Ohio State Press Release
Cincinnati, Ohio— Ohio State is in the lead after the first day of a quad meet at the University of Cincinnati.
Eight events were held today, six individual and two relays. Of those, Buckeye swimmers captured first place in six.
Leading the way was Brayden Seal, whose time of 4:25.35 comfortably set a new pool record at Keating Aquatic Center by over four seconds. Seal has been one of the best distance freestylers in the Big Ten this season, owning the sixth-fastest time in the 500 and 1650 freestyle among B1G swimmers.
Ohio State led off the meet today with a win in the 200 medley relay; Matt McHugh, Josh Fleagle, Noah Lense, and Andrew Appleby combined for a time of 1:31.90 to beat out the fastest foursome from Cincinnati. Seal’s victory came afterwards and McHugh followed his teammate with a first place finish in the 100 butterfly (48.75). The senior was a busy man today, as he hopped right back in the pool for the next event, the 100 backstroke, and won that too; his time of 49.50 edged Mark Belanger by just a couple tenths of a second.
Fleagle won the meet’s third consecutive 100 yard race, this one of the freestyle variety, with a time of 45.36. Buckeye Andrew Loy was close behind with a time of 45.66. The other event victory came in the 400 IM; Ching Lim bested the field with his mark of 3:55.96, the only swimmer to finish sub-4:00 and almost six full seconds faster than second place.
In the 100 breaststroke, Ohio State freshman Alex Jahan was the team’s top finisher, posting a time of 57.89. In the final event of the evening, the 200 freestyle relay, Buckeyes Fleagle, Belanger, Kevin Musterait, and McHugh combined for a time of 1:22.04.
Swimming will resume on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
1. Ohio State 466
2. Cincinnati 337
3. Oakland 309
4. Kenyon 278
Columbus, Ohio— Ohio State swimmers had an excellent day at Cincinnati’s quad meet on Friday, setting six pool records at Keating Aquatics Center.
After competition ended, Buckeye swimmers owned the fastest times in the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 400 IM, and 200 freestyle and medley relays.
They wasted no time in breaking these marks; the very first event of the day was the 200 medley relay, where Elizabeth Auckley, Molly Washko, Liz Lu, and Macie McNichols combined for a time of 1:42.46, almost three seconds better than second place and a second and a half faster than the previous school record.
Freshman Molly Kowal then left her mark in the 500 freestyle. Her time of 4:48.65 bested the other 20 swimmers and everyone else who has swum that event in that pool. Ohio State swimmers had the four fastest times in the 500 free today.
Following Kowal was the 100 butterfly, in which Meg Bailey won a close race over Cincinnati’s Jackie Keire; she touched the wall at 55.56 compared to Keire’s 55.70. Zulal Zeren put another pool record into Ohio State’s possession in the 100 backstroke thanks to her time of 56.65. in the 100 freestyle, Li posted a team-best time of 49.84
The Buckeyes finished the meet with three excellent performances. Taylor Vargo won the 100 breaststroke in a record-setting time of 1:03.37, which preceded Lindsey Clary’s win in the 400 IM. The senior won with a time of 4:15.30, topping the previous pool record by over four seconds. The day finished the same way it started, with an Ohio State win in a relay event. McNichols, Li, Maria Coy, and Chantel Wynn comfortably won the 200 freestyle relay with a mark of 1:32.72.
Competition will resume tomorrow, Saturday, at 11:00 a.m.
1. Ohio State 501
2. Cincinnati 343
3. Oakland 311
4. Kenyon 242
Oakland Press Release
CINCINNATI -- Paul Huch placed third in the 100-yard backstroke (50.03) and was a member of the winning 200 free relay along with Jeremiah Morren, Tony Eriksson and Andrew Binder that set a Keating Aquatics Center record of 1:21.91 while Grace Shinske placed third in the 100 back as well (57.45) as the Oakland men's and women's swimming and diving teams concluded day one of competition at the Cincinnati quad meet.
