Swimming Opens Spring with Cincinnati, Bellarmine

Friday, January 20

Cincinnati, Ohio

3:00 PM

Xavier University

Cincinnati

Swimming Opens Spring with Cincinnati, Bellarmine

01.19.23 | Swimming

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Musketeers face Bearcats on Friday at 3 PM, Knights on Saturday at 12:10 PM

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's and women's swimming start up competition for the spring with a pair of road meets, traveling across town to Cincinnati on Friday and heading to Louisville to face Bellarmine on Saturday.

Swimming events with the Bearcats are set to begin at 3:00 p.m., with diving starting at 1:00 p.m. Events with the Knights are set for a 12:10 start on Saturday. following Bellarmine's Senior Day.

CINCINNATI NOTES

The Cincinnati women have a pair of dual wins on the season, over UIndy and Kenyon College.
The Bearcat men have dual wins over Miami (Ohio) and Kenyon, and took home a first place finish at the CSCAA Open Water Championships.
Cincinnati's women finished fourth at the AAC Championships last season while the Bearcats men finished second at the AAC Championships and return AAC Men's Swimmer of the Year Michael Balcerak.
At last season's meet, the Musketeers combined to win four event championships but were swept by the Bearcats.
Xavier's women won the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay, and had a first place finish in the 200 back for Kali Fischer.
Andrew Martin took the top spot in the 1000 free on the men's side.

BELLARMINE NOTES

Bellarmine's men are 4-9 in dual meets on the season, picking up a win over Eastern Illinois at the Butler Double Dual and in the regular season, plus wins over Valpo and Southern Indiana. At the Butler Double Dual, the Knights fell 150-51 in the head-to-head match-up with the Musketeers.
On the women's side, the Knights are 3-19 in dual meets, with a win over EIU at the Butler Double Dual, plus wins over Valpo and Southern Indiana. Xavier won 152-49 in head-to-head scoring with Bellarmine at the Butler Double Dual.
Bellarmine's men finished fifth at the CCSA Championships in 2022, while the women placed ninth. The two teams combined for 10 top-10 finishes, including a second-place finish in the 200 fly.
At last season's meet, Xavier swept the Knights by winning 24 of 28 events.
On the women's side, the Musketeers won 13 of 14 events to win by a final score of 192-53.
On the men's side, Xavier won 11 events with a final score of 179.5-61.5.

LAST TIME OUT - MEN

Xavier's full squad was last in action at the CSU Magnus Cup where the Musketeer men collected 1,076 points on the men's side to finish in first place of 10 teams.
Kyle Hudson, Gage Hannewyk, Aiden Leamer and Andrew Martin set a season-best and BIG EAST leading time of 1:21.64 in the 200 free relay to place second in the opening race for the men.
Andrew Martin set a new meet record in the A-Final of the 500 free with a time of 4:25.75 on the way to a first place finish, setting a season-best time among BIG EAST competitors. His finals time topped his meet record of 4:26.52, set in the prelims.
Michael Bennington won the 200 IM with a time of 1:49.93, the top time for a Musketeer or BIG EAST swimmer this season. Jon Bernard, Jack Parker, Aiden Leamer and Aiden Neuman all earned a spot in the A-Final as well.
Andrew Martin set a time of 20.70 in the A-Final of the 50 free after setting a BIG EAST leading time of 20.67 in the prelims.
Xavier's men closed out the first day with a win in the 400 medley relay, with Jon Bernard, Ethan Saunders, Aiden Leamer and Andrew Martin finishing in 3:19.01, the top time by a BIG EAST school so far this season.
The Musketeer men opened with a second place finish in the 200 medley relay with a BIG EAST-best time of 1:29.60 for Aiden Neuman, Ethan Saunders, Aiden Leamer and Andrew Martin.
Michael Benington won the 400 IM with a time of 3:56.49, and Jack Parker placed second with a time of 3:57.02, the top two times in the BIG EAST so far this season.
Aiden Leamer set a season-best, and BIG EAST leading, time of 48.97 in the prelims of the 100 fly to earn a spot in the A-Final where he finished fourth.
Andrew Martin won the 200 free with a time of 1:37.46, besting his own meet record time set during the prelims. His A-Final time is the best time in the BIG EAST so far this season.
Ethan Saunders finished third in the 100 breast with a time of 55.49, the best time set by a BIG EAST competitor so far this season. Jon Bernard and Roark Lundal also took part in the A-Final.
Aiden Neuman set a BIG EAST-best time of 50.06 in the prelims of the 100 back to earn spot in the A-Final, where he placed second with a time of 50.07. Gage Hannewyk also took part in the A-Final, finishing fifth.
Andrew Martin, Kyle Hudson, Jon Bernard and Ethan Wing set a time of 6:45.77 in the 800 free, the top time in the BIG EAST this season, to place third in the final event of day two.
To open the meet, Andrew Martin took the top spot in the mile with a time of 15:28.54, besting his own BIG EAST-leading time for this season by over 25 seconds.
Jon Bernard posted a time of 1:48.90 the 200 back, finishing second in the A-Final with a time that betters' his own BIG EAST leading time. Michael Benington finished third in the A-Final. Davis Klein, Matthew Adanin, and Aiden Neuman also competed in the A-Final.
Kyle Hudson placed third in the A-Final of the 100 free with a time of 45.72, a BIG EAST-best time for the 2022-2023 season so far. Andrew Martin and Gage Hannewyk also took part in the A-Final.
Jon Bernard set a time of 2:02.47 in the 200 breast, finishing third. The time betters his own BIG EAST leading time in the race for the season.
Aiden Leamer led the Musketeers in the A-Final of the 200 fly, finishing in 1:50.09, which matches the top time in the BIG EAST so far this season. Jack Parker and Brett Wilson also competed in the A-Final.
Kyle Hudson, Andrew Martin, Ethan Wing and Gage Hannewyk closed out the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay, with a time of 2:59.38, a season-best time for the BIG EAST.

LAST TIME OUT - WOMEN

Xavier's full squad was last in action at the CSU Magnus Cup where the Musketeer women collected 820 points, finishing in third place.
Xavier's A squad of Clare Bosse, Olivia Oyster, Erin Merke and Kali Fischer set a time of 1:33.84 in the 200 free relay, placing third in the opening race. The time is the fastest for the Musketeers and is the fastest in the BIG EAST so far this season.
Sydney Smith competed in the A-Final of the 500 free with a time of 5:05.65 after setting a time of 5:02.05 in the prelims, the top time by a Musketeer and in the BIG EAST in the 2022-23 season.
Kali Fischer finished third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.21, topping her season best time and leading all BIG EAST competitors so far this season.
Olivia Oyster set a season-best time for the Musketeers in the 50 free prelims at 23.59, the top time in the BIG EAST so far this season, and led the Musketeers in the A-Final. Clare Bosse also earned a spot in the A-Final.
Xavier's women opened the meet with a tie for fourth in the 200 medley relay for Kali Fischer, Clare Bosse, Erin Ritz and Olivia Oyster, setting a time of 1:43.58, a BIG EAST best time so far this season.
Emily Guerrera set a season best time for the Musketeers in the B-Final of the 400 IM with a time of 4:31.64. Kate Lair set a season-best time of 4:32.43 in the prelims of the 400 IM, earning a spot in the B-Final as well.
Hannah Pugh set a BIG EAST-leading time of 55.59 in the 100 fly in the A-Finals, placing fourth. Erin Ritz also took part in the A-Final, tying for sixth.
Kali Fischer bested her own BIG EAST-best time for the season in the A-Final of the 200 free, finishing in 1:49.61 to place third.
Clare Bosse set a prelim time of 1:04.78 in the 100 breast, the best time by a Musketeer this season, to earn a spot in the A-Final. Julianne Libler also earned a spot in the A-Final.
Hannah Pugh took the top spot in the B-final of the 100 back with a time of 56.27, the top time by a BIG EAST competitor this season. Brooke Atkins set a season-best time of 56.67 in the prelims of the 100 back to earn a spot in the A-Final where she finished in 57.43.
Clara Keiser, Kali Fischer, Clare Bosse and Emma Swabb set a BIG EAST-best time of 7:31.06 in the 800 free relay to place third in the final event of day two.
Kali Fischer, Clare Bosse, Erin Ritz and Olivia Oyster set a BIG EAST leading time of 3:46.62 in the 400 medley relay, finishing third.
Sydney Smith's time of 17:24.74 bested her own BIG EAST-leading time, finishing sixth. Emma Swabb and Emily Guerrera also posted top 10 finishes in the event.
Kali Fischer posted a time of 2:00.23 in the 200 back, a season-best time for the Musketeers in the event. Hannah Pugh also competed in the A-Final.
Clare Bosse posted a BIG EAST-best time of 51.64 in the 100 free, finishing sixth. Olivia Oyster also competed in the A-Final.
Emily Guerrera competed in the A-Final of the 200 breast, finishing in 2:23.34, a season-best time for the Musketeers.
Erin Ritz set a season-best time for the Musketeers of 2:06.45 in the A-Final of the 200 fly.
Kali Fischer, Alexis Worrall, Olivia Oyster and Clare Bosse set a time of 3:25.97 in the 400 freestyle relay, the best time by a BIG EAST squad so far this season, to close out the meet.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier will next be in action at the Butler Invite, set for January 29, starting at noon.
This season's meet will include Ball State, Hillsdale, Youngstown State, IUPUI, Eastern Illinois, UIndy and Valpo, in addition to the Musketeers and the Bulldogs.
Last season, the Musketeers swept the event on both the men's and women's side, combining for 32 top-three finishes.
Xavier's women won three events to collect 824 points, topping second place by more than 100 points.
The Musketeer men collected three event wins as well, totaling 780 points to top second-place UIndy's 747 point total

XAVIER MEN

The Musketeer men are coming off a second-place finish at last season's BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships. Xavier collected six event championships and had 10 Musketeers earn all-conference last season.
Nine of the 10 All-BIG EAST honorees return for the 2022-23 season. Andrew Martin earned the honor in six events and Ethan Saunders earned the honor in five events.
Jon Bernard, Gage Hannewyk, Joey Mullen, Jack Parker, Will Serad, Nathan Wall and Ethan Wing all earned All-BIG EAST last season.
The Musketeers added three transfers, T'Lez Foulkes from Howard, Seth Kibler from Florida Institute of Technology and Aiden Neuman from Penn State.
Xavier also added a five person class of newcomers, Matthew Adanin, Ben Dupree, Kyle Hudson, Aiden Leamer and Jonathan Mason.

XAVIER WOMEN

The Musketeer women return nine All-Conference performers from last season's third-place finishing team at the BIG EAST meet.
Among the returners is Kali Fischer who earned All-BIG EAST in five events. Alexis Worrall and Clara Keiser also earned all-conference in multiple events.
Molly Dynda, Erin Merke, Erin Ritz, Emma Swabb and Reese Turner all earned All-BIG EAST last season as well
Xavier's women added four to the roster for the season, transfer Charlie Ramey who joins Xavier from Vermont, and freshmen Emma Amon, Olivia Oyster and Sydney Smith.