CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech Swim and Dive hosted its first in-conference meet of the season against Duke on Friday. The Tech men dominated the Blue Devils winning 209-88. The Hokie men's team won every event from beginning to end, including the two diving events. Noah Zawadzki and Taj Cole had a strong hold on first and second during the 1M and 3M events. The Hokie women fell just shy, losing 130-170.
HEAD COACH SERGIO LOPEZ MIRO
"It was very exciting, as always, racing Duke. They do a really good job. I'm very happy with the results. We won on the guys side but lost the on the girls, but I think what is most important is to understand is what we've done and where we are with training. It has been a pretty good period of training and we still have a couple more weeks before the invitational, so we are going to keep going hard. Next week we are going to compete against Ohio State, Penn State, and Indiana so it's going to be very interesting. Today was a very good warm up for our men's and women's teams. We'll just keep working."
HEAD DIVING COACH RIO RAMIREZ
"The divers were incredible for this time in the season. A lot of great things came through that we have been practicing. They competed on their next level, achieving great things. Freshmen are stepping up and upperclassmen are showing the way and leading. We have great leadership in the group and I'm really excited. I'm looking forward to keep training hard, competing, and giving them the chance to get to know me as we make progress. It's been great."
TECH WOMEN
Emma Atkinson had a strong swim in the 200 backstroke earning a time of 1:58.10 which puts her in the Top 25 for college swimming. She also contributed to a relay win in the 400 freestyle relay as the second leg. She was accompanied by teammates Sarah Shackelford, Caroline Bentz, and Rose Pouch finishing with a time of 3:25.12.
Sarah Shackelford had a strong performance in the freestyle events. She started the afternoon with a first place finish in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.06. After the break, she was right back in the water for the 100 freestyle where she earned another first place finish (50.45). To close out the day, Shackelford contributed to a relay win in the 400 freestyle relay as the lead-off.
Caroline Bentz showed endurance late in the meet. After winning the 200 individual medley (2:02.39), she quickly turned around to help her team win the 400 freestyle relay as the third leg. Earlier in the day, she came in second place for the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.36.
TECH MEN
Antani Ivanov dominated in the water. Not only did he win both of his events, but he broke into the Top 25, twice. To start out the afternoon he swam in the 1,000 freestyle, finishing with a time of 9:14.69. Ivanov's second event was the 200 butterfly, where he finished with a time of 1:45.83. AJ Pouch earned his spot in the nation's best after his performance in the 200 breaststroke. He finished with a time of 1:58.53 putting him 22nd.
Carles Coll Marti and Youssef Ramadan also broke into the Top 25, multiple times. Coll Marti finished second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:37.03. He earned his second Top 25 spot after winning the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.02. In the final event of the night, Coll Marti's lead off leg of the 400 freestyle relay (43.80) earned him a spot in the Top 5. Ramadan earned his first Top 25 spot in the 100 butterfly with a time of 47.30. In the 100 freestyle, he earned Top 5 with a time of 43.87.
Blake Manoff had an excellent showing, as well. He helped both of his relays finish first. He started out the day in the 200 medley relay as the first leg followed by Carles Coll Marti, Youssef Ramadan, and Thomas Hallock (1:26.30). His other relay was the 400 freestyle relay where he served as the last leg with Carles Coll Marti, Youssef Ramadan, and Thomas Hallock (2:57.78). He placed second in the 200 back (1:46.97) behind teammate, Sam Tornqvist. In his 200 freestyle, Manoff broke into the Top 25 with a time of 1:36.15. In addition, Manoff takes the ninth-place position in Virginia Tech's Top 10.
The Hokies men's relays both placed in the Top 25 of the nation. At the beginning of the competition, the 200 medley relay with Manoff, Coll Marti, Ramadan, and Thomas Hallock secured sixth in the country. The 400 freestyle relay with the same swimmers, Coll Marti, Ramadan, Hallock, and Manoff, earned 13th in the nation.
REPEAT WINNERS
Double Winners
Women
- Emma Atkinson – 1 individual, 1 relay
- Caroline Bentz – 1 individual, 1 relay
Men
- Noah Zawadzki – 1M, 3M
- Thomas Hallock – 2 relays
- Antani Ivanov – 2 individuals
- AJ Pouch – 2 individuals
Triple Winners
Women
- Sarah Shackelford – 2 individuals, 1 relay
Men
- Blake Manoff – 1 individual, 2 relays
- Carles Coll Marti – 1 individual, 2 relays
Quadruple Winners
Men
- Youssef Ramadan – 2 individuals, 2 relays
RESULTS – SWIMMING
200 Medley Relay
W: 3rd - Emma Atkinson, Allison Henry, Karisa Franz, and Anna Landon - 1:42.68
4th - Caroline Bentz, Charlotte Rigg, Julia Bruneau, and Abby Larson - 1:44.15
M:
1st - Blake Manoff, Carles Coll Marti, Youssef Ramadan, and Thomas Hallock - 1:26.30
3rd - Sam Tornqvist, Cobi Lopez Miro, Dylan Eichberg, and Henry Claesson - 1:28.23
1,000 Freestyle
W: 2nd - Chase Travis - 10:09.55
3rd - Sophia Ryan - 10:33.12
5th - Emma Inch - 10:47.56
M: 1st - Antani Ivanov - 9:14.69
3rd - Nikolas Lee-Bishop - 9:34.44
5th - Filippo Dal Maso - 9:41.92
200 Freestyle
W: 3rd - Megan Judge - 1:52.73
4th - Rose Pouch - 1:52.77
7th – Loulou Vos – 1:55.86
M: 1st - Blake Manoff - 1:36.15 (Top 25) (Hokie Top 10)
2nd - Carles Coll Marti - 1:37.03 (Top 25)
3rd - Noah Desman - 1:39.28
100 Backstroke
W: 2nd - Caroline Bentz - 55.36
6th - Anna Summers - 58.23
7th – Janika Perezous – 59.75
M: 1st - Forest Webb - 48.94
2nd - Will Koeppen - 49.06
3rd - Sam Tornqvist - 49.38
100 Breaststroke
W: 4th - Allison Henry - 1:05.12
5th – Charlotte Rigg - 1:05.95
6th - Julia Nappi - 1:07.03
M:1st - AJ Pouch - 54.44
3rd - Cobi Lopez Miro - 56.67
6th - Joseph Hong - 57.41
200 Butterfly
W: 1st - Reka Gyorgy - 2:01.06
5th - Karisa Franz - 2:03.21
6th - Morgan Miller - 2:05.19
M: 1st - Antani Ivanov - 1:45.83
2nd - Dylan Eichberg - 1:50.37
3rd - Keith Myburgh - 1:51.43
50 Freestyle
W: 1st - Sarah Shackelford - 23.06
3rd - Anna Landon - 23.66
5th - Abby Larson - 23.99
M: 1st - Carles Coll Marti - 20.02 (Top 25)
2nd - Thomas Hallock - 20.55
6th - Henry Claesson - 21.06
100 Freestyle
W: 1st - Sarah Shackelford - 50.45
5th - Rose Pouch - 52.46
6th - Megan Judge - 52.58
M:1st - Youssef Ramadan - 43.87 (Top 5)
3rd - Thomas Hallock - 45.47
4th - Luis Dominguez - 45.74
200 Backstroke
W: 1st - Emma Atkinson - 1:58.10 (Top 25)
3rd - Anna Summers - 2:05.01
7th - Sophia Ryan - 2:06.91
M: 1st - Sam Tornqvist - 1:46.79
2nd - Blake Manoff - 1:46.97
3rd - Forest Webb - 1:48.41
200 Breaststroke
W: 4th - Allison Henry - 2:20.75
5th - Charlotte Rigg - 2:21.46
6th - Julia Nappi - 2:24.42
M: 1st - AJ Pouch - 1:58.53 (Top 25)
3rd - Keith Myburgh - 2:03.37
4th - Joseph Hong - 2:06.18
500 Freestyle
W: 2nd - Reka Gyrogy - 4:58.07
3rd - Chase Travis - 4:59.00
5th - Loulou Vos - 5:05.48
M: 1st - Luis Dominguez - 4:32.77
2nd - Filippo Dal Maso - 4:32.97
4th - Nikolas Lee-Bishop - 4:39.63
100 Butterfly
W: 1st - Karisa Franz - 54.63
6th - Morgan Miller - 57.79
7th - Julia Bruneau - 1:00.82
M: 1st - Youssef Ramadan - 47.30 (Top 25)
2nd - Antani Ivanov - 47.52 (Top 25)
3rd - Dylan Eichberg - 48.93
200 Individual Medley
W: 1st - Caroline Bentz - 2:02.39
3rd - Reka Gyorgy - 2:04.26
7th - Allison Henry - 2:08.19
M:1st - Filippo Dal Maso - 1:50.26
2nd - Sam Tornqvist - 1:50.41
4th - Keith Myburgh - 1:52.79
400 Freestyle Relay
W: 1st - Sarah Shackelford, Emma Atkinson, Caroline Bentz, and Rose Pouch – 3:25.12
4th – Megan Judge, Abby Larson, Anna Landon, and Julia Bruneau – 3:30.86
M: 1st – Carles Coll Marti, Youssef Ramadan, Thomas Hallock, and Blake Manoff – 2:57.78
3rd – Noah Desman, Dylan Eichberg, Hunter Cassady, and Luis Dominguez – 3:02.20
RESULTS – DIVING
1M – Women
2nd – Teagan Moravek – 328.58
4th – Izzi Mroz – 305.33
7th – Miah Fisher – 224.85
1M – Men
1st – Noah Zawadzki – 386.25
2nd – Taj Cole – 365.03
7th – Daniel Valmassei – 314.03
3M – Women
1st – Teagan Moravek – 323.55
4th – Izzi Mroz – 279.15
5th – Miah Fisher – 255.90
3M – Men
1st – Noah Zawadzki – 388.73
2nd – Taj Cole – 346.28
7th – Daniel Valmassei – 286.80
The Hokies will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana on October 29th.