MEET FACTS
- Complete Results
- Hosted by IUPUI
- Thursday, October 7
- 25 yards
- Men: IUPUI 198, Indiana 95
- Women: IUPUI 166.5, Indiana 133.5
IUPUI Press Release
An emphatic start to a new season, the IUPUI men’s and women’s swimming teams were victorious in their 2016-17 opener at the Natatorium Thursday (Oct. 6), dropping the University of Indianapolis on both sides. The women finished with a 198-95 victory, while the men tallied a 166.5-133.5 final score.
“Overall this was a great way to start the season,” Head Coach Matt Bos said. “We had contributions from everyone, including our freshmen who were outstanding in their first collegiate competition. As a group the attitude in training has been phenomenal and it really showed in the way they came out and raced tonight.”
Several new faces for the Jags made a substantial impact in the pool, as seven events were won by newcomers on the women’s side, compared to two for the men.
Perhaps the most impressive event of the day for IUPUI came in the 1000-yard Freestyle event, in which newcomer Olivia Treski of the women’s team and sophomore Ben Levart of the men’s team each finished with the third-fastest time in program history. Treski logged a 10:26.85 time in the event, while Levart finished in 9:34.96. Treski finished with the top time on the women’s side.
Eline van den Bossche and Claudia Crawford were exceptional in their debuts for IUPUI, as the duo combined for five top times in five events. Bossche finished first in the 100-yard Backstroke (58.26), the 200-yard Backstroke (2:05.87), and the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:11.68), while Crawford was tops in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:07.86) and the 200-yard Breaststroke (2:26.78).
John Ragsdell turned in a pair of fastest times in the 200-yard Freestyle (1:41.45) and the 200-yard Individual Medley (1:53.91). The freshman swimmer’s time in the 200 IM was the eighth-fastest finish by a Jaguar swimmer in school history.
Also placing his time in the record books, Adam Wait finished with a 1:53.41 in the 200-yard Butterfly, the top time on the day and seventh-fastest finish at IUPUI.
“October can be a tough stretch of training,” Coach Bos continuedl. “We are excited to start with a meet like this against a really good UIndy team and look forward to continuing to build upon these results.
Fresh off a year in which he was named the Summit League’s Diving MVP, Krisztian Somhegyi quickly returned to form, taking first in both the one-meter and three-meter springboard events. His 314.55 points in the one-meter marked the 10th best performance in program history, while his 367.95 points in the three-meter was the second-best.
Melissa Berger also leap-frogged her way to a stellar finish, placing first in the one-meter (247.95) and three-meter (246.08) events.
Combined, the men’s and women’s teams finished with the top time in 21 out of 32 events, with the women collecting 13 top spots in 16 events, to eight for the men.
The Jags will return to the Natatorium Saturday (Oct. 8) for a meet with Western Illinois. The event will not feature team-scoring, as it will track only individual results.
The next dual-meet for IUPUI will come on Oct. 21 against Eastern Illinois.
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Indianapolis Press Release
The UIndy swimming and diving teams made the short trek downtown Thursday night, falling to host IUPUI Jaguars in a pair of dual finals at the IU Natatorium. The Greyhounds women were defeated, 198-95, while the men were edged, 166.5-133.5.Sophomore Rodrigo Codo Berti (pictured) notched four wins in four races.
Despite the final scores, the Greyhounds had a number of successes on the night, both in the event results and in the bigger picture, as head coach Jason Hite explains:
“We had some great races tonight and showed a lot of heart,” said the second-year coach. “We are pretty beat up right now with the work the group is putting in the pool and in the weight room with (strength and conditioning) coach Chris (Massaro). So it’s good to see the group support each other and race with good energy and passion.
“Overall we’re happy. We would always like to beat a team like IUPUI, but they were the better team tonight. It’s good for us to race a harder schedule because it’ll prepare us for the end goal which is swimming well at the House of Champions meet in November, and later the GLVCs and Nationals in March.”
Sophomore Vitor Botana continued his strong start to the season. The Brazilian won both the 500 and 1000 free, hitting an NCAA B standard in the former with a time of 4:32.95.
His countryman, Rodrigo Codo Berti, won all four events he entered. He led off with a quick backstroke leg in the Hounds’ 400 medley relay win, and followed with individual victories in the 100 back (49.91), 200 back (1:54.59) and 100 fly (50.23).
Bartosz Zarzecki, Bucky Coonradt and Ante Lucev were also part of the relay victory, while Zarzecki (100 breast) and Lucev (100 free) also picked up individual wins.
UIndy notched three wins on the women’s side, all by underclassmen. Sophomore Stefanie Haholiades won the 50 free with a time of 24.4, freshman Darian Murray took the 200 fly (2:09.09), while freshman Melanie Arnold touched first in the 500 free (5:14.17).
The Greyhounds next head west to the St. Louis area to take on a number of teams in a meet hosted by Lindenwood University Saturday, Oct. 22. In addition to the host Lions, the Hounds will compete against Delta State, Truman and Missouri S&T.