Men and Women Swimming Claim Victories At Butler Double Dual

Sunday, September 29

Fishers, Ind.

1 PM

Xavier University

Butler Quad

Men and Women Swimming Claim Victories At Butler Double Dual

09.29.19 | Swimming

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Men's and Women's Swimming finished in first place at the Butler Double Dual Sunday afternoon.

By: Laura Topp, Xavier Athletic Communications

FISHERS, Ind. – Xavier swimming opened up its fall schedule with strong performances at the Butler Double Duals, collecting victories on both the men's and women's side. The Musketeers finished in the top spot in 16 different competitions. The women won this meet for the fifth straight season and the men earned top finishes in nine of eleven events.

WOMEN'S NOTABLE

Xavier snagged the top two finishes in the 200 yard free, 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.

WOMEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	Atkins, Libler, Gaertner, Merke	1:47.27	2nd
1000 Free	Abigail Garner	10:53.41	3rd
200 Free	Clare Bosse	10:00.99	1st
50 Free	Emily Conners	23.84	1st
400 IM	Taylor Hogan	4:33:89	1st
200 Fly	Taylor Hogan	2:04.43	1st
100 Free	Emily Conners	52.07	1st
200 Back	Brooke Atkins	2:04.90	1st
500 Free	Emma Swabb	5:21.05	3rd
200 Breast	Julianne Libler	2:26.23	1st
400 Free Relay	Bosse, Cummins, Saugstad, Garner	3:35.18	1st

WOMEN'S SCORES

Xavier def. Saint Louis - 120.00-108.000
Xavier def. Butler 135.00-61.00
Xavier def. Evansville 130.00-98.00

MEN'S NOTABLE

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.

MEN'S TOP FINISHES

200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Bernard, Abboud, Thomas	1:33.32	1st
1000 Free	Brett Wilson	10:00.99	1st
200 Free	Andrew Martin	1:42.28	1st
50 Free	Christian Thomas	21.53	1st
400 IM	Jon Bernard	4:04.33	1st
200 Fly	Brandon Abboud	1:54.38	1st
100 Free	Jared Ritz	47.32	2nd
200 Back	Alex Sironen	1:54.03	1st
500 Free	Daniel Stroh	4:53.46	3rd
200 Breast	Jon Bernard	2:06.02	1st
400 Free Relay	Abboud, Quon, Thomas, Ritz	3:07.76	1st

MEN'S SCORES

Xavier def. Butler 147.00-0.00
Xavier def. Evansville 131.00-65.00
Xavier def. Saint Louis 126.00-79.00

UP NEXT

Swimming travels to University of Louisville on October 5, 2019 for their next meet. The meet is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in Louisville Ky. at the Ralph R. Wright Natatorium.