Swimming Heads to Louisville for First Dual of 2021-22

Friday, October 1

Louisville, Ky.

3 PM

Xavier University

Louisville

09.30.21 | Swimming

The Musketeers face the Cardinals on Friday, October 1 at 3 PM

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's and women's swimming will travel to Louisville to compete in the first dual meet of the season, facing the Cardinals on Friday, October 1 at the Ralph Wright Natatorium. Events are scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m.

OPPONENT NOTES

The meet with the Musketeers is UofL's first competition of the season.
Louisville's men are coming off an ACC Championship, finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships, while the women finished third in the conference, finishing 13th at the NCAA meet.
Xavier last faced the Cardinals in October 2019, picking up a pair of event wins but falling on both sides. Jon Bernard collected one of the event wins, in the 100 breast.

LAST TIME OUT - MEN

At the Butler Quad, Xavier's men picked up four event wins on the way to a second place finish.
Andrew Devine, Matt Williams, Gage Hannewyk and Ethan Saunders led Xavier in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:35.73.
Adam Lamping's time of 10:02.80 in the 1000 free led the Musketeers.
Andrew Martin collected two event wins, taking the 200 free with a time of 1:42.24 and the 500 free with a time of 4:43.44.
Christian Thomas time of 21.44 placed second in the 50 free.
Jon Bernard led three Musketeers in the top three of the 400 IM with a time of 4:06.42. Jack Parker finished second and Michael Benington placed third.
Caleb Petranchuk's third place finish with a time of 1:57.30 led the Musketeers in the 200 fly. Brett Wilson touched just behind him in fourth.
Ethan Saunders finished the 100 free with a time of 47.63 to place second. Gage Hannewyk finished fifth and Ethan Wing placed fifth.
Ben Quon finished third in the 200 back with a time of 1:54.91. Michael Benington placed fourth.
Jon Bernard took second in the 200 breast with a time of 2:05.72. Nathan Wall finished fifth.
Xavier closed out the meet with a win in the 400 free relay for Christian Thomas, Ethan Saunders, Ethan Wing and Andrew Martin with a time of 3:05.74
The Musketeers picked up wins over Saint Louis and Valpo, but fell to IUPUI.

LAST TIME OUT - WOMEN

At the Butler Quad, the Musketeer women won three events, finishing second in the team standings.
Xavier took the top three spots in the 200 medley relay, led by the A team of Kali Fischer, Lydia Schaeffer, Hannah Pugh and Alexis Worrall.
Tilly Baldwin placed fifth in the 1000 free with a time of 11:15.44.
Clara Keiser picked up the event win in the 200 free with a time of 1:55.10. Clare Bosse and Mary Sweetman finished third and fourth respectively.
Alexis Worrall's time of 24.63 in the 50 free led three Musketeers in the top seven, placing second. Molly Dynda finished fourth and Reese Turner finished seventh.
Emily Guerrera's fourth place finish in the 400 IM lead four Musketeers in the top 10, with Maddie Agans placing seventh, Kelly Harris finishing ninth and Kate Lair taking 10th.
Kiara Anchrum placed second in the 200 fly with a time of 2:10.86. Emma Jury finished fourth.
Mary Sweetman posted the top time by a Musketeer, finishing third with a time of 54.30.
Kali Fischer's second place finish with a time of 2:03.50 led three Musketeers in the top five of the 200 back, with Hannah Pugh touching third and Brooke Atkins finishing fifth.
Clara Keiser finished eighth in the 500 free with a time of 5:23.03.
Lydia Schaeffer finished second with a time of 2:27.19 in the 200 breast. Kelly Harris placed third, Kate Lair and Julianne Libler finished fifth and sixth respectively.
Xavier closed out the meet with another relay win, with Kali Fischer, Alexis Worrall, Clare Bosse and Clara Keiser finishing the 400 free relay in 3:29.25.
Xavier's women picked up wins over Saint Louis, Butler and Valpo but fell narrowly to IUPUI.

XAVIER MEN

The Musketeer men are looking for a four-peat in the BIG EAST after winning their third-straight BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championship in Spring 2021.
Xavier collected 11 event championships and had all-conference finishes in 17 events, eventually winning by over 170 points over second-place Villanova. Xavier won 11 of 18 racing events, including four of five relays.
Returners Andrew Martin and Christian Thomas each won three individual gold medals. Following the meet, Andrew Martin was named Most Outstanding swimmer on the men's side.
All-BIG EAST honorees Jon Bernard, Andrew Devine, Davis Klein, Roark Lundal, Joey Mullen, Jack Parker, Ben Quon, Cameron Weese, Brett Wilson and Ethan Wing also return for the Musketeers.
Xavier added a sophomore transfer from Michigan State in Michael Benington, as well as a freshman class of Gage Hannewyk, Adam Lamping, Caleb Petranchuk, Ethan Saunders and Nathan Wall.

XAVIER WOMEN

The Musketeer women return seven who earned All-Conference honors for last season's third-place finishing team at the BIG EAST meet.
Among the returners are Brooke Atkins and Kali Fischer who were part of the BIG EAST Championship winning 200 medley relay.
Lydia Schaeffer, Clara Keiser, Emma Swabb, Erin Merke and Julianne Libler also picked up all-conference honors.
Xavier's women added a six-person freshman class in Maddie Agans, Kiara Anchrum, Molly Dynda, Mary Sweetman, Reese Turner, Amy Van Son and Alexis Worrall.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier opens up dual action next weekend, traveling to face Louisville on Friday, October 1 at 3:00 p.m.
Louisville's men are coming off an ACC Championship, finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships, while the women finished third in the conference, finishing 13th at the NCAA meet.
Xavier last faced the Cardinals in October 2019, picking up a pair of event wins but falling on both sides. Jon Bernard collected one of the event wins, in the 100 breast.