
Xavier Swimming Wraps up Action at West Virginia with Seton Hall
10.28.17 | Swimming
Men and women cap meet with 200 free relay wins
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - Xavier men's and women's swimming finished up tri-meet action at West Virginia with Seton Hall on Saturday, collecting three first place finishes. Xavier's women picked up the win over Seton Hall, falling to WVU. Xavier's men went 0-2 on the day.
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 WOMEN'S NOTABLE |
- Emily Conners opened Saturday's event with a win in the 50 free with a time of 52.24.
- Emma Kauffeld followed yesterday's win in the 1,000 free with a second place finish in the 500 free.
- Caroline Gaertner took fourth in the 100 fly, following in three Mountaineers for th top finish among BIG EAST competitors at the meet.
-  Xavier's women closed the meet with a win in the 200 free relay, with Conners, Abby Garner, Paxtyn Drew and Caroline Gaertner posting the top time in the BIG EAST so far this season.
- Xavier's women fell to WVU 198.00-79.00 and topped Seton Hall 140.00-134.00.
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 WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES |
100 Free | Emily Conners | 52.24 | 1st |
200 Back | Taylor Hogan | 2:05.21 | 5th |
200 Breast | Alison Herman | 2:31.00 | 6th |
500 Free | Emma Kauffeld | 5:10.01 | 2nd |
100 Fly | Caroline Gaertner | 56.80 | 4th |
200 IM | Alison Herman | 2:11.79 | 5th |
200 Free Relay | Conners, Garner, P. Drew, C. Gaertner | 1:37.26 | 1st |
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 MEN'S NOTABLE |
- Matthew Dyer finished third in the 200 breast, following in a pair of Mountaineers to post the fastest time by a BIG EAST competitor at the meet.
- Dyer also posted the top time among BIG EAST competitors at the meet, finishing in 4:11.13, the second fastest time in the conference this season.
- Xavier closed out the meet with a win in the 200 free relay for Alex Sironen, Christian Thomas, Enrique Hernandez and Sam Johanns posting the fastest time this season in the BIG EAST.
- Xavier fell to West Virginia 224.00-53.00 and to Seton Hall University 162.50-111.50.
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 MEN'S TOP FINISHES f |
100 Free | Sam Johanns | 47.37 | 5th |
200 Back | Alex Sironen | 1:54.44 | 5th |
200 Breast | Matthew Dyer | 2:07.67 | 3rd |
500 Free | Alex Wolfred | 4:45.73 | 5th |
100 Fly | David Bunnell | 51.93 | 6th |
400 IM | Matthew Dyer | 4:11.13 | 4th |
200 Free Relay | Sironen, Thomas, Hernandez, Johanns | 1:25.04 | 1st |
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 UP NEXT |
- Xavier returns to action on Saturday, Nov 4 at Denison, Event begin at 1 PM.
Players Mentioned
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BIG EAST Swimming - Day one
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XAVIER SWIMMING DAY ONE - WOMEN
Friday, February 22
Xavier Swimming Seniors
Wednesday, February 20