Swimming Picks Up Pair of Third Place Team Finishes at Akron Zips Classic

10.19.19 | Swimming

Results, via CollegeSwimming.com

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

AKRON, Ohio - Xavier swimming closed out the two-day Akron Zips Classic with a pair of third place team finishes. Xavier's women topped Denison and Cleveland State, while the men topped the Vikings, picking up four top-three finishes, with Jon Bernard picking up three, including a win in the 200 IM.

WOMEN

SESSION ONE

400 Medley Relay	Atkins, Schaeffer, Hogan, Conners	3:51.84	8th
500 Free	Emma Kauffeld	5:15.14	21st
200 IM	Alison Herman	2:08.55	13th
50 Free	Emily Conners	23.74	9th
800 Free Relay	Conners, Bosse, Saugstad, Garner	7:51.45	7th

Xavier put a pair of teams in the top 10 of the first race, led by Emily Conners, Clare Bosse, Emily Saugstad and Abigail Garner in seventh place.
Emma Kauffeld led the Musketeers in the 500 free with a time of 5:15.14.
Alison Herman led Xavier with a time of 2:08.55 in the 200 IM.
Emily Conners' time of 23.74 led the Musketeers in the 50 free.
Emily Conners, Clare Bosse, Emily Saugstad and Abigail Garner led Xavier in the 800 free with a seventh place finish.
Xavier's women had 110 points at end of the first session.

SESSION TWO

200 Free Relay	Conners, Bosse, Saugstad, Cummins	1:36.88	4th
400 IM	Alison Herman	4:34.32	8th
100 Fly	Taylor Hogan	57.76	T-12
200 Free	Emily Conners	1:54.93	12th
100 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	1:06.59	16th
100 Back	Brooke Atkins	57.44	8th

Emily Conners, Clare Bosse, Emily Saugstad and Maureen Cummins led off the morning session with a fourth place finish in the 200 free relay, one of two Xavier squads in the top 10.
Alison Herman led Xavier in the 400 IM, finishing eighth with a time of 4:34.32. Delaney Sprague also scored.
Taylor Hogan tied for 12^th in the 100 fly with a time of 57.76. Lorelei Gaertner also scored for Xavier.
Emily Conners touched the wall in 1:54.93 in the 200 free to place 12^th. Clare Bosse touched just behind her in 13^th.
Lydia Schaeffer scored for the Musketeers in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.59.
Brooke Atkins' time of 57.44 led Xavier in the 100 back. Taylor Hogan also finished top-10.
Xavier's women stood in third place at the end of the second session with a score of 217.5.

SESSION THREE

200 Medley Relay	Atkins, Schaeffer, Hogan, Conners	1:47.29	8th
1650 Free	Emma Kauffeld	17:59.79	7th
200 Back	Taylor Hogan	2:06.23	10th
100 Free	Emily Conners	52.48	10th
200 Breast	Alison Herman	2:24.74	14th
200 Fly	Taylor Hogan	2:05.35	8th
400 Free Relay	Conners, Bosse, Merke, Cummins	3:34.44	7th

Brooke Atkins, Lydia Schaeffer, Taylor Hogan and Emily Conners led off the final session with an eighth-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Ali Fort, Kelly Harris, Lorelei Gaertner and Clare Bosse touched just behind in ninth place.
Emma Kauffeld placed seventh in the mile with a time of 17:59.79.
Taylor Hogan led five Musketeers that scored in the 200 back with a time of 2:06.23.
Emily Conners finished 10^th in the 100 free with a time of 52.48.
Alison Herman led Xavier in the 200 breast with a time of 2:23.74. Lydia Schaeffer also scored.
Taylor Hogan placed eighth in the 200 fly with a time of 2:05.35. Sophia Romero also scored for Xavier.
Emily Conners, Clare Bosse, Erin Merke and Maureen Cummins closed out the meet with a time of 3:34.44 in the 400 free relay.
Xavier finished a score of 368, trailing Akron and Miami (Ohio), but topping Denison and Cleveland State.

Men

SESSION ONE

400 Medley Relay	Thomas, Bernard, Abboud, Quon	3:26.66	7th
500 Free	Andrew Martin	4:38.95	6th
200 IM	Jon Bernard	1:53.23	1st
50 Free	Christian Thomas	21.36	11th
800 Free Relay	Martin, Ritz, Quon, Bernard	6:56.11	4th

Christian Thomas, Jon Bernard, Brandon Abboud and Ben Quon led three relay teams in the top-10 of the 400 medley relay, taking seventh.
Andrew Martin led four Musketeers in the top-10 of the 500 free, placing sixth with a time of 4:38.95. Will Serad, Ben Quon and Brett Wilson placed eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.
Jon Bernard used a time of 1:53.23 to win the 200 IM.
Christian Thomas led the Musketeers in the 50 free with a time of 21.36.
Xavier's men' placed three squads in the top 10 of 800 free to close out the first evening, led by Andrew Martin, Jared Ritz, Ben Quon and Jon Bernard's fourth-place finish.
Xavier finished the first night with 180 points, trailing Cleveland State by just eight.

SESSION TWO

200 Free Relay	Sironen, Abboud, Ritz, Thomas	1:25.08	4th
400 IM	Jon Bernard	4:04.06	3rd
100 Fly	Brandon Abboud	50.80	5th
200 Free	Ben Quon	1:43.41	3rd
100 Breast	Jon Bernard	58.12	6th
100 Back	Alex Sironen	51.42	5th

Alex Sironen, Brandon Abboud, Jared Ritz and Christian Thomas led off the morning session for the men with a fourth place finish in the 200 free relay, one of two Xavier squads in the top 10.
Jon Bernard picked up another top-three finish in the 400 IM, placing third with a time of 4:04.06. Will Serad also finished in the top 10.
Ben Quon's third place finish in the 200 free led a trio of Musketeers in the top 10. Andrew Martin placed fifth and Jared Ritz finished seventh.
Jon Bernard again led the Musketeers in the 100 breast, placing sixth with a time of 58.12. Bernard led six Musketeers that scored in the event, including top 10 finishes for Roark Lundal and Will Serad.
Alex Sironen's time of 51.42 led Xavier in the 100 back, placing fifth. Christian Thomas also finished in the top 10.
Xavier finished the second session in third place, moving past Cleveland State with 391.5 total points.

SESSION THREE

200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Bernard, Abboud and Thomas	1:33.09	4th
1650 Free	Andrew Martin	16:13.46	5th
200 Back	Jon Bernard	1:52.16	3rd
100 Free	Christian Thomas	46.86	8th
200 Breast	Roark Lundal	2:09.57	7th
200 Fly	Brandon Abboud	1:54.29	6th
400 Free Relay	Ritz, Wing, Thomas, Abboud	3:06.73	4th

Alex Sironen, Jon Bernard, Brandon Abboud and Christian Thomas led Xavier in the 200 medley relay with a fourth place finish, one of two Musketeer squads in the top 10.
Andrew Martin led Xavier with a fifth place finish in the mile. Will serad, Brett Wilson, Cothalee Watko and Nick Mahoney also finished top 10.
Jon Bernard picked up another top-three finish in the 200 back, placing third. Alex Sironen also finished top 10, tying for eighth.
Christian Thomas' time of 46.86 led Xavier in the 100 free, placing eighth.
Roark Lundal led five Musketeers that score in the 200 breast, finishing seventh. Davis Klein also finished in the top 10.
Brandon Abboud placed sixth in the 200 fly to lead Xavier.
Jared Ritz, Ethan Wing, Christian Thomas and Brandon Abboud closed out the meet with a fourth-place finish in the 400 free relay.
Xavier finished in third place with a score of 663, trailing Miami (Ohio) and Denison, but topping Cleveland State.