Swimming Claims 18 Top-Finishes At Butler Invite on Sunday.

Sunday, January 26

Fishers, Ind.

12 PM

Xavier University

Butler Invite

2019/2020 Xavier Athletics - MSWIM at UC

Photo by: Rooted Media House

Swimming Claims 18 Top-Finishes At Butler Invite on Sunday.

01.27.20 | Swimming

The men's squad finished the meet in first place while the women's squad took second.

By: Laura Topp, Xavier Athletic Communications

FISHERS, Ind., -- Xavier men's swimming earned a first-place overall finish on Sunday afternoon at the Butler Invite. The men earned a combined 745 points. The men combined for eight, top individual finishes. Jon Bernard touched the wall first in three different events.

The women's squad earned a second-place finish, behind St. Louis. The women combined for 746 score total while St. Louis tallied a 762 score. Despite a second-place finish, the Musketeer women earned top individual finishes in 10 different events throughout the day. Taylor Hogan had two. Top individual finishes while Emily Conners had three, two relay and one individual.

Team total points included a diving portion of the competition, which Xavier did not compete.

WOMEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Fort, Schaeffer, Gaertner, Conners	1:46.89	1st
1650 Free	Tilly Baldwin	17:56.82	4th
200 Free	Clare Bosse	1:56.25	1st
100 Back	Brooke Atkins	58.09	1st
100 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	1:06.59	1st
200 Fly	Taylor Hogan	2:05.82	1st
50 Free	Emily Conners	24.32	1st
100 Free	Clare Bosse	53.91	1st
200 Back	Brooke Atkins	2:07.99	2nd
200 Breast	Lydia Schaeffer	2:24.89	2nd
500 Free	Emma Kauffeld	5:12.54	2nd
100 Fly	Taylor Hogan	57.60	1st
200 IM	Alison Herman	2:10.45	1st
400 Free Relay	Conners, Bosse, Saugstad, Cummins	3:36.50	1st

WOMEN'S NOTABLES

The women claimed the first victory of the day in the 200-medley relay. Ai Fort, Lydia Schaeffer, Lorelei Gaertner and Emily Conners claimed first, touching the wall at 1:46.89.
In the 1650 free, Tilly Baldwin led the Musketeers with a fourth-place finish at 17:56.82.
Clare Bosse added another top finish for Xavier in the 200 free, finishing at 1:56.35. Emma Kauffeld took third in this portion of the competition, 1:57.24.
In the 100-back, Brooke Atkins touched the wall first. The freshman's time was 58.09. Ali Fort came in a close third at 58.85.
Xavier claimed the top two places in the 100-breast. Lydia Schaeffer led finishing at 1:06.59. Shortly behind was Alison Herman, who took second, at 1:07.70.
Taylor Hogan led the meet finishing in first for the 200 fly. Hogan touched the wall at 2:05.82, a minute and a half before the second-place finisher.
Emily Conners claimed her second first place finish of the day in the 50-free. The senior led three top four finishes for Xavier at 24.32. Emily Saugstad finished in third at 24.67 and Maureen Cummins in close fourth at 24.68.
Clare Bosse earned her second individual first place finish in the 100 free, 53.91. Emily Saugstad claimed third, 54.02.
In the 200-back, Brooke Atkins led Xavier finishing in second place. Atkins touched the wall at 2:07.99.
Xavier earned the top four finishes in the 200-breast. Lydia Schaeffer led the way, finishing at 2:24.89. Kelly Harris followed in second, 2:26.15, while Alison Herman finished in third at 2:26.51. Samantha White touched fourth, 2:29.26.
Emma Kauffeld finished in second, 5:12.54, in the 500-free.
Taylor Hogan and Lorelei Gaertner earned top two finishes in the 100-fly. Hogan touched the wall at 57.60 while Gaertner finished just behind at 57.89.
Alison Herman was the top finisher in 200 IM. Herman finished at 2:10.45.
The Musketeers finished the meet taking the fastest time in the 400-free relay. Emily Conners, Clare Bosse, Emily Saugstad and Maureen Cummins finished with an impressive 3:36.50 time.
Saint Louis led on the women's side with 762 points. Xavier came in second with 746. Butler placed third while Youngstown State finished in fourth. Lastly, Eastern Illinois came in fifth.

MEN'S TOP TIMES

200 Medley Relay	Sironen, Bernard, Abboud, Thomas	1:33.87	2nd
1650 Free	Andrew Martin	16:02.16	1st
200 Free	Ben Quon	1:43.00	1st
100 Back	Alex Sironen	51.90	3rd
100 Breast	Jon Bernard	56.86	1st
200 Fly	Brandon Abboud	1:55.08	3rd
50 Free	Roark Lundal	21.86	7th
100 Free	Christian Thomas	46.70	2nd
200 Back	Ben Quon	1:52.78	1st
200 Breast	Jon Bernard	2:03.76	1st
500 Free	Brett Wilson	4:44.09	1st
100 Fly	Brandon Abboud	51.00	2nd
200 IM	Jon Bernard	1:53.59	1st
400 Free Relay	Thomas, Abboud, Martin, Sironen	3:05.88	1st

MEN'S NOTABLE

On the men's side, Xavier took second place in the 200-medley. Alex Sironen, Jon Bernard, Brandon Abboud, Christian Thomas touched the wall behind St. Louis at 1:33.87.
Andrew Martin led event in the 1650-free, touching the wall at 16:02.16. Will Serad finished in second at 16:29.33.
Xavier earned the top two finishes in the 200-free. Ben Quon claimed first at 1:43.00 while Jared Ritz came in second, 1:44.54.
Alex Sironen touched the wall third in the 100-back, 51.90. Christian Thomas followed in fourth at 52.05.
Jon Bernard earned his top finish of the day in the 100-breast. Bernard finished at 56.86.
Brandon Abboud led Xavier in the 200-fly, finishing in third place, 1:55.08.
Roark Lundal led Xavier in seventh of the 50-free.
Christian Thomas took a second-place finish, at 46.70, in the 100 free.
Ben Quon earned his second individual first place finish in the 200-back, 1:52.78.
Jon Bernard also earned another individual top finish, 2:03.76, in the 200-breast. Davis Klein took third and Cameron Weese took fourth.
In the 500-free, Xavier claimed the first two finishes. Brett Wilson led the way, touching the wall at 4:44.09 while Daniel Stroh took a close second-place finish.
Brandon Abboud claimed second in the 100-fly, at 51.00.
Jon Bernard earned his third top finish of the afternoon, in the 200 IM. The freshman had a time of 1:53.59.
The Musketeers ended the day taking first and second in the 400-relay. Christian Thomas, Brandon Abboud, Andrew Martin and Alex Sironen took the first spot at 3:05.88. In second, Jared Ritz, Ben Quon, Ethan Wing and Matthew Geraghty touched at 3:09.03.
Xavier led all teams with a 745 points. Saint Louis came in second at 612 while Ball State place third. Eastern Illinois came in at fourth while Youngstown State finished fifth.