Xavier Swimming Travels to Louisville for First Dual of the Season

Friday, October 4

Louisville, Ky.

3 PM

Xavier University

Louisville

Xavier Swimming Travels to Louisville for First Dual of the Season

10.02.24 | Swimming

Musketeers and Cardinals get underway at 3 PM on Friday

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's and women's swimming head to Louisville, Ky. on Friday, Oct. 4, to take on Louisville in the first dual meet of the 2024-25 season. The Musketeers face off with the Cardinals at the Ralph Wright Natatorium, set to get underway at 3:00 PM.

MEET NOTES

This is the Cardinals' first competition of the season.
UofL's women are coming off a second-place finish at last season's ACC Championships and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships.
The Cardinal men finished fourth at the ACC Championships and 15^th at the NCAA Championships.
At last year's dual, Xavier's women fell by a score of 189-69, while the Musketeer men fell by a score of 193-66.

LAST TIME OUT - WOMEN

Xavier's women won nine of 11 events at the Butler Double dual, going 4-0 in head-to-head match-ups.
Xavier took the top two spots in the 400 medley relay, with Reese Turner, Jordyn Libler, Erin Ritz and Olivia Oyster setting a time of 3:50.19 to place first.
Teegan Madara won the first of two distance free events in the 1000 free, taking the top spot with a time of 10:34.58. Abby Bocian placed third with a time of 10:54.54.
Olivia Oyster took the top spot in the 200 free with a time of 1:53.59.
Alexis Worrall used a time of 24.88 to win the 50 free
Ally Zaleski led Xavier in the 400 IM with a time of 4:43.40.
Xavier took the top two spots in the 200 fly, with Norah Simich winning with a time of 2:03.51. Erin Ritz placed second.
Olivia Oyster took first in the 100 free with a time of 50.94. Alexis Worrall placed second.
Maggie O'Toole led Xavier and placed third in the 200 back with a time of 2:08.83.
Teegan Madara set a time of 5:12.64 in the 500 free to take first. Charlie Ramey place second.
Jordyn Libler won the 200 breast with a time of 2:21.61.
The Musketeers closed out the meet with another first place finish, with Alexis Worrall, Mary Sweetman, Molly Dynda and Olivia Oyster setting a time of 3:33.90 in the 400 free relay .
The Musketeer women topped Saint Louis (151-80), Evansville (167-71), Butler (147.50-57.50) and Bellarmine (145-60).

LAST TIME OUT - MEN

Xavier's men won four of 11 racing events, placing second with a 2-1 head-to-head record at the Butler Double Dual.
Gage Hannewyk, Ethan Saunders, Aiden Leamer and Kyle Hudson set a time of 3:26.07 to win the 400 medley relay
Ryan Knipp won the 1000 free with a time of 9:48.19. Ethan Leamer placed second.
Kyle Hudson led Xavier in the 100 free, placing second with a time of 47.39, and led the Musekt200 free with a time of 1:44.84, placing third.
Max Ward led Xavier in the 50 free, setting a time of 21.77 to place third.
Nathan Wall won the 400 IM with a time of 4:12.68.
Aiden Leamer won the 200 fly, setting a time of 1:50.68. Caleb Petrancuk placed third.
Nate Finnegan placed third in the 200 back, setting time of 1:55.96.
Luke Peterson placed third in the 500 free with a time of 4:47.94.
Brayden Mandacina sest a time of 2:09.49 in the 200 breast to place third.
Kyle Hudson, CJ Sorensen, Gage Hannewyk and Ethan Saunders closed out the meet with a first place finish in the 400 free relay, setting a time of 3:09.76.
The Musketeer men took wins over Bellarmine (149-65) and Evansville (141-78), while falling narrowly to Saint Louis (115-108).

XAVIER MEN

Eight of the 10 Musketeers earned All-BIG EAST last season return for Xavier.
Ethan Saunders earned the honor in six events to lead the Musketeers.
Returner Aiden Leamer also earned all-conference in multiple events and set an NCAA B-Cut time in the 200 fly.
All-BIG EAST honorees Matthew Adanin, Gage Hannewyk, Kyle Hudson, Ryan Knipp, Luke Peterson and Nathan Wall also return for the Musketeers.
Xavier collected 10 gold medals at last season's BIG EAST Championships including going 5-for-5 on first place finishes in relays, finishing runners-up in the team standings.

XAVIER WOMEN

Xavier returns six of the nine Musketeers that earned All-BIG EAST last season. Olivia Oyster led the Musketeers with all-conference performances in five events in 2023-24, including posting an NCAA B-Cut time in the 50 free.
Jordyn Libler and Erin Ritz each earned All-BIG EAST and each set a pair of NCAA B-Cut times at the event as well.
All-BIG EAST honorees Norah Simich, Reese Turner, Alexis Worrall also return this season.
At last year's BIG EAST Championships, the Musketeer women collected a program-best five gold medals and set new program records nine events on the way to a fourth-place finish.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier heads to the Akron Zips Invite next weekend, running from Friday, Oct. 11, through Saturday, Oct. 12.
The multi-team meet starts on Friday evening at 5 PM and continues on Saturday morning, at 10 AM, returning to the pool for an afternoon session on Saturday at 5 PM.
Xavier men's swimming took first place, and the women finished third at last year's meet.
Jordyn Libler set a then-school record time in the 100 breast at 1:02.65 at last year's event.

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE UPDATE

The 2025 BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships have been moved up to start on Monday, February 24, 2025 and run through Thursday, February 27.
The championship meet will be held at the SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland, for the first time since 2021.