February 12, 2021

Spartans Meet SSC Foe Florida Southern in Pair of Swimming Events

LAKELAND, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams headed up I-4 on Friday as they traveled to take on Sunshine State Conference opponent Florida Southern College.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Men's Final (Meet One): Florida Southern Mocs 101, Tampa Spartans 29

Men's Final (Meet Two): Florida Southern Mocs 101, Tampa Spartans 28

Women's Final (Meet One): Tampa Spartans 71, Florida Southern Mocs 58

Women's Final (Meet Two): Tampa Spartans 77, Florida Southern Mocs 53

Location: Hollis Wellness Center Pool | Lakeland, Fla.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Both meets totaled 14 events, including seven for the men and seven for the women.
Tampa's women won four out of seven of their events in each of the meets.

TOP PERFORMERS (MEN):

MEET ONE:

Hugo Bustamante, Youssef Khowessah, Noah Paut, and Mikael Haugen placed second in the 200 Yard Medley relay with a time of 1:33.37.
In the 1,000 Yard Freestyle, Ian Morgan registered a time of 9:52.40 to finish third.
With a time of 1:45.16, Yannick Smith placed third in the 200 Yard Freestyle.
Khowessah was the runner up in the 100 Yard Breaststroke earning a time of 58.74
Placing third with a time of 1:58.31 was Thomas Clark in the 200 Yard Butterfly.
Paut took second in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 21.28.

MEET TWO

In the 100 Yard Freestyle, Smith was the runner-up with a time of 46.33.
C.J. Hills took third in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a time of 1:59.35.
With a time of 2:10.20, Khowessah placed third in the 200 Yard Breaststroke.
In the 500 Yard Freestyle, Morgan finished third at 4:45.06.
Grant Ruster took third in the 200 Yard IM with a time of 2:01.93.
The 200 Yard Freestyle relay (Haugen, Brian Daugherty, Smith, Marvin Slanschek) finished second with a time of 1:24.43.

TOP PERFORMERS (WOMEN):

MEET ONE

Roma Vrijhof, Alli McFarland, Katie Horan, and Kristen Wagner made up the 200 medley relay which placed second with a time of 1:49.02.
The Spartans swept in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle. Alexa Turco finished first with a time of 10:50.63. Megan Arnold was the runner up with a time of 10:59.98. Sara-Kellett Clark was third with a time of 11:01.64.
Lindsey Grater led the Spartans to a second sweep, winning the 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:54.61. Maureen Moore took second place with a time of 1:58.41. Isabella Haight finished third at 1:59.18.
In the 100 Yard Backstroke, Vrijhof placed second earning a time of 1:00.69.
McFarland won the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:06.84.
In the 200 Yard Butterfly, Horan won with a time of 2:07.67. Carlee Sanchez-Hegarty took third with a time of 2:15.21.
Wagner placed second in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 25.09.

MEET TWO

To lead off the second meet, Moore placed second in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 53.97.
Erin Hixenbaugh was the runner up in the 200 Yard Backstroke with a time of 2:09.82. Karolyn Merch took third with a time of 2:11.17.
In the 200 Yard Breast, McFarland led the pack ending with a time of 2:29.08. Jessica Blanchard placed third with a time of 2:31.06.
Turco, Haight, and Arnold once again dominated the distance event in the meet sweeping the 500 Yard Freestyle. They finished at 5:18.40, 5:22.54, and 5:24.16, respectively.
Horan won the 100 Yard Butterfly with a time of 58.06. Grater took third with a time of 58.24.
Merch was the runner-up in the 200 Yard IM, finishing with a time of 2:12.30. Hixenbaugh came in third ending with a time of 2:15.30.
Vrijhof, Wagner, Grater, and Haight comprised the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay and ended the meet with a first-place finish with a time of 1:38.65.

UP NEXT:

The Spartans will be back in action on February 26 to face off against Sunshine State Conference opponents Nova Southeastern and Lynn. Meet times will be announced at a later date. Continue to check TampaSpartans.com for updates.

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