Xavier Swimming Opens Up Competition at West Virginia with Seton Hall

Friday, October 19

Morgantown, W. Va.

6 PM

Xavier University

West Virginia with Seton Hall

Xavier Swimming Opens Up Competition at West Virginia with Seton Hall

10.19.18 | Swimming

Results (PDF)

Musketeers set a number of season-best times.

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - Xavier swimming opened two days of competition at West Virginia on Friday evening, competing against the Mountaineers and BIG EAST challenger Seton Hall. Xavier collected 12 top-three finishes in the first 14 events.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier opened the night with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay for Ali Fort, Lydia Schaeffer, Caroline Gaertner and Emily Conners. Xavier's B-squad of Laura Dicus, Becca Titterton, Taylor Hogan and Tianna Vozar placed third.
Emma Kauffeld led all Musketeers, and competitors from the BIG EAST, with a third-place finish with a season-best time of 10:35.94.
Emily Saugstad's third place finish in the 200 free was the best among BIG EAST competitors.
Ali Fort led the Musketeers in the 100 back with a season-best time of 57.99. Caroline Gaertner touched just behind her in fourth as the top two finishers from the BIG EAST.
Lydia Schaeffer led the Musketeers in the 100 breast. Becca Titterton touched in fourth.
Taylor Hogan led all BIG EAST competitors in the 200 fly, finishing second.
In the final event of the night, Emily Conners placed second in the 50 free, and was the top finisher from the BIG EAST, with a time of 23.55, just .01 off her season best time. Tianna Vozar finished just behind Conners in third.

WOMEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Fort, Schaeffer, C. Gaertner, Conners	1:46.97	2nd
1000 Free	Emma Kauffeld	10:35.94	3rd
200 Free	Emily Saugstad	1:56.64	3rd
100 Back	Ali Fort	57.99	3rd
100 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	1:07.41	3rd
200 Fly	Taylor Hogan	2:05.35	2nd
50 Free	Emily Conners	23.55	2nd

MEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier's A-squad of Alex Sironen, Matthew Dyer, Brandon Abboud and Enrique Hernandez took fifth in the 200 medley relay to open the night.
Patrick Hackett led the Musketeers in the 1000 free, taking fourth with a season-best time of 9:53.17. Nick Mahoney touched just behind him in fifth.
Ben Quon was the top finisher from the BIG EAST in the 200 free, finishing third. Jared Ritz finished in fourth.
Alex Sironen was the top finisher from the BIG EAST in the 100 back, placing third.
Matthew Dyer led the Musketeers in the 100 breast with a sixth place finish and a season-best time of 58.47.
Landon Clark led all BIG EAST competitors in the 200 fly, placing second with a season-best time of 1:54.25.
Enrique Hernandez led Xavier in the 50 free with a fourth-place finish and a season-best time, 21.60.

MEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Dyer, Abboud, Hernandez	1:34.57	5th
1000 Free	Patrick Hackett	9:53.17	4th
200 Free	Ben Quon	1:43.22	3rd
100 Back	Alex Sironen	52.27	3rd
100 Breast	Matthew Dyer	58.47	6th
200 Fly	Landon Clark	1:54.25	2nd
50 Free	Enrique Hernandez	21.60	4th

UP NEXT

Competition at West Virginia continues tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
Xavier hosts its first home meet of the season on Friday, Oct. 26, with Indiana State's women's team, set to begin at 5:00 p.m.
Xavier's full squad will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 27 when the Musketeers travel to Cleveland State with events set to begin at 1:00 p.m.