Swimming Travels to Denison for Saturday Dual

Swimming Travels to Denison for Saturday Dual

10.23.24 | Swimming

Musketeers and Big Red get underway at 1 p.m.

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's and women's swimming head to Granville, Ohio, to take on the Denison Big Red on Saturday, Oct. 26, set for a 1:00 p.m. start at the Trumbull Aquatic Center.

MEET NOTES

Last season, Denison's women placed second at the NCAC Championships before finishing runners-up at the D-III National Championships.
Denison's men finished second at last season's NCAC Championships, then earned a sixth-place finish at the D-III Nationals.
The Musketeers combined to win 16 events at last season's dual meet. Xavier's men took the 142-120 win over the Big Red, winning nine events. Xavier's women collected seven event wins, but fell 140-122 to the Big Red.

LAST TIME OUT - WOMEN

At the two-day Akron Zips Classic, Xavier's women finished third with 710 points, trailing Akron and topping Youngstown State and Denison.
Reese Turner, Jordyn Libler, Erin Ritz and Olivia Oyster led off the meet with a school-record time of 3:41.99 in the 400 medley relay, placing third.
Teegan Madara led Xavier in the 500 free, posting a time of 5:03.68.
Jordyn Libler's time of 2:07.21 led the Musketeers in the 200 IM.
Olivia Oyster set a new record time for the meet in the 50 free, on the way to taking first place, finishing in 22.69.
Olivia Oyster, Charlie Ramey, Mary Sweetman and Alexis Worrall led the Musketeers in the 800 free relay, placing fourth.
The Musketeers women were in third place with 209 points after the first of three sessions.
To open the morning session on Saturday, the squad of Alexis Worrall, Molly Dynda, Reese Turner and Olivia Oyster led Xavier with a time of 1:35.44 in the 200 free relay.
Teegan Madara's time of 4:32.27 led the Musketeers in the 400 IM, placing third.
Norah Simich placed second in the 100 fly with a time of 54.89.
Olivia Oyster placed second in the 200 free, finishing in 1:51.08.
Jordyn Libler set a new meet record in the 100 breast, taking first with a time of 1:01.49.
Reese Turner led Xavier in the 100 back, finishing in 56.64.
Xavier's women were in second following the second of two sessions with 501 points, trailing only Akron
To open the evening session, Reese Turner, Karlie Dodd, Erin Ritz and Olivia Oyster led Xavier with a time of 1:44.64 in the 200 medley relay.
Teegan Madara led the Musketeers in the 1,650 free, posting a time of 17:17.91 to place fourth.
Charlie Ramey led Xavier with a time of 2:05.19 in the 200 back, placing fourth.
Olivia Oyster won the 100 free with a time of 49.77.
Jordyn Libler won the 200 breast with a time of 2:14.47.
Norah Simich took first in the 200 fly with a time of 2:00.56.
Xavier's women closed out the meet with Olivia Oyster, Maddy Lathrop, Molly Dynda and Alexis Worrall setting a time of 3:28.18 in the 400 free relay.

LAST TIME OUT - MEN

At the Akron Zips Classic, Xavier's men finished second with 1083.5 points, trailing Youngstown State and topping Denison.
Xavier's men opened up the meet with a new meet record in the 400 medley relay, with Matt Fralic, Ethan Saunders, Aiden Leamer and Kyle Hudson posting a time of 3:16.91 to place first.
Luke Peterson place second in the 500 free with a time of 4:36.50.
Aiden Leamer led three Musketeers in the top three of the 200 IM with a time of 1:51.43. Nate Finnegan placed second and Nathan Wall finished third.
Max Ward led Xavier in the 50 free with a time of 20.72, placing second.
Xavier's men wrapped up the first session with a first-place finish in the 800 free relay, with Luke Peterson, Nathan Wall, Ryan Knipp and Kyle Hudson using a time of 6:46.73 to take the top spot.
The Musketeers were in second place with 317.5 points after the first of three sessions.
Xavier's men opened the morning session with a second-place finish in the 200 free relay, with Max Ward, Ethan Saunders, Gage Hannewyk and Kyle Hudson finishing in 1:22.83.
Nathan Wall led Xavier in the 400 IM, placing third with a time of 4:02.13.
Aiden Leamer won the 100 fly with a time of 48.27.
Kyle Hudson led three Musketeers in the top three of the 200 free, taking first with a time of 1:40.60. Luke Peterson placed second and Nate Finnegan finished third.
Ethan Saunders took first in the 100 breast, setting a meet record of 54.62.
Matt Fralic won the 100 back with a time of 50.37, while Gage Hannewyk placed third.
Xavier's men were in second after the second session, trailing Youngstown State with 689.5 points.
Xavier's men opened the final session with a first place finish and a new meet record in the 200 medley relay, with Gage Hannewyk, Ethan Saunders, Aiden Leamer and Kyle Hudson setting a time of 1:30.06.
Luke Peterson won the mile with a time of 15:51.11. Ethan Leamer placed second, finishing in 15:56.42.
Nate Finnegan took third in the 200 back, setting a time of 1:51.68.
Michael Benington placed third in the 200 back with a time of 1:52.41. Aiden Neuman placed fourth.
Kyle Hudson finished third in the 100 free with a time of 45.47.
Nathan Wall set a time of 2:04.89 in the 200 breast to place third.
Aiden Leamer won the 200 fly with a time of 1:47.59. Caleb Petranchuk placed second, finishing in 1:52.83.
Xavier closed out the meet with a third-place finish in the 400 free relay, led by a time of 3:03.89 for Ethan Saunders, Colin Jordan, Gage Hannewyk and Kyle Hudson.

XAVIER MEN

Eight of the 10 Musketeers who 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 returns home to host Northern Kentucky at the Heidt Family Champions Center, set for Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1:00 p.m.
Xavier will celebrate Senior Day prior to the meet.
This is the inaugural season of swimming for NKU.

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.