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Women's Swimming Picks Up Win at Wright State
01.27.18 | Swimming
Musketeers pick up combined win over Raiders
DAYTON, Ohio -Â Xavier men's and women's swimming traveled up I75 to face off with the Wright State Raiders on Saturday morning. Women's swimming topped the Raiders, while the Musketeer men fell, but the combined score of the program topped that of WSU.
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 WOMEN'S NOTABLE |
- Xavier's women took the top spot in 11 of 14 racing events.
- Xavier opened the meet by taking the top two spots in the 200 medley relay on the women's side, led in by Paxtyn Drew, Becca Titterton, Caroline Gaertner and Emily Conners.
- Emma Kauffeld led in three Musketeers in the top three in the 200 free. Regan DeWitt and Molly Ford finished second and third, respectively.
- Samantha White took first in the 200 fly.
- Xavier took the top three spots in the 50 free, led by Emily Conners. Lorelei Gaertner and Laura Dicus placed second and third.
- Emily Saugstad led the Musketeers in the 100 free, taking first. Caroline Gaertner placed second, Abigail Garner finished third and Maureen Cummins closed out the top four.
- Paxtyn Drew took first in the 200 back, followed in by Riece Drew in second and Anne Locker in third.
- Emma Kauffeld picked up a second first-place finish in the 500 free. Katie Kerr finished second and Regan DeWitt placed third.
- Annie Cummins finished first in the 100 fly.
- Xavier closed out the meet by taking the top three spots in the 200 free relay, led by Emily Conners, Paxtyn Drew, Caroline Gaertner and Tianna Vozar.
- Xavier won by a final score of 184-72 on the women's side.
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 WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES |
200 Medley Relay | P. Drew, Titterton, C. Gaertner, Conners | 1:49.32 | 1st |
1000 Free | Katie Kerr | 10:45.69 | 1st |
200 Free | Emma Kauffeld | 1:57.95 | 1st |
100 Back | Paxtyn Drew | 58.99 | 2nd |
100 Breast | Samantha White | 1:09.98 | 1st |
200 Fly | Taylor Hogan | 2:05.38 | 1st |
50 Free | Emily Conners | 24.56 | 1st |
100 Free | Emily Saugstad | 53.79 | 1st |
200 Back | Paxtyn Drew | 2:10.16 | 1st |
200 Breast | Samantha White | 2:29.98 | 2nd |
500 Free | Emma Kauffeld | 5:11.49 | 1st |
100 Fly | Annie Cummins | 59.01 | 1st |
200 IM | Emily Saugstad | 2:14.87 | 2nd |
200 Free Relay | Conners, P. Drew, C. Gaertner, Vozar | 1:37.70 | 1st |
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 MEN'S NOTABLE |
- Alex Wolfred picked up a pair of first place finishes, in the 200 free and the 500 free.
- Sam Johanns, Nathan Runyon and Alex Sironen finished two through four in the 100 back.
- Landon Clark led in three Musketeers in the top four in the 200 fly, followed in by Brandon Abboud and Bradley Jackson.
- Sam Johanns picked up another second-place finish in the 100 free.
- Chase Baldwin, Nathan Runyon and Alex Sironen took three of the top four spots in the 200 back.
- In the 500 free, Jared Ritz followed in Alex Wolfred for second-place.
- Xavier's men closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 free relay for Alex Sironen, Sam Johanns, Robert Snader and Enrique Hernandez.
- Xavier fell by a final score of 167-94.
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 MEN'S TOP FINISHES f |
200 Medley Relay | Sironen, Dyer, Abboud, Johanns | 1:37.22 | 3rd |
1000 Free | Bradley Jackson | 10:18.82 | 2nd |
200 Free | Alex Wolfred | 1:46.07 | 1st |
100 Back | Sam Johanns | 53.25 | 2nd |
100 Breast | Matthew Dyer | 1:01.03 | 4th |
200 Fly | Landon Clark | 1:57.53 | 2nd |
50 Free | Enrique Hernandez | 22.07 | 3rd |
100 Free | Sam Johanns | 48.83 | 2nd |
200 Back | Chase Baldwin | 1:58.60 | 2nd |
200 Breast | Matthew Dyer | 2:12.82 | 4th |
500 Free | Alex Wolfred | 4:50.21 | 1st |
100 Fly | Brandon Abboud | 53.70 | 3rd |
200 IM | Matthew Dyer | 1:59.44 | 3rd |
200 Free Relay | Sironen, Johanns, Snader, Hernandez | 1:28.30 | 2nd |
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 UP NEXT |
- Xavier closes out the regular season on Saturday, February 3 in Oxford, Ohio, taking on Miami. Events with the RedHawks begin at 1:00 p.m.
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