Xavier Swimming Closes Out the BIG EAST Championships with an NCAA B-Cut and New School Records

Saturday, February 24

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BIG EAST Championships

Xavier Swimming Closes Out the BIG EAST Championships with an NCAA B-Cut and New School Records

02.24.18 | Swimming

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Emily Conners sets third NCAA B-Cut of the Meet, sets new school record in 100 free

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

GENEVA, Ohio - Xavier swimming collected 21 medals over the course of the four-day 2018 BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championship, held at the SPIRE Institute.

Eleven top-three finishes, including four second-place finishes in relays, helped the Musketeer women to a fourth-place team finish, standing behind champions Villanova, Georgetown and Seton Hall.

Xavier's men collected 10 top-three finishes, including finishing top three in four of five relays, to finish fourth in the team standings behind Seton Hall, Villanova and Georgetown.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Emma Kauffeld set a season-best time of 17:04.02 in the mile to finish seventh in the timed event.
Katie Kerr and Becca Titterton finished ninth and 10th, respectively in the 1,640 free.
Paxtyn Drew posted the third fastest time during the prelims of the 200 back, 2:01.01 to earn a spot in the championship heat. She bettered that time to 2:00.48 in the finals, taking the bronze medal.
Ali Fort led the field in the B-Final of the 200 back with a time of 2:02.76. Anne Locker finished third in the B-Final, 11th overall and Taylor Hogan finished 16th.
Emily Conners' time of 50.02 in the prelims of the 100 free set a new school record and put her in the A-Final as the second seed. In the championship heat, she set a new program-best mark of 49.86, hitting the NCAA B-Cut standard and taking third.
Abigail Garner led the field in the B-Final of the 100 free with a time of 51.51. Tianna Vozar and Emily Saugstad also competed in the B-Final, finishing 12th and 13th.
Delaney Sprague and Samantha White competed in the B-Final of the 200 breast. Sprague finished 10th with a time of 2:22.65. White finished 12th.
Taylor Hogan set a time of 2:02.70 in the 200 fly to qualify for the championships final where she finished fifth.
Annie Cummins and Emma Kauffeld were the top-two qualifiers in the B-Final of the 200 fly. In the consolation heat, Cummins took the tops spot with a time of 2:04.77. Kauffeld finished 12th.
Xavier's women closed out the meet with a second-place finish and a new school record in the 400 free relay for Emily Conners, Abby Garner, Caroline Gaertner and Paxtyn Drew, who finished in 3:21.77.
Xavier's women finished in fourth, just 33 points behind Seton Hall.

WOMEN'S TOP TIMES

1,650 Free	Emma Kauffeld	17:04.02	7th
200 Back	Paxtyn Drew	2:00.48	3rd
100 Free	Emily Conners	49.86	3rd
200 Breast	Delaney Sprague	2:22.65	10th
200 Fly	Taylor Hogan	2:02.70*	4th
400 Free Relay	Conners, Garner, Gaertner, Drew	3:21.77	2nd

* Time set in prelims
^ NCAA B-Cut time

WOMEN'S SCORES

1. Villanova - 966.5
2. Georgetown - 628.5
3. Seton Hall - 588
4. Xavier - 555
5. Butler - 235
6. Providence - 199

WOMEN'S TOP-THREE FINISHES

50 Free - Emily Conners - 2nd
100 Free - Emily Conners - 3rd
200 Free - Emily Conners - 3rd
100 Back - Caroline Gaertner - 2nd
100 Back - Paxtyn Drew - 3rd
200 Back - Paxtyn Drew - 3rd
100 Fly - Caroline Gaertner - 3rd
200 Free Relay - Emily Conners, Abby Garner, Tianna Vozar, Paxtyn Drew - 2nd
400 Free Relay - Emily Conners, Abby Garner, Caroline Gaertner, Paxtyn Drew - 2nd
200 Medley Relay - Paxtyn Drew, Becca Titterton, Caroline Gaertner, Emily Conners - 2nd
400 Medley Relay - Paxtyn Drew, Sam White, Caroline Gaertner, Emily Conners - 2nd

MEN'S NOTABLE

Nick Mahoney took second place in the 1,650 free with a time of 15:41.08. Alex Wolfred also finished in the top five with a time of 15:49.30.
Patrick Hackett and Bradley Jackson competed in the timed mile as well, finishing 11th and 13th, respectively.
Chase Baldwin set a new school record in the 200 back during prelims, touching the wall in 1:47.75. In the championship heat, Nathan Runyon reclaimed the program-best mark with a time of 1:47.41 to take fifth. Baldwin finished just behind him in sixth.
Nathan Ruynon and Alex Sironen also competed in the championship final of the 200 back.
Nick Mahoney competed in the B-Final of the 200 back, finishing 15th.
Sam Johanns and David Bunnell competed in the championship final of the 100 free. Johanns used a time of 45.20 to take 6th and Bunnell finished just behind him in seventh.
Robert Snader, Enrique Hernandez and Jared Ritz competed in the B-Final of the 100 free, finishing 12th, 14th and 15th, respectively.
Matthew Dyer qualified third in the 200 breast and in the championship heat, used a time of 2:00.32 to take second.
Owen Dougherty also competed in the championship final of the 200 breast, finishing fifth with a time of 2:03.08.
Cameron Weese and Lucas Kokubo competed in the B-Final of the 200 breast, finishing 12th and 16th respectively.
Landon Clark set the top qualifying time in the prelims of the 200 fly, 1:50.25. In the championship heat, he finished fourth in a race where the top four were separated by less than four tenths of a second.
Brandon Abboud also competed in the Championship final of the 200 fly, finishing fifth.
Bradley Jackson competed in the B-Final of the 200 fly, placing 16th.
Xavier's men closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay, with Sam Johanns, David Bunnell, Jared Ritz and Alex Sironen finishing in 3:00.47.
Xavier's men finished in fourth place, less than 25 points behind third-place Georgetown.

MEN'S TOP TIMES

1,650 Free	Nick Mahoney	15:41.08	2nd
200 Back	Nathan Runyon	1:47.41	5th
100 Free	Sam Johanns	45.20	6th
200 Breast	Matthew Dyer	2:00.32	2nd
200 Fly	Landon Clark	1:50.25*	1st
400 Free Relay	Johanns, Bunnell, Ritz, Sironen	3:00.47	2nd

* Time set in prelims
^ NCAA B-Cut Time

MEN'S SCORES

1. Seton Hall - 777
2. Villanova - 749.5
3. Georgetown - 661.5
4. Xavier - 638.5
5. Providence - 213.5

MEN'S TOP THREE FINISHES

50 Free - Sam Johanns - 3rd
1,650 Free - Nick Mahoney - 2nd
100 Back - Sam Johanns - 3rd
100 Breast - Matthew Dyer - 3rd
200 Breast - Matthew Dyer - 2nd
100 Fly - David Bunnell - 2nd
200 Free Relay - Sam Johanns, Bobby Snader, David Bunnell, Alex Sironen - 3rd
400 Free Relay - Sam Johanns, David Bunnell, Jared Ritz, Alex Sironen - 2nd
200 Medley Relay - Sam Johanns, Matt Dyer, David Bunnell, Enrique Hernandez - 2nd
400 Medley Relay - Sam Johanns, Matt Dyer, David Bunnell, Alex Sironen - 3rd

PHOTOS AND VIDEO

WATCH | Nick Mahoney takes silver in the 1,650 free. #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/DF1clCywfm
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 24, 2018

WATCH | Paxtyn Drew takes third in the 200 back. #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/xQ1TqElBxU
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2018

After setting a school record in the 100 free earlier today, Emily Conners bettered her time to 49.86 in the finals, hitting the NCAA B-Cut standard and taking bronze! #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/LXM8FD7pPD
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2018

WATCH | Matt Dyer takes silver and Owen Dougherty places fifth in the 200 breast championship heat. #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/d33AC8pwjJ
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2018

The women closed out the meet with a new school record and a second-place finish in the 400 free relay with Emily Conners, Abby Garner, Caroline Gaertner and Paxtyn Drew finishing in 3:21.77. #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/kpJl1Utlxt
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2018

WATCH | Sam Johanns, David Bunnell, Jared Ritz and Alex Sironen capped the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:00.47! #LetsGoX pic.twitter.com/lgpJl1c01H
— Xavier Swimming (@XavierSWIM) February 25, 2018