Men's and Women's Swimming Both Take First at Butler Invite

Sunday, January 27

Fishers, Ind.

12 PM

Xavier University

Butler Invite

Men's and Women's Swimming Both Take First at Butler Invite

01.27.19 | Swimming

Results (via CollegeSwimming.com)

Musketeers combined for seven event wins

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

FISHERS, Ind. - After seven event wins on the day, Xavier men's and women's swimming closed out the Butler Invite with two team wins. Xavier's women collected 12 top-three finishes, including six event wins to take first out of 10 teams, while the men collected seven top-three finishes, with one event win, to finish first among eight teams.

WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Ali Fort, Lydia Schaeffer, Caroline Gaertner and Emily Conners led off the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.28.
Emma Kauffeld led Xavier with a second-place finish in the mile with a time of 17:55.81. Becca Titterton touched just behind her, in 17:56.80, to take third.
Emily Saugstad's fifth place finish in the 200 free led three Musketeers in the top 10. Caroline Gaertner and Katie Kerr placed sixth and seventh.
Taylor Hogan led the Musketeers in the 100 back with a time of 58.36, placing third. Maureen Cummins touched in seventh and Laura Dicus placed ninth.
Lydia Schaeffer's fourth place finish in the 100 breast led Xavier, touching the wall in 1:07.23. Alison Herman finished seventh and Delaney Sprague placed 10^th.
Maggie Kauffeld's time of 2:11.74 in the 200 fly led the Musketeers.
Emily Conners took first in the 50 free with a time of 24.03. Tianna Vozar placed third and Abigail Garner finished eighth.
Conners also led the Musketeers in the 100 free, finishing in 54.34 for a sixth-place finish. Emily Saugstad finished ninth.
Ali Fort's time of 2:10.83 led Xavier in the 200 back, placing fourth. Anne Locker also finished top-10 with a time of 2:13.95.
Alison Herman led five Musketeers in the top-10 of the 200 breast, finishing second with a time of 2:27.41. Delaney Sprague, Becca Titterton, Kelly Harris and Lydia Schaeffer placed fourth through seventh, respectively.
Katie Kerr took the top spot in the 500 free, touching the wall in 5:12.88. Abigail Garner finished fifth and Maggie Kauffeld placed eighth.
Caroline Gaertner's first place finish in the 100 fly led four Musketeers in the top-10. Taylor Hogan finished fourth, Annie Cummins placed sixth and Lorelei Gaertner touched in ninth-place.
Alison Herman won the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.03. Taylor Hogan touched just behind her, in 2:11.01, to take second. Delaney Sprague finished sixth.
Emily Conners, Caroline Gaertner, Maureen Cummins and Tianna Vozar finished first in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:30.92.

WOMEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Fort, Schaeffer, C. Gaertner, Conners	1:46.28	1st
1650 Free	Emma Kauffeld	17:55.81	2nd
200 Free	Emily Saugstad	1:56.00	5th
100 Back	Taylor Hogan	58.36	3rd
100 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	1:07.23	4th
200 Fly	Maggie Kauffeld	2:11.74	10th
50 Free	Emily Conners	24.03	1st
100 Free	Emily Conners	54.34	6th
200 Back	Ali Fort	2:10.83	4th
200 Breast	Alison Herman	2:27.41	2nd
500 Free	Katie Kerr	5:12.88	1st
100 Fly	Caroline Gaertner	57.46	1st
200 IM	Alison Herman	2:10.03	1st
400 Free Relay	Conners, C. Gaertner, M. Cummins, Vozar	3:30.92	1st

WOMEN'S FINAL SCORES

1          Xavier             625
2          IUPUI             571
3          Saint Louis      497
4          Southern Illinois         350
5          Youngstown State      269
6          Western Illinois          155
7          Butler             143
8          Indianapolis    59
9          Ball State 47
10        Valparaiso       23

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Alex Sironen, Matthew Dyer, Brandon Abboud and Sam Johanns led off the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, with a time of 1:33.44.
Nick Mahoney led the Musketeers in the mile, taking second with a time of 16:25.37. Cothalee Watko finished fifth, and Patrick Hackett finished seventh.
Ben Quon finished sixth in the 200 free with a time of 1:44.20. Jared Ritz placed eighth.
Christian Thomas' time of 52.89 led Xavier in the 100 back, and was good for fifth place. Landon Clark touched just behind him in sixth place and Chase Baldwin finished ninth.
Cameron Weese led the Musketeers in the 100 breast with a time of 1:00.61.
Brandon Abboud's time of 1:55.36 led Xavier in the 200 fly.
Alex Sironen led three Musketeers in the top seven of the 50 free. Sironen placed third with a time of 21.59. Sam Johanns placed sixth and Enrique Hernandez finished seventh.
Sam Johanns' time of 47.41 in the 100 free led Xavier, and was good for third place. Enrique Hernandez finished fourth, Matthew Geraghty finished in a tie for fifth and Christian Thomas finished eighth.
Alex Sironen's second place finish in the 200 back (1:53.65) led four Musketeers in the top 10. Ben Quon placed fourth, Chase Baldwin finished sixth, and Nathan Runyon finished eighth.
Matthew Dyer placed second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:08.29. Cameron Weese finished sixth.
Nick Mahoney's time of 4:53.54 in the 500 free led Xavier with a 10^th place finish. Daniel Stroh and Jared Ritz finished 11^th and 12^th, respectively.
Brandon Abboud led Xavier in the 100 fly, finishing fourth with a time of 51.10. Landon Clark tied for 10^th.
Matthew Dyer's fifth place finish (1:57.75) in the 200 IM led five Musketeers in the top-10. Cothalee Watko, Chase Baldwin, Cameron Weese and Nathan Runyon finished seventh through 10^th, respectively.
Xavier closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay for Brandon Abboud, Sam Johanns, Ben Quon and Christian Thomas with a time of 3:07.11.

MEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Dyer, Abboud, Johanns	1:33.44	1st
1650 Free	Nick Mahoney	16:25.37	2nd
200 Free	Ben Quon	1:44.20	6th
100 Back	Christian Thomas	52.89	5th
100 Breast	Cameron Weese	1:00.61	11th
200 Fly	Brandon Abboud	1:55.36	8th
50 Free	Alex Sironen	21.59	3rd
100 Free	Sam Johanns	47.41	3rd
200 Back	Alex Sironen	1:53.65	2nd
200 Breast	Matthew Dyer	2:08.29	2nd
500 Free	Nick Mahoney	4:53.40	10th
100 Fly	Brandon Abboud	51.10	4th
200 IM	Matthew Dyer	1:57.75	5th
400 Free Relay	Abboud, Johanns, Quon, Thomas	3:07.11	2nd

MEN'S SCORES

1          Xavier 547
2          IUPUI 529
3          Saint Louis      502
4          Southern Illinois         495
5          Ball     261
6          Western Illinois          215
7          Indianapolis    83
8          Valparaiso      55

UP NEXT

Xavier will host its Senior Celebration meet on Friday, February 1 at the O'Connor Sports Center.
The Musketeers then travel to Miami (Ohio) to close out the regular season on Saturday, February 2 at 1:00 p.m. in the final meet before the BIG EAST Championships.