Spartans Win Pair Of Meets At Tampa Relay Opener
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams each finished first among three teams in the first of two scheduled meets at the Tampa Relays.
The UT men finished with 164 points, edging the University of North Dakota (144) and Penn State University Behrend (90). The Spartan women tallied 230 points ahead of Minnesota State University Moorhead (108) and Penn State Behrend (56).
UT Men's First Place Finishes
800 Free Relay - Tyler Furrer, Jonas Lerner, Justin Waterman and Roman Dagesh, 7:35.00
300 Fly Relay - David Humphrey, Paul LaPorta and Roman Sereda, 2:41.68
500 Free Crescendo Relay - Humphrey, Blaine Bess, Frank Kuchta and Chris O'Linger, 4:21.03
200 Free Relay - Jason Khoury, Michael Verdi, O'Linger and Humphrey, 1:29.92
500 Free Scramble Relay - O'Linger, Furrer and Lerner, 5:16.72
400 Medley Relay - Jeff Fiore, Sereda, Dagesh and LaPorta, 3:49.05
UT Women's First Place Finishes
800 Free Relay - Kelsey Lubbers, Hannah Hudson, Jessie Bardin and Kristine Kassl, 8:14.61
300 Back Relay - Ellie Eshleman, Jillian Palmer and Xela Steenberge, 3:12.42
300 Breast Relay - Allison Vetter, Michelle Walcker and Lubbers, 3:36.48
300 Fly Relay - Lindsay Calimer, Emilee Margiotta, Eschleman, 3:12.33
500 Free Crescendo Relay - Hilary Stetekluh, Vetter, Alexandria Greenhill and Madaleine Clark, 5:02.87
400 Medley Relay - Eshleman, Lubbers, Calimer and Bardin, 4:15.45
200 Free Relay - Amy O'Brien, Stetekluh, Vetter and Stephanie Branham, 1:45.19
500 Free Scramble Relay - Clark, Bardin, Hannah Hudson, 5:51.25
400 Medley Relay - Eshleman, Lubbers, Calimer and Vetter, 4:23.46
400 Free Relay - Bardin, Branham, O'Brien and Hudson, 3:56.87
The Spartans will compete against the University of Iowa and Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Wednesday's 3 p.m. meet. The event will take place at the UT Swimming Complex.
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