COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Hokies have completed day one of competition against Top-15 ranked Big Ten schools Indiana and Ohio State. Penn State is also battling it out at the quad meet.
It was a fierce evening of competition. The Hokies earned 16 Top-25 finishes - four women and 12 men - as well as four first-place finishes.
DAY 1 SCORE UPDATE
Men
VT 127 | PSU 39
VT 72 | OSU 95
VT 54 | Indiana 113
Women
VT 62 | OSU 105
VT 67 | Indiana 100
HEAD COACH SERGIO LOPEZ MIRO
"So far, the first session was pretty good for us. It was a very fast meet, but with it comes higher standards and you end up swimming some really fast times for this time of the season. It's good for us to race with all of them. I'm very excited. I saw some very good things and some things we can keep working on. Now, we are going to rest, regroup, and come back tomorrow to see what we have. I'm pretty happy with many of the swims we had today."
TECH WOMEN
Sarah Shackelford was a strong presence in the pool tonight both individually and in relays. She earned third place in the 100 free (50.19). She was the leadoff swimmer in the 200 free relay with Landon, Larson and Bentz, earning third place to start the night. She was also the last leg of the 400 medley relay with Atkinson, Gyorgy and Franz which placed secondand landed them in the Top 25.
Emma Atkinson dominated in the 200 backstroke. She finished first, creating enough separation to finish more than four seconds ahead of second place. She finished with a time of 1:54.76, placing her in the top five in the country. She also was a key factor as the leadoff in the 400 medley relay with Gyorgy, Franz and Shackelford. They came in second with a time of 3:42.22, also in the Top 25.
TECH MEN
Antani Ivanov showed power throughout the night, breaking into the Top 25 for two events. First, he swam in the 500 freestyle earning a time of 4:25.03 finishing fourth. He then swam in the 200 fly earning third place and finishing with a time of 1:45.37.
Sam Tornqvist helped put points on the board for the Hokies. To kick off his night, he placed fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:48.39 earning him a spot in the Top 25, just behind teammate Carles Coll Marti, who earned first place with a time of 1:47.08. Tornqvist then went on to get third in 200 back, earning another Top 25 time, 1:44.55. To finish the night, he was the leadoff in the 400 medley relay with Pouch, Claesson, and Hallock, earning third and a Top 25 time, 3:14.22.
TOP 25 TIMES
Women
200 Free Relay – Shackelford, Landon, Larson, and Bentz – 1:32.62
50 Free Split – Bentz – 22.74
200 Back - Emma Atkinson – 1:54.76
400 Medley Relay - Atkinson, Gyorgy, Franz, and Shackelford – 3:42.22
Men
200 Free Relay – Ramadan, Coll Marti, Hallock, and Manoff – 1:19.04
50 Free Splits – Ramadan (19.89), Coll Marti (19.30), and Hallock (19.61)
200 IM – Carles Coll Marti – 1:47.08 and Sam Tornqvist – 1:48.39
500 Free – Antani Ivanov – 4:25.03
200 Back – Sam Tornqvist – 1:44.55
200 Fly – Antani Ivanov – 1:45.37
400 Medley Relay –Tornqvist, Pouch, Claesson, and Hallock – 3:14.22
100 Back Split - AJ Pouch – 53.84
100 Fly Split - Henry Claesson – 47.45
RESULTS - SWIMMING
200 Free Relay
W: 3rd – Sarah Shackelford (23.35), Anna Landon (23.25), Abby Larson (23.28), and Caroline Bentz (22.74) – 1:32.62
6th – Megan Judge (24.16), Julia Bruneau (23.73), Karisa Franz (23.61), and Anna Summers (23.55) – 1:35.05
M: 3rd – Youssef Ramadan (19.89), Carles Coll Marti (19.30), Thomas Hallock (19.61), and Blake Manoff (20.24) – 1:19.04
6th – Henry Claesson (20.69), Ben Eckerson (20.14), Hayden Jay (21.11), and Noah Desman (20.10) – 1:22.04
200 IM
W: 3rd – Caroline Bentz – 2:02.32
9th – Alex Eastmond – 2:06.22
M: 1st – Carles Coll Marti – 1:47.08
4th – Sam Tornqvist – 1:48.39
8th – Dylan Eichberg – 1:49.35
500 Free
W: 4th – Reka Gyorgy – 4:52.46
6th – Chase Travis – 4:54.05
9th – Morgan Miller – 4:58.21
M: 4th – Antani Ivanov – 4:25.03
6th – Luis Dominguez – 4:28.79
8th – Filippo Dal Maso – 4:29.31
100 Breast
W: 13th – Charlotte Rigg – 1:07.08
14th – Lauren Barakey 1:07.36
15th – Julia Nappi 1:07.99
M: 1st – AJ Pouch – 54.27
7th – Keith Myburgh – 55.45
10th – Cobi Lopez Miro – 55.92
200 Back
W: 1st – Emma Atkinson – 1:54.76
10th – Anna Summers – 2:02.81
11th – Alex Eastmond – 2:04.33
M: 3rd – Sam Tornqvist – 1:44.55
6th – Forest Webb – 1:47.45
8th – Blake Manoff – 1:48.21
100 Free
W: 3rd – Sarah Shackelford – 50.19
8th – Caroline Bentz – 51.13
11th – Anna Landon – 51.74
M: 6th – Youssef Ramadan – 44.36
9th – Luis Dominguez – 45.05
10th – Thomas Hallock – 45.13
200 Fly
W: 1st – Reka Gyorgy – 2:01.86
4th – Karisa Franz – 2:03.03
5th – Morgan Miller – 2:03.56
M: 3rd – Antani Ivanov – 1:45.37
7th – Filippo Dal Maso – 1:50.93
8th – Dylan Eichberg – 1:51.17
400 Medley Relay
W: 2nd – Emma Atkinson, Reka Gyorgy, Karisa Franz, and Sarah Shackelford – 3:42.22
9th – Anna Summers (57.95), Charlotte Rigg (1:06.69), Morgan Miller (57.00), and Anna Landon (51.46) – 3:53.10
M: 3rd – Sam Tornqvist (48.55), AJ Pouch (53.84), Henry Claesson (47.45), and Thomas Hallock (44.38) – 3:14.22
9th – Gabriel Yuk (49.95), Joseph Hong (56.43), Alexander Neff (51.13), and Hayden Jay (46.60) – 3:34.11
RESULTS – DIVING
3M – Men
7th – Taj Cole – 330.60
9th – Noah Zawadzki – 329.15
11th – Daniel Valmassei – 300.70
3M – Women
5th – Teagan Moravek – 291.95
8th – Izzi Mroz – 271.05
14th – Miah Fisher – 232.00
DAY 2
Day 2 of competition will begin Saturday Oct. 30 at 10am. The schedule is as follows:
200 Medley Relay
10 minute break
400 IM
200 Free
100 Fly
200 Breast
100 Back
50 Free
1,000 Free
1M Diving
15-20 minute break
400 Free Relay