Women's Swimming Ties Vikings at Dual Meet at Cleveland State

Saturday, October 27

Cleveland, Ohio

1 PM

Xavier University

Cleveland State

Women's Swimming 2018 BIG EAST Championships

Women's Swimming Ties Vikings at Dual Meet at Cleveland State

10.27.18 | Swimming

Results (PDF)

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CLEVELAND - Xavier swimming won nine events on the women's side as the men and the women took on Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon. Xavier tied on the women's side and fell on the men's side.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier opened the day with a second place finish in the 200 medley relay for Ali Fort, Lydia Schaeffer, Caroline Gaertner and Emily Conners.
Emma Kauffeld led the Musketeers in distance free events, taking first in the 500 free with a season-best time of 5:11.68, the best time by a Musketeer so far in 2018-19. Kauffeld also placed second in the 1000 free to lead Xavier.
Emily Conners led the way on free sprints, taking first in the 50 free and 100 free. Conners also took the top spot in the 200 free.
In the 50 free, Tianna Vozar placed second and Laura Dicus took third.
Caroline Gaertner led Xavier in the 100 back and the 100 fly, taking first in both. Her time of 56.95 in the 100 fly is the best time this season by a Musketeer.
Taylor Hogan led the Musketeers in a pair of events as well, taking wins in the 200 fly and 200 back. Hogans time in the 200 fly is the best by a Musketeer this season. Hogan also set a personal season-best time in the 100 fly, taking second behind Gaertner.
Maggie Kauffeld touched behind Hogan in the 200 fly to take second.
Lydia Schaeffer led Xavier in breast stroke events, taking fourth in the 100 breast and second in the 200 breast. Schaeffer's time of 2:25.70 in the 200 breast is the best time by a Musketeer this season.
Alison Herman's third place finish in the 100 IM led Xavier.
Xavier closed out the meet with a win in the 200 free relay for Tianna Vozar, Caroline Gaertner, Abigail Garner and Laura Dicus.
Xavier tied Cleveland State, 144-144.

WOMEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Fort, Schaeffer, C. Gaertner, Conners	1:46.51	2nd
1000 Free	Emma Kauffeld	10:45.99	2nd
200 Free	Emily Conners	1:54.00	1st
100 Back	Caroline Gaertner	57.56	1st
100 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	1:07.13	4th
200 Fly	Taylor Hogan	2:04.33	1st
50 Free	Emily Conners	23.85	1st
100 Free	Emily Conners	52.16	1st
200 Back	Taylor Hogan	2:05.00	1st
200 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	2:25.70	2nd
500 Free	Emma Kauffeld	5:11.68	1st
100 Fly	Caroline Gaertner	56.95	1st
100 IM	Alison Herman	1:01.41	3rd
200 Free Relay	Vozar, C. Gaertner, Garner, Dicus	1:36.59	1st

MEN'S NOTABLE

To open the meet, Alex Sironen, Matthew Dyer, Brandon Abboud and Enrique Hernandez set a season-best time of 1:33.84 in the 200 medley relay.
Matthew Dyer led Xavier in three events, the 200 free, 200 breast and the 100 IM. Dyer's third place time in the 200 free was a season-best. Dyer scored in second place in the 200 breast and 100 IM.
Ben Quon led Xavier in a pair of events, the 1000 free and 200 back. Quons second-place time in the 1000 free is the best time by a Musketeer this season. Quon also placed second in the 200 back with a season-best time of 1:53.76.
Alex Sironen led Xavier in the 100 fly and 100 back, scoring in second place in both events.
Cameron Weese led Xavier in the 100 breast with a time of 1:02.49.
Bradley Jackson set a season-best time of 1:59.86 to lead Xavier in the 200 fly.
Enrique Hernandez led Xavier in the 50 free with a time of 21.82.
Brandon Abboud's second place time in the 100 free, 47.22 , is the fastest time by a Musketeer this season.
Patrick Hackett scored in second place in the 500 free with a time of 4:47.99.
Xavier closed out the meet with a time of 1:25.90 in the 200 free relay for Roark Lundal, Noah Coomler, David Bunnell and Ben Quon, the fastest time by the Musketeers this season.
Xavier fell to CSU, 191-90.

MEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Dyer, Abboud, Hernandez	1:33.84	3rd
1000 Free	Ben Quon	9:51.74	2nd
200 Free	Matthew Dyer	1:45.14	3rd
100 Back	Alex Sironen	52.07	2nd
100 Breast	Cameron Weese	1:02.49	5th
200 Fly	Bradley Jackson	1:59.86	5th
50 Free	Enrique Hernandez	21.82	6th
100 Free	Brandon Abboud	47.22	2nd
200 Back	Ben Quon	1:53.76	2nd
200 Breast	Matthew Dyer	2:09.18	2nd
500 Free	Patrick Hackett	4:47.99	2nd
100 Fly	Alex Sironen	51.82	2nd
100 IM	Matthew Dyer	53.38	2nd
200 Free Relay	Lundal, Coomler, Bunnell, Quon	1:25.90	2nd

UP NEXT

Xavier's women return home to host Bowling Green on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 5:00 PM.
Xavier's full squad is then in action on Saturday, November 3 when the Musketeers travel to Denison with events set to begin at 1:00 p.m.