Spartans Earn a Pair of Wins Over Panthers
MELBOURNE, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams visited SSC opponent the Florida Institute of Technology on Friday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Final: No. 14 Tampa Spartans 207, No. 22 Florida Tech Panthers 54
Women's Final: No. 12 Tampa Spartans 186, Florida Tech Panthers 76
Location: Panther Aquatic Center | Melbourne, Fla.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The meet totaled 28 events, including 14 for the men and 14 for the women.
- The men won all but two of their events in the meet.
- The women won 10 out of 14 of their events.
TOP PERFORMERS (MEN):
- Hugo Bustamante, Jared Mindek, Kenan Dean, and Mikael Haugen took first place in the 400 Medley Relay with a time of 3:26.42.
- Tampa swept the 1,000 Yard Freestyle. Joe Bozzi placed first at 9:43.87, Hector Paz placed second at 9:53.34, and Marcos Hillje-Enthoven placed third at 10:14.39.
- Parker Knollman placed first in the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:43.92. Grant Ruster placed third at 1:46.23.
- Tampa swept the 100 Yard Backstroke. Jimmy Senese placed first at 52.83, Pablo Ortiz placed second at 53.08, and Connor Kazmi placed third at 55.89.
- In the 100 Yard Breaststroke, Jared Mindek would claim first place at 59.56. Marvin Slanschek placed second at 59.13.
- Ian Morgan placed on top in the 200 Yard Butterfly registering a time of 1:53.00. Winn Aung was the runner-up at 1:53.83.
- Haugen placed first in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 21.21. Brian Daugherty took third at 21.83.
- Haugen, Bustamante, and Slanschek were the top three finishers in the 100 Yard Freestyle at 46.70, 47.30, and 48.32.
- Tampa would sweep again in the 200 Yard Backstroke. Knollman took first place at 1:54.99, Ortiz took second at 1:55.97, Kazmi took third at 1:59.97.
- Ruster took first in the 200 Yard Breaststroke at 2:09.97, Mindek placed second with a time of 2:10.41.
- In the 500 Yard Freestyle, Bozzi placed first with a time of 4:44.60, Aidan Sims took second at 4:51.49, and Daugherty took third at 4:51.80.
- Aung took second in the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 51.91. Dean placed third with a time of 51.95.
- In the 200 Yard IM, Morgan placed first 1:58.08, Gabe Parnell placed second at 1:58.18, and Knollman placed third at 1:59.26.
TOP PERFORMERS (WOMEN):
- The Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay made up of Mady Barnes, Julia Augustsson, Katie Horan, and Elizaveta Bazarova, earned first place with a time of 3:53.44.
- Holly Wessel took second place in the Women's 1000 Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:45.35. Teammate Alexa Turco took third place with a time of 10:50.60.
- In the Women's 200 Yard Freestyle, Bazarova earned second place with a time of 1:54.78. Emma Chestang got third place with a final time of 1:57.55.
- Barnes earned first place in the Women's 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 58.03. Sierra Gillan took second place with a final time of 1:00.48. Teammate Lara Wiedemann earned third place with a time of 1:00.67.
- In the Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke, Augustsson earned first place with a final time of 1:05.02. Teammate Alli McFarland took third place with a time of 1:08.27.
- Courtney Sherwood took a second-place finish in the Women's 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:08.31. Horan earned third place with a final time of 2:10.18.
- Tampa swept the 50 Yard Freestyle. Kristen Wagner placed first at 24.95, Erika DiPietro was the runner up at 25.21, and Roma Vrijhof was third at 25.32.
- Bazarova placed third at 52.77 in the 100 Yard Freestyle.
- Tampa swept the 200 Yard Backstroke. Barnes placed first at 2:09.56, Madi Lauger placed second at 2:09.56, and Wiedemann took third at 2:10.85.
- Augustsson took first in the 200 Yard Breaststroke finishing with a time of 2:24.09. Paige Hunt placed third at 2:25.34.
- Wessel placed second in the 500 Yard Freestyle at 5:12.26. Turco finished third at 5:21.82.
- In the 100 yard Butterfly, Horan placed first at 57.65, and Wagner placed third at 59.65.
- Lauger placed first in the 200 Yard IM at 2:10.94. Sherwood placed second at 2:13.21, and Erin Hixenbaugh placed third at 2:16.70.
UP NEXT:
The Spartans will host a pair of meets against Sunshine State Conference opponent Saint Leo on November 20 and 21. The meet begins at 11:00 a.m. in Tampa on both days.
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