Saint Louis vs McKendree vs Oklahoma Christian
- October 21-22, 2022
- O’Fallon, Ill.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
- Team Scores:
- Women: SLU 251, OCU 90
- Women: SLU 197, McKendree 152
- Women: McKendree 226, OCU 110
- Men: McKendree 217, SLU 114
- Men: McKendree 207, OCU 105
- Men: McKendree 114, Missouri S&T 34
- Men: SLU 82, Missouri S&T 75
- Men: OCU 192, SLU 140
Courtesy: SLU Athletics
O’FALLON, Ill. – Saint Louis went 2-0 in women’s competition and 1-2 in men’s competition in a quad meet hosted by McKendree Oct. 21-22.
The Billiken women defeated Oklahoma Christian 251-90 and McKendree 197-152. The Billiken men edged Missouri S&T 82-75 and fell 192-140 to Oklahoma Christian and 217-114 to McKendree.
SLU swimmers won nine individual events and two relays in the women’s meet. Emily Leonard led the way, touching first in the 200 free (1:53.66), 500 free (5:03.09) and 1000 free (10:21.70). Leonard was second in the 100 free (53.10).
Kenna Cashman claimed victory in the 200 IM (2:09.60) and 100 breast (1:06.70). Cashman added a runner-up effort in the 400 IM (4:40.32) and a third-place finish in the 200 breast (2:28.41).
Also winning events were Ellerie Seifert in the 200 breast (2:27.18), Lauren Payton in the 100 fly (59.16), Lettie Williams in the 200 back (2:10.01) and Meggie McPherson in the 100 back (59.28).
Runner-up performances were turned in by Payton in the 200 fly (2:07.64), Williams in the 100 back (1:00.14) and MaryBeth Clark in the 100 fly (59.32). Finishing third were Elena Escalante in the 100 free (54.08) and 100 fly (59.38), Seifert in the 100 breast (1:08.07), Erin Jensen in the 400 IM (4:47.80), Carly McKeon in the 200 free (1:56.95), Tessa Horan in the 200 IM (2:12.45), Trinity Goertz in 3-meter diving (172.28) and Samantha Weyant in 1-meter diving (181.58).
The Billiken women registered two victories and two seconds in the relays. Winners were the 400 medley team of McPherson, Cashman, Payton and Escalante (3:58.89) and the 400 free squad of Escalante, Pola Luckiewicz, McKeon and Leonard (3:33.57). Runners-up were McPherson, Cashman, Clark and Amelia Carlson in the 200 medley (1:49.16) and Escalante, McKeon, Carlson and Leonard in the 200 free (1:39.28).
Jacob Wasserman was a double winner for the Billiken men, capturing the 1-meter (247.43) and 3-meter (181.58) diving events. Teddy Ament won the 1000 free and came within .17 second of the Saint Louis school record, clocking a time of 9:35.89. Ament touched second in the 500 free (4:37.82).
Jeddrick Gamilla earned third-place finishes in the 200 IM (1:55.62) and 200 breast (2:06.09), while Brae Sanchez was third in the 100 breast (57.31). The 400 free relay quartet of Joe Feder, Jack Redden, Ethan Highley and Logan Townsend placed second (3:11.57).
The Billikens are back in action at the Phoenix Fall Classic in Chicago Nov. 18-20.
Courtesy: McKendree Athletics
O’FALLON, Ill. – The No. 2 ranked McKendree men’s swimming and diving team concluded its triangular dual meet with Saint Louis and eighth-ranked Oklahoma Christian here Saturday at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex Pool.
McKendree picked up two wins in the dual meet as the Bearcats defeated both Saint Louis (217-114) and Oklahoma Christian (207-105).
In the double-dual meet that was spread over two days, the Bearcats won 12 of the 19 events, including winning three of the four relay events and turned in one ‘B’ qualifying time.
Six Bearcats won at least two events, including fifth-year senior Gregg Lichinsky (West Des Moines, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley) and sophomore Jackson Lustig (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) each won four events, with three of Lichinsky’s wins coming in relays, while three of Lustig’s wins came in individual events.
In addition to Lichinsky and Lustig, junior Filipe Pinheiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Colegio Ao Cubo) and sophomore Patryk Rozenek (Radlin, Poland/Zsoms Raciborz) each won three events with two of those wins coming in relays.
The dual meet began with the 400 medley relay and the Bearcats went first, second and fifth. The ‘A’ relay team recorded a first place time of 3:17.08, while the ‘B’ Team was second with a time of 3:20.38 and the ‘C’ Team was fifth with a time of 3:26.06. The members of the winning ‘A’ Team were Rozenek, Pinheiro, Lustig and Lichinsky, while the members of the ‘B’ Team were senior DaVante Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Queens College), senior Caleb Law (Anchorage, Alaska/Robert Service), sophomore Alireza Yavari (Isfahan, Iran/Shayestegan) and sophomore Arthur Souza (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Colegio Saber).
McKendree placed second and third in the 1,000 freestyle as freshman Preston Troyer (Dayton, Ohio/Xenia Christian) was second with a time of 9:39.63 and freshman Caden Brooks (Princeton, Ill./Princeton) was third with a time of 9:48.63.
Lustig won the next event as he placed first in the 200 butterfly with an NCAA ‘B’ time of 1:45, while the Bearcats went first and fourth in the 200 breaststroke as Pinheiro was first with a time of 2:03.11 and freshman Noah Tague (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson) was fourth with a time of 2:08.33.
The Bearcats had eight of the nine places in the 100 freestyle as Souza won the event in a time of 45.35, while Lichinsky was second with a time of 45.59, Yavari was fourth with a time of 45.79 and Law was fifth with a time of 46.01.
Rozenek, Carey and sophomore Abram Hagedorn (Oregon, Ohio/Toledo School for the Arts) were first, third and fifth overall as Rozenek won the event with a time of 49.22, while Carey was third with a time of 50.57 and Hagedorn swam a time of 51.66 to place fifth.
Lustig won his second individual event as he placed first in the 400 IM with a time of 4:02.25. Troyer was third with a time of 4:10.48 and Brooks was fifth with a time of 4:13.98.
The next event was the 200 freestyle relay and the Bearcats went first, third and fifth as the ‘A’ Team posted a time of 1:21.93 to win the event. The members of the ‘A’ team were freshman Mario Perez Torrado (Madrid, Spain/Gredos San Diego), Law, Souza and Lichinsky. The ‘B’ Team was third with a time of 1:23.68 as the members of the team were freshman Kirk Brotherton (North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa City West), Yavari, Carey and sophomore Leo Gandaria-Hernandez (Milwaukee, Wis./Greenfield) and the ‘C’ Team of freshman Finn Moseley (Devonshire, Bermuda/Plymouth College), Hagedorn, Rozenek and sophomore Nick Khatkovyy (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) was fifth with a time of 1:25.34.
McKendree’s third relay win came in the 200-medley relay as the Bearcats’ ‘A’ Team recorded a time of 1:30.17 to finish in first place. The members of the winning relay team were Rozenek, Pinheiro, Lichinsky and Perez Torrado. In fact, the ‘B’ Team was second with a time of 1:30.98. The members of the ‘B’ Team were Carey, Law, Lustig and Brotherton.
Lichinsky lone individual event win came in the 50 freestyle as he swam a time of 20.76. Perez Torrado placed second with a time 20.85.
Rozenek, Hagedorn and Brooks went 1-2-3 in the 200 backstroke as Rozenek was first with a time of 1:50.63, whi;e Hagedorn was second with a time of 1:54.62 and Brooks was third with a time of 1:55.58.
In the 100 breaststoke, Pinherio placed second with a time of 56.30 and Law was fourth with a time of 57.53.
Yavari would then pick up a win in the next event as he recorded a first place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:40.52. Gandaria-Hernandez was the runner-up with a time of 1:40.75.
Lustig’s next individual win came in the 100 butterfly with a time of 49.03 as he was one of three Bearcats to finish in the Top 4 of the event as Rozenek was second with a time of 49.98 and Carey was fourth with a time of 51.27.
In the 200 IM, which was the final individual event of the meet, Lustig was the runner-up with a time of 1:52.06. Freshman Ty Miller (Arlington, Texas/Arlington).
The Bearcats return to the pool to host top-ranked University of Indianapolis on Friday, Nov. 4. The meet will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex Pool.
Here are the individual results from the tri-meet between SLU and Oklahoma Christian.
400 Medley Relay
1. McKendree ‘A’ – 3:17:08 – Rozenek, Pinheiro, Lustig, Lichinsky
2. McKendree ‘B’ – 3:20.38 – Carey, Law, Yavari, Souza
5. McKendree ‘C’ – 3:26.06 – Hagedorn, Noah Tague, Perez Torrado, Gandaria-Hernandez
9. McKendree ‘D’ – 3:30.60 – Colton Grimes, Miller, Khatkovyy, Brotherton
11. McKendree ‘E’ – 3:32.81 – Kadence Griffin, Ethan Hanson, Joey Ovanic, Finn Moseley
17. McKendree ‘F’ – 3:44.94 – Gavin Wagner, Neill Mauss, Ian Garwold, Matthew Stooke
1,000 Freestyle
2. Troyer, 9:39.63
3. Brooks, 9:48.63
9. Filip Cigic, 10:12.43
13. Colin Gibson, 10:17.60
200 Butterfly
1. Lustig, 1:45.95 (‘B’ Time)
8. Miller, 1:57.36
15. Mauss, 2:03.20
16. Khatkovyy, 2:03.75
200 Breaststroke
1. Pinheiro, 2:03.11
4. Tague, 2:08.33
8. Hanson, 2:10.99
100 Freestyle
1. Souza, 45.35
2. Lichinsky, 45.59
4. Yavari, 45.79
5. Law, 46.01
6. Gandaria-Hernandez, 46.40
7. Brotherton, 46.64
8. Perez Torrado, 47.23
9. Moseley, 47.53
15. Stooke, 48.41
T25. Chance Conde, 49.88
27. Noah Fishel, 49.89
34. Ian Garwold, 50.91
100 Backstroke
1. Rozenek, 49.22
3. Carey, 50.57
5. Hagedorn, 51.66
7. Grimes, 52.35
13. Gibson, 53.30
14. Joey Ovanic, 53.64
16. Wagner, 53.90
27. Owen Brubaker, 57.79
400 IM
1. Lustig, 4:02.25
3. Troyer, 4:10.45
5. Brooks, 4:12.98
8. Miler, 4:15.85
200 Free Relay
1. McKendree ‘A’ – 1:21.93 – Perez Torrado, Law, Souza, Lichinsky
3. McKendree ‘B’ – 1:23.68– Brotherton, Yavari, Carey, Gandaria-Hernandez
5. McKendree ‘C’ – 1:35.34 – Moseley, Hagedorn, Rozenek, Khatkovyy
9. McKendree ‘D’ – 1:28.47 – Grimes, Conde, Ovanic, Stooke
13. McKendree ‘E’ – 1:29.57 – Griffin, Wagner, Garwold, Noah Fishel
17. McKendree ‘F’ – 1:32.13 – Mauss, Tague, Brubaker, Gibson
200 Medley Relay
1. McKendree ‘A’ – 1:30.17 – Rozenek, Pinheiro, Lichinsky, Perez Torrado
3. McKendree ‘B’ – 1:30.98 – Carey, Law, Lustig, Brotherton
5. McKendree ‘C’ – 1:33.95 – Hagedorn, Tague, Yavari, Gandaria-Hernandez
7. McKendree ‘D’ – 1:35.68 – Grimes, Miller, Khatkovyy, Moseley
10. McKendree ‘E’ – 1:37.94 – Wagner, Hanson, Ovanic, Fishel
14. McKendree ‘F’ – 1:41.41 – Grififn, Mauss, Garwold, Brubaker
500 Freestyle
3. Troyer, 4:38.80
9. Gibson, 4:56.42
13. Stooke, 4:59.30
50 Freestyle
1. Lichinsky, 20.76
2. Perez Torrado, 20.85
6. Brotherton, 21:44
10. Moseley, 21.84
17. Garwold, 22.74
200 Backstroke
1. Rozenek, 1:50.63
2, Hagedorn, 1:54.62
3. Brooks, 1:55.58
6. Griffin, 1:56.86
10. Wagner, 1:59.34
12. Grimes, 2:00.89
100 Breaststroke
2. Pinheiro, 56.30
3. Law, 57.53
8. Tague, 59.06
11. Hanson, 1:00.47
12. Miller, 1:00.70
16. Mauss, 1:02.85
18. Brubaker, 1:03.21
200 Freestyle
1. Yavari, 1:40.52
2. Gandaria-Hernandez, 1:40.75
5. Troyer, 1:44.63
14. Stooke, 1:47.85
20. Fishel, 1:51.50
100 Butterfly
1. Lustig, 49.03
2. Rozenek, 49.77
4. Carey, 51.27
9. Ovanic, 53.11
200 IM
1. Lustig, 1:52.06
5. Miller, 1:57.91
6. Brooks, 1:59.07
12. Mauss, 2:03.92
13. Hanson, 2:04.91
16. Brubaker, 2:15.16