Goes 5-0 at Butler Double Dual, Men Finish 2-2

10.02.16 | Swimming

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Katie Kerr wins a pair of events to lead Musketeers

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

FISHERS, Ind. - Xavier swimming opened the 2016-17 season with a strong performance at the Butler Double Duals, held at Fishers High School on Sunday afternoon. The women came away from the event with a 5-0 record and first place finishes in six events. The men finished 2-2, taking the top spot in a pair of events.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Katie Kerr won a pair of events to lead the scoring for Xavier. The sophomore took first in the 200 free (1:56.87) and the 500 free (5:16.74)
Paxtyn Drew and Caroline Gaertner tied for the top spot in the 200 back, both touching the wall in 2:06.85.
Freshman Emily Conners won the 50 free in her first collegiate meet with a time of 23.96.
Xavier's women swept the relays, with Paxtyn Drew, Becca Titterton, Gaertner and Conners taking first in the 200 medley and Paxtyn Drew, Abigail Garner, Gaertner and Conners taking the top spot in the 400 free relay.

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	Paxtyn Drew, Becca Titterton, Caroline Gaertner, Emily Conners	1^st Place	1:48.11
1000 Free	Emily Wagner	2^nd Place	11:06.39
200 Free	Katie Kerr	1^st Place	1:56.87
50 Free	Emily Conners	1^st Place	23.96
200 IM	Becca Titterton	2^nd Place	2:14.96
200 Fly	Jenna Wilkes	2^nd Place	2:13.21
100 Free	Abigail Garner	2^nd Place	54.40
200 Back	Paxtyn Drew	T-1^st Place	2:06.85
	Caroline Gaertner	T-1^st Place	2:06.85
500 Free	Katie Kerr	1^st Place	05:16.74
	Taylor Jach	3^rd Place	5:19.30
400 Free Relay	Paxtyn Drew, Abigail Garner, Caroline Gaertner, Emily Conners	1^st Place	3:34.18

WOMEN'S SCORES

Xavier	166.00	Western Illinois	46.00
Xavier	159.50	Butler	44.50
Xavier	131.00	Saint Louis	91.00
Xavier	133.00	Wright State	89.00
Xavier	169.50	Valparaiso	31.50

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

The top individual finish of the day for the Musketeers came in the 100 free, with Rodrigo Suriano taking the top spot with a time of 46.53
The men closed out the event with a first place finish in the 400 free relay, with Sam Johanns, Brandon Abboud, Knox Hitt and Suriano setting a time of 3:08.35
Xavier picked up a pair of wins on the men's side, over Valparaiso and Western Illinois, while falling to Wright State and Saint Louis.

MEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	Sam Johanns, Matthew Dyer, Knox Hitt, Rodrigo Suriano	2^nd Place	1:34.61
200 Free	Brandon Abboud	3^rd Place	1:44.05
100 Free	Rodrigo Suriano	1^st Place	46.53
500 Free	Alex Wolfred	3^rd Place	4:45.86
200 Back	Matthew Dyer	2^nd Place	2:10.00
400 Free Relay	Johanns, Abboud, Hitt, Suriano	1^st Place	3:08.35

MEN'S SCORES

Wright State	140.00	Xavier	81.00
Saint Louis	125.00	Xavier	78.00
Xavier	161.00	Valparaiso	42.00
Xavier	149.00	Western Illinois	76.00

UP NEXT

The Musketeers host their annual Alumni / Intrasquad exhibition meet on Oct. 8 at the O'Connor Sports Center.
Xavier's next meet against outside competition will take place on Oct. 14 through Oct. 15 when the Musketeers travel to Morgantown, W. Va. for the Big 12 vs. BIG EAST Weekend. During the two-day event, Xavier will compete against host West Virginia, as well as conference foes Seton Hall and Butler.