Swimming Posts a Pair of Fifth-Place Finishes at Akron Zips Classic

Saturday, October 13

Akron, Ohio

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Swimming Posts a Pair of Fifth-Place Finishes at Akron Zips Classic

10.13.18 | Swimming

Final Results (PDF)

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

AKRON, Ohio – Xavier swimming closed out the Akron Zips Classic with a pair of fifth-place team finishes and 13 top-10 event finishes in the two-day, three session meet featuring Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Denison and Miami.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier's women opened Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the 200 free relay for Emily Conners, Tianna Vozar, Caroline Gaertner and Abigail Garner.
Taylor Hogan led the Musketeers in the 400 IM, finishing in 13th place. Alison Herman, Emma Kauffeld and Delaney Sprague also posted top 25 finishes.
Caroline Gaertner finished ninth in the 100 fly. Taylor Hogan, Annie Cummins and Lorelei Gaertner finished in the top 25 also.
Emily Conners posted a 13th place finish in the 200 fly. Emily Saugstand and Abigail Garner also posted top 25 finishes.
Lydia Schaeffer led the Musketeers in the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.90.
Caroline Gaertner's time of 56.95 in the 100 back was good for ninth place. Ali Fort, Anne Locker, Laura Dicus and Riece Drew finished in the top 26 in the event.
The morning session closed with a fifth place finish for Ali Fort, Lydia Schaeffer, Caroline Gaertner and Emily Conners in the 200 medley relay.
Tilly Baldwin (11th), Emma Kauffeld (12th) and Becca Titterton (14th) posted top-15 finishes in the mile.
Taylor Hogan led the Musketeers in the 200 back, finishing 13th. Caroline Gaertner touched just behind her in 14th place.
Emily Conners led Xavier with a sixth place finish in the 100 free.
Schaeffer also led the Musketeers in the 200 breast, placing 15th. Herman finished 16th.
Hogan led the Musketeers with a 14th place finish in the 200 breast. Annie Cummins, Maggie Kauffeld and Lorelei Gaertner all finished in the top 25 as well.
Xavier closed the meet by tying for fifth in the 400 free relay, with Emily Conners, Tianna Vozar, Emily Saugstad and Caroline Gaertner tying Miami with a time of 3:31.76.
Xavier finished in fifth place with 281 points, topping Cleveland State but falling to Akron, Miami, Cincinnati, and Denison.

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES2

200 Free Relay	Conners, Vozar, C. Gaertner, Garner	1:36.66	5th
400 IM	Taylor Hogan	4:35.55	13th
100 Fly	Caroline Gaertner	57.06	17th
200 Free	Emily Conners	1:54.84	13th
100 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	1:08.90	27th
100 Back	Caroline Gaertner	56.95	9th
1,650 Free	Tilly Baldwin	17:46.98	11th
200 Back	Taylor Hogan	2:06.35	13th
100 Free	Emily Conners	51.66	6th
200 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	2:26.58	15th
200 Fly	Taylor Hogan	2:06.58	14th
400 Free Relay	Conners, Vozar, Saugstad, C. Gaertner	3:31.76	T-5th

MEN'S NOTABLE

Brandon Abboud, David Bunnell, Landon Clark and Matthew Dyer posted the top finish for Xavier in the 200 free relay.
Chase Baldwin's 17th place finish led three Musketeers in the top 25 of the 400 IM.
Abboud's 14th place finish in the 100 fly led three Musketeers in the top 25. Landon Clark tied for 19th, and David Bunnell placed 25th.
Enrique Hernandez tied for 18th in the 50 free, leading three Musketeers in the top 30 with a season-best time of 21.76
Ben Quon posted a top-10 finish in the 200 free, placing ninth with a time of 1:43.61. Jared Ritz, Enrique Hernandez, Patrick Hackett and Matthew Geraghty finished in the top 25 as well.
Matthew Dyer posted a top-10 finish in the 100 breast, placing seventh with a time of 58.75. Roark Lundal and Cameron Weese also posted top 25 finishes.
Alex Sironen's time of 51.79 was good for seventh place in the 100 back. Sam Johanns, Nathan Runyon, Chase Baldwin, Landon Clark, and David Bunnell all finished in the top 20.
Alex Sironen, Matthew Dyer, Brandon Abboud and Enrigue Hernandez closed the morning session with a fifth place finish in the 200 medley relay.
Nick Mahoney led off the evening session with a top-10 finish in the mile, placing ninth.
Alex Sironen placed 10th in the 200 back. Chase Baldwin and Nathan Runyon also posted top-15 finishes.
Ben Quon finished top-10 in the 100 free, placing ninth. Enrique Hernadez adn Matthew Geraghty finished in the top 15 as well.
Dyer finished top 10 in the 200 breast, finishing in 9th place.
Clark collected a top-15 finish in the 200 fly, finishing 11th.
Xavier closed the night with a fifth place finish in the 400 free relay for Brandon Abboud, Ben Quon, Sam Johanns and Enrique Hernandez.
Xavier finished in fifth place with 324 points, behind Miami, Cincinnati, Cleveland State and Denison.

MEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Free Relay	Abboud, Bunnell, Clark, Dyer	1:27.44	9th
400 IM	Chase Baldwin	4:14.90	16th
100 Fly	Brandon Abboud	51.99	14th
200 Free	Ben Quon	1:43.61	9th
100 Back	Alex Sironen	51.79	7th
200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Dyer, Abboud, Hernandez	1:34.54	5th
1,650 Free	Nick Mahoney	16:28.98	9th
200 Back	Alex Sironen	1:54.56	10th
100 Free	Ben Quon	47.54	9th
200 Breast	Matthew Dyer	2:08.62	9th
200 Fly	Landon Clark	1:56.69	11th
400 Free Relay	Abboud, Quon, Johanns, Hernandez	3:06.96	5th

UP NEXT

Xavier will travel to West Virginia on Oct. 19 to face the Mountaineers, as well as Seton Hall, in a two-day meet. Events begin Friday at 6:00 p.m. and continue Saturday at 11:00 a.m.