BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech men's and women's swimming and diving teams are set for the three-day Ohio State Invitational that will feature both long-course and short-course events at McCorkle Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.
EVENT INFORMATION
Ohio State Invitational
Date/Time: Nov. 21-22 | 10 a.m. prelims (LCM) / 5 p.m. finals (SCY)
Nov. 23 | 8 a.m. prelims (LCM) / 4 p.m. 1650 free / 6:30 p.m. finals (SCY)
Location: McCorkle Pavilion – Columbus, Ohio
Live Results – Link or Meet Mobile app ($)
ORDER OF EVENTS
| Thursday, Nov. 21 | Friday, Nov. 22 | Saturday, Nov. 23 |
| *200 Free Relay | *200 Medley Relay | **1650 Free |
| 400 / 500 Free | 100 Fly | 200 Back |
| 200 IM | 400 IM | 100 Free |
| 50 Free | 200 Free | 200 Breast |
| *400 Medley Relay | 100 Breast | 200 Fly |
| 1-meter Diving | 100 Back | *400 Free Relay |
| 3-meter Diving | 1-meter Diving | Platform Diving |
| 3-meter Diving |
* Prelims: LCM – Finals: SCY
** 1650 SCY start time 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. Slowest to fastest, alternate men/women heats; fastest heat at finals
PARTICIPATING TEAMS & RANKINGS
| MEN | WOMEN |
| #19 Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| #16 Ohio State | #14 Ohio State |
| #13 Notre Dame | #17 Notre Dame |
| #21 Kentucky | #15 Kentucky |
| Yale | #25 UCLA |
| Ohio University | |
| Yale | |
| Buffalo |
Just under an hour away from start time...
— Virginia Tech Swimming & Diving (@HokiesSwimDive) November 21, 2019
Hear what Coach @sergiolopezmiro had to say heading into this weekend - #Hokies 🦃 pic.twitter.com/Xp1563HsUE
HOKIE MEN
- The Hokies rolled past DII No. 1 Queens the last time out.
- Tech won 13 events.
- The Hokies swept the top-3 spots in both the 100 and 200 backstroke
- Five Hokies won two events each –
- Sam Tornqvist: 100 & 200 back
- Thomas Hallock: 50 & 100 free
- Filippo Dal Maso: 500 & 1000 free
- Simon Shi: 100 & 200 breast
- Blake Manoff: 100 fly & 200 IM
- Hokie Butterfly – Top Times Nationally
- Blake Manoff
- Fifth fastest time this season in the 100 fly – 47.13 in a tri-meet versus Penn State and Ohio State.
- Ninth fastest time in 200 fly – 1:45.95 versus George Washington
- Antani Ivanov
- Sixth fastest time in 200 fly – 1:45.37 versus George Washington
- Blake Manoff
- Virginia Tech has posted the eighth fastest time in the 400 medley relay with Tornqvist, Shi, Manoff and Hallock turning in a 3:15.61 against Penn State, Ohio State.
HOKIE WOMEN
- The Hokies downed DII No. 1 Queens and Richmond the last time out.
- Tech claimed seven events and finished second in seven.
- The Hokies swept the top-3 spots on the 1-meter boards with Brooke Leftwich, Teagan Moravek and Izzi Mroz.
- Thirteen Hokies that are freshmen or sophomores scored in the top-3 thirteen times.
- Loulou Vos (SO) won both the 200 free and the 500 free.
- Rose Pouch (FR): 2nd – 200 back, 3rd – 200 IM, 3rd – 200 free
- Brooke Travis (FR): 2nd – 1000 free
- Jenna Thompon (FR): 2nd – 100 breast
- Karisa Franz (FR): 1st – 100 fly
- Anna Landon (SO): 1st – 50 free
- Julia Bruneau (SO): 2nd – 50 free
- Sarah Shackelford (FR): 2nd – 100 free
- Charlie Burt (FR): 3rd – 200 back
- Julia Smith (FR): 3rd – 200 breast
UP NEXT: Virginia Tech will travel to Atlanta, Georgia for the US Open Championships Dec. 4-7 before taking the winter break.