Swimming Completes Day One at Akron Invite

Friday, October 12

Akron, Ohio

TBA

Xavier University

Akron Invite

10.12.18 | Swimming

Friday Results Live Stream (Saturday Morning)Live Stream (Saturday Evening)

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

AKRON, Ohio – Xavier swimming opened up the Akron Invite on Friday night, competing in five racing events at the meet featuring competition from Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Denison and Miami (Ohio).

Events resume Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. Live streams of each session are available from GoZips.com on Saturday morning and Saturday evening.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier's women opened the meet by taking in the 400 medley relay, with Ali Fort, Lydia Schaeffer, Caroline Gaertner and Emily Conners taking seventh.
Emma Kauffeld led the Musketeers in the 500 free with a time of 5:11.99.
Alison Herman and Taylor Hogan finished in the top 25 of the 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:09.59.
Emily Conners set a season-best time in the 50 free, taking seventh. Conners led in five Musketeers among the top 25 finishers.
Xavier closed the night with an eighth place finish in the 800 free relay for Emily Conners, Emily Saugstad, Abigail Garner and Katie Kerr.

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES

400 Medley Relay	Fort, Schaeffer, C. Gaertner, Conners	3:52.30	7th
500 Free	Emma Kauffeld	5:11.99	23rd
200 IM	Alison Herman	2:09.59	17th
50 Free	Emily Conners	23.54	7th
800 Free Relay	Conners, Saugstad, Garner, Kerr	7:49.36	8th

MEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier's men opened the meet by taking fifth place in the 400 medley relay for Alex Sironen, Matthew Dyer, Brandon Abboud and Ben Quon.
Ben Quon led four Musketeers in the top 25 in the 500 free with a 16th place finish, using a season-best time of 4:44.63.
Quon also led the Musketeers in the 200 IM, taking 12th place. Matthew Dyer finished in 14th.
Enrique Hernandez tied for 18th in the 50 free, leading three Musketeers in the top 30 with a season-best time of 21.76
Xavier closed the night with a sixth place finish in the 800 free relay for Quon, Jared Ritz, Hernandez and Dyer.

MEN'S TOP FINISHES

400 Medley Relay	Sironen, Dyer, Abboud, Quon	3:27.12	5th
500 Free	Ben Quon	4:44.63	16th
200 IM	Ben Quon	1:57.19	12th
50 Free	Enrique Hernandez	21.76	T-18th
800 Free Relay	Quon, Ritz, Hernandez, Dyer	6:59.90	6th

UP NEXT

Saturday's start times are 10:00 a.m. for the morning session and 5:00 p.m. for the evening session.
Live streams of each session are available from GoZips.com on Saturday morning and Saturday evening.