Men's and Women's Swimming Face the Denison Big Red

Saturday, November 5

Granville, Ohio

1 P.M.

Xavier University

Denison

Men's and Women's Swimming Face the Denison Big Red

11.05.16 | Swimming

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By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

GRANVILLE, Ohio - Xavier men's and women's swimming faced one of the top Division III programs on Saturday, facing a Denison team that is ranked No. 1 on the men's side and No. 3 for the women. Xavier finished first in nine events, but fell on both the men's and women's side.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Xavier's women opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:47.37.
Emily Saugstad took the top spot in the 200 free with a time of 1:55.62.
Emily Conners took the top spot in the 100 free with a time of 52.89. Conners also picked up a top-three finish in the 50 free with a time of 24.50.
Xavier's 'A' squad scored in first place in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:37.37.
The Musketeers fell by a final score of 150-107.

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	Paxtyn Drew, Becca Titterton, Caroline Gaertner, Emily Conners	1:47.37	2nd
200 Free	Emily Saugstad	1:55.62	1st
100 Back	Paxtyn Drew	58.25	2nd
	Ali Fort	58.40	3rd
100 Breast	Becca Titterton	1:08.53	3rd
50 Free	Emily Conners	24.50	2nd
100 Free	Emily Conners	52.89	1st
200 Back	Caroline Gaertner	2:05.54	2nd
	Paxtyn Drew	2:06.17	3rd
200 Breast	Becca Titterton	2:29.76	3rd
500 Free	Katie Kerr	5:11.63	2nd
100 Fly	Annie Cummins	58.71	3rd
200 Free Relay	Emily Conners, P. Drew, Abigail Garner, Caroline Gaertner	1:37.37	1st*

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Xavier's men opened the meet by taking the top spot in the 200 medley relay.
Sam Johanns took first in the 100 back.
Landon Clark touched the wall first in the 200 fly, finishing in 1:53.04.
Rodrigo Suriano posted a time of 20.98 in the 50 free to take first. Suriano followed that with a time of 46.04 in the 100 free for another win.
Matthew Dyer took the top spot in the 200 breast. Michael Pettinichi made it two of the top three for the Musketeers, taking third.
The Xavier men closed the event with another relay win, finishing the 200 free relay in a time of 1:23.43.
Xavier fell to the Big Red, 150.5-111.5.

MEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	Sam Johanns, Michael Pettinichi, Knox Hitt, Rodrigo Suriano	1:33.54	1st
100 Back	Sam Johanns	52.26	1st
100 Breast	Matthew Dyer	58.72	2nd
	Michael Pettinichi	59.00	3rd
200 Fly	Landon Clark	1:53.04	1st
50 Free	Rodrigo Suriano	20.98	1st
100 Free	Rodrigo Suriano	46.04	1st
200 Back	Nathan Runyon	1:55.47	3rd
200 Breast	Matthew Dyer	2:10.11	1st
	Michael Pettinichi	2:11.13	3rd
500 Free	Alex Wolfred	4:43.17	3rd
100 Fly	Knox Hitt	50.45	2nd
200 Free Relay	Suriano, Hitt, Johanns, Tony Miller	1:23.43	1st

UP NEXT

The Musketeers have the next week off before heading back to Cleveland State for the CSU Magnus Cup on Nov. 18-20. Prelims are set to begin at 9:00 a.m., finals will begin at 5:00 p.m. each day.