Swim Travels to University of Louisville For Weekend Dual

Friday, October 4

Louisville, Ky.

3 PM

Xavier University

Louisville

Swim Travels to University of Louisville For Weekend Dual

10.02.19 | Swimming

Swimming faces Cardinals Friday, after sweeping competition at the Butler Quad last weekend.

By: Laura Topp, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Xavier men's and women's swimming venture to Louisville, Ky. for the first dual meet of the 2019-20 season. The Musketeers take on the Cardinals at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4. Last weekend, both teams swept the competition at the Butler Quad.

THE MEET

Xavier Musketeers at
Louisville Cardinals
Friday, Oct. 4 | 3 PM
Ralph R. Wright Natatorium

ABOUT LOUISVILLE

Louisville enters the pool for the first competition of their 2019-20 season.
Xavier and Louisville met for the first time in the 2018-19 season since 2014-15.
This season, four Cardinals were names to the US National Team.
Louisville women won three gold and two bronzes and finished third in the 2019 ACC Swimming and Diving Championships.
Louisville men won three silver and two gold medals while posting the fastest time in the nation for the 400 Free Relay in the 2019 ACC Championship. UofL men finished the competition claiming the second place slot.
UofL women placed fourth, a historical finish, while the men placed fifth at the NCAA Championships last season.

WOMEN'S LAST TIME OUT

Xavier snagged the top two finishes in the 200 yard free, at the Butler Quad, Clare Bosse took first and Emily Saugstad came in a close second place finish.
Emily Conners took first, for the second straight year, in the 50 and 100 free. Bosse earned a second-place finish behind Conners in the 100 yard free.
Taylor Hogan and Alison Herman finished back-to-back in the 400 IM for the second straight year. Hogan claimed another first place finish in the 200 yard fly.
Brooke Atkins picked first in the 200 yard back while Grace Huber finished in third.
The women claimed the top four spots in the 200 yard breast led by Julianne Libler. Lydia Schaeffer finished in second and Kelly Harris in third. Alison Herman took fourth in the race.
Clare Bosse, Emily Saugstad, Maureen Cummins and Abigail Garner closed out the meet earning the top finish in the 400 yard free relay.
Xavier collected team wins over Saint Louis, Butler, and Evansville.

MEN'S LAST TIME OUT

In the 200 yard medley relay, Xavier earned a top finish from Alex Sironen, Jon Bernard, Brandon Abboud and Christian Thomas.
In the 1000 yard free, Brett Wilson touched the wall first, with a time of 10:00.99.
Andrew Martin took first in the 200 yard free while Jared Ritz came in second.
Thomas earned another top finish in the 50 yard free
Bernard claimed another top finish in the 400 IM, with a four second advantage over Evansville's Paul Cozzens.
Brandon Abboud picked up a second place finish in the 200 yard fly.
Alex Sironen led the 200 yard back while Nick Mahoney finished in second.
Jon Bernard took the top spot in the men's 200 yard breast.
The men closed the competition earning the top spot in the 400 yard free relay. Brandon Abboud, Ben Quon, Christian Thomas and Jared Ritz touched the wall with a one and half second advantage over Evansville.
Xavier collected team wins over Evansville and Saint Louis.