UT Dominates Four Team Field at Tampa Relays

TAMPA, Fla. - It was an equally impressive showing for both The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams as the Spartans won both meets at the annual Tampa Relay, which was hosted by UT on Saturday.

The Spartan women tallied 188 points to defeat South Dakota State (110), Cleveland State (92) and Illinois Tech (18). In men's action, Tampa won easily with 206 points. Illinois Tech (86), Cleveland State (84) and South Dakota State (56) all finished with less than 100 points in the meet.

Tampa claimed 16 first-place finishes in the meet, which included 20 races. Following is a list of Spartan first place finishes.

WOMEN
800 Free Relay - Jessie Bardin, Madison Flake, Megan Garland and Kim Tench, 8:04.88
300 Butterfly Relay - Lindsay Calimer, Dana Glodek and Emilee Margiotta, 3:00.02
500 Crescendo Relay - Flake, Stephanie Branham, Tench and Bardin, 4:51.99
400 Medley Relay - Allison Vetter, Kelsey Lubbers, Glodek and Bardin, 4:10.20
200 Free Relay - Flake, Branham, Tench and Vetter, 1:42.23
500 SNARF Relay - Garland, Susan Johnson and Jennifer Jenkins, 5:52.18
400 IM Relay - Vetter, Lubber, Glodek and Jenkins, 4:15.36
400 Free Relay - Bardin, Tench, Branham and Margiotta, 3:46.55

MEN
800 Free Relay - Chris O'Linger, Jeff Fiore, Frank Kuchta and Blaine Bess, 7:09.87
300 Breaststroke Relay - Alex Hetland, Paul Patterson and Kyle Wilson, 3:03.87
300 Butterfly Relay - Paul LaPorta, Roman Dagesh and Matt Kramer, 2:38.63
500 Crescendo Relay - Hetland, Michael Verdi, Kuchta and O'Linger, 4:16.67
400 Medley Relay - Kramer, Hetland, LaPorta and Fiore, 3:37.76
500 SNARF Relay - O'Linger, Hunter Lineback and Tyler Furrer, 4:55.30
400 IM Relay - Hetland, Kramer, Dagesh and Fiore, 3:42.04
400 Free Relay - Verdi, Kuchta, Bess and O'Linger, 3:14.63

UT returns to action on Sun., Jan. 11, when it hosts perennial powerhouse Emory. The meet is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m., at the UT Swimming Complex.