Hokie ClubSOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Virginia Tech swimming & diving teams picked up wins against Notre Dame and Pittsburgh with top performances from Klaudia Nazieblo, Morgan Latimer and Jake Ores.
The Tech women won by a score of 198-172 over Notre Dame, and they won by a score of 252.50-117.50 over Pittsburgh. With the wins, their record improves to 6-1 this season. The 12th-ranked men also earned victories, topping Notre Dame, 201-169, and Pittsburgh, 287-83. Their record improves to 5-1.
“We were very pleased with our team’s desire, knowing how hard we have been training,” head coach Ned Skinner said. “There was a lot of spirited competition and we were happy to come away with hard-fought wins. Our leadership continues to set a positive tone and we should be able to build on this over the next few weeks as we prepare for our fall invite.”
Women’s meet
The H2Okie women came into today’s portion of the dual meet with a comfortable lead and wasted no time improving their score. In the first event of the day, the 400 medley relay, Tech finished second and fourth. In the next event, the 500 freestyle, Tech again finished second and fourth. Jessica Hespeler finishes second, and Gabrielle Bishop took fourth.
Tech picked up its first win of the day in the 200 butterfly when Nazieblo won with a time of 2:00.11.
In the last individual race of the meet, Hespeler won the 200 free in 1:50.48. Tech added to the closeout victory with a win in the 400 free relay, where they finished first and third. Margaret Parcell, Adriana Grabski, Bishop and Hespeler swam with a winning time of 3:25.50.
In the 3-meter diving event, Ashley Buchter earned the win with a score of 316.50 and Kelli Stockton and Emma Villareal finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
Men’s meet
The men’s squad for Virginia Tech also began the day with a solid lead on both teams, and they kept up the top-notch swimming from start to finish. In the first event of the day - the 400 medley relay - Collin Higgins, Brandon Fiala, Morgan Latimer and Owen Burns picked up a victory, clocking in at 3:16.21.
Jake Ores continued the success, winning the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:30.41 - Ores’ second victory of the meet.
Though the Tech men failed to pick up a win in the 200 IM, they earned significant team points by finishing second, third and fourth behind Burns, Brandon Fiala and Bureau , respectively.
Morgan Latimer continued his success in the butterfly events, winning his second race of the meet by completing the 200 butterfly in an NCAA B-cut time of 1:47.90. Collin Higgins also earned his second win of the meet when he won the 100 back in 48.83.
In the 200 freestyle, Bureau took second behind Owen Burns, who touched the wall in 1:38.50, and Tech’s 400 free relay team finished second to close out the meet.
Off the boards, Tech finished second and fourth in the 1-meter diving event. Jared Butts scored 322.15 and Logan Stevens scored 304.45.
Next on the slate for the H2Okies is the H2Okie fall invitational on Nov. 20-22 at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.