Courtesy: Illinois Athletics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois swim and dive team completed its intrasquad meet on Saturday at the ARC Pool. Team Blue left the pool as intrasquad champions by a score of 150-138.
The day began with the 400 IM Relay, which featured the Team Orange squad of juniors Logan Kuehne and Sydney Stoll, sophomore Sara Jass, and freshman Abby Ninan emerging victorious. Senior Laurel Bludgen got Team Blue on the board with her win in the next event of the 50 freestyle.
Jass cruised to victory in the 150 freestyle for Team Orange, followed by junior Paloma Canos Cervera and senior Meghan Niziolek of Team Blue. Team Blue swept the only distance event of the day in the 400 freestyle; sophomore Adelaide Reaser placed first, freshman Kalina Nikolaeva second, and senior Cara Bognar third.
Team Orange would answer that sweep later in the meet in the 100 butterfly. Sophomore Alexis Wendel crossed first, followed by Ninan and senior Sophia Burwitz.
Stoll won the 100 freestyle, 100 IM, and 150 backstroke for Team Orange. Bognar crossed first in the 150 butterfly for Team Blue, followed by teammate senior Lily Olson. Freshman Kylee Sessions won the 100 breaststroke for Team Blue.
Team Blue swept the three-meter dive; in first place was senior Taylor Michael, second was freshman Matilda Garcia, and third was freshman Elleka Boeres. Team Orange got the event win in the one-meter dive with freshman Elle Crisostomo on top, while freshman Danielle O’Kelly and Boeres finished second and third, respectively, for Team Blue.
The final event of the day, the 525 Crescendo relay, secured the win for Team Blue. The team consisted of Boeres, Olson, Bludgen, and Canos Cervera.
EVENT RESULTS, TOP-3 FINISHERS
- Event 1 – 400 IM Relay: First, Team Orange of Kuehne, Jass, Ninan, Stoll.
- Second, Team Blue of Sessions, Baskar, McAndrew, Umhofer.
- Event 2 – 50 Freestyle: First, Bludgen of Team Blue. Second, Kuehne of Team Orange. Third, Adler and Kurzydlo of Team Orange.
- Event 3 – 150 Freestyle: First, Jass of Team Orange. Second, Canos Cervera of Team Blue. Third, Niziolek of Team Blue.
- Event 4 – 400 Freestyle: First, Reaser of Team Blue. Second, Nikolaeva of Team Blue. Third, Bognar of Team Blue.
- Event 5 – 100 Freestyle: First, Stoll of Team Orange. Second, Wendel of Team Orange. Third, Baskar of Team Blue.
- Event 6 – 150 Butterfly: First, Bognar of Team Blue. Second, Olson of Team Blue. Third, Ninan of Team Orange.
- Event 7 – 100 Breaststroke: First, Sessions of Team Blue. Second, Jass of Team Orange. Third, Reaser of Team Blue.
- Event 8 – 1-meter Dive: First, Crisostomo of Team Orange. Second, O’Kelly of Team Orange. Third, Boeres of Team Blue.
- Event 9 – 150 Backstroke: First, Stoll of Team Orange. Second, Nikolaeva of Team Blue. Third, Baskar of Team Blue.
- Event 10 – 100 Freestyle: First, Bludgen of Team Blue. Second, Kuehne of Team Orange. Third, McAndrew of Team Blue.
- Event 11 – 150 Breaststroke: First, Jass of Team Orange. Second, Sessions of Team Blue. Third, Bakker of Team Orange.
- Event 12 – 100 Butterfly: First, Wendel of Team Orange. Second, Ninan of Team Orange. Third, Burwitz Team Orange.
- Event 13 – 3-meter Dive: First, T. Michael of Team Blue. Second, Garcia of Team Blue. Third, Boeres of Team Blue.
- Event 14 – 100 IM: First, Stoll of Team Orange. Second, Sessions of Team Blue. Third, Niziolek of Team Blue.
- Event 15 – 525 Crescendo Relay: First, Team Blue of: Boeres, Olson, Bludgen and Canos Cervera.
- Second, Team Orange of: Mercer, Kuehne, Ninan and Beard.
UP NEXT
The Orange and Blue swim and dive team begins their season on Saturday, Oct. 14, with a road trip to Kansas for a dual meet against the Jayhawks.