COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Hokies wrap up day one of competition at the Ohio State Invitational. The Hokies came out strong during the first set of events. There were many Top 25 swims, as well as some personal bests.
RANKING UPADTES
As of this morning, the CSCAA released updated rankings. The rankings are as follows:
Men
#6 Indiana
#11 Ohio State
#13 Virginia Tech
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Miami: Diving only
Kenyon: Diving only
Women
#10 Ohio State
#12 Indiana
#13 Kentucky
#21 Notre Dame
Virginia Tech
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Navy
Miami: Diving only
Kenyon: Diving only
TECH WOMEN
Chase Travis swam a personal best during the preliminary round of the 500 Free with a time of 4:44.30. She sits in fifth in Virginia Tech history, as well as in the Top 25 of the country. Later in the evening, she placed fourth in the finals. She beat her prelims time and swam a 4:43.71.
Reka Gyorgy swam a 2:00.21 during the 200 IM prelims, earning her a spot in the Top 25. During the finals, she beat her previous time swimming a 1:59.62. She also swam in the 500 free, earning 24th with a time of 4:52.12. She was the second leg of the 400 medley relay with Atkinson, Franz, and Shackelford that earned a place in the Top 25.
Anna Landon took 16th in the 50 free during the preliminary round. She improved in the finals earning 14th with a time of 22.44. She was also a part of the 4th place 200 free relay with Shackelford, Atkinson, and Bentz.
TECH MEN
During the preliminary round this morning, Antani Ivanov took home first place on the 500 Free. He swam a time of 4:19.20 which earned him a spot in the Top 25 of the country. In the finals, he swam a 4:19.11. In the same event, Luis Dominguez earned his name in the Hokie Top 10 with a time of 4:21.46 in the finals. Ivanov was the third leg of the 200 free relay that placed second and finished in the top 25 of the country. He concluded the night in the Top 25 400 medley relay.
Carles Coll Marti was seated first in the 200 IM. He placed second in prelims with a time of 1:44.30, breaking into the Top 25. In the finals, he shaved off a second swimming 1:43.44 and taking first place. He was also a part of the 200 free relay that placed second in the finals with Ramadan, Ivanov, and Manoff, earning a top 25 finish with 1:17.43. He finished the day as the second leg of the 400 medley relay with Manoff, Ivanov, and Ramadan.
Youssef Ramadan had a strong start during the 50 free prelims. He finished in 19.37, breaking into the Top 25. During the first event of the finals, he was the leadoff in the 200 free relay and swam a 50 free split of 19.21, even faster than his prelim time. He was a part of the 400 medley relay and 200 free relay that both placed in the Top 25.
TOP 25 TIMES
Women
500 Free – Chase Travis – 4:43.71
200 IM – Reka Gyorgy – 1:59.62
50 Free – Anna Landon – 22.44
200 Free Relay – Shackelford, Landon, Atkinson, and Bentz – 1:30.07
400 Medley Relay – Atkinson, Gyorgy, Franz, and Shackelford – 3:38.70
Men
500 Free – Antani Ivanov (4:19.11) & Luis Dominguez (4:21.46)
200 IM – Carles Coll Marti – 1:43.44
50 Free – Youssef Ramadan – 19.21
200 Free Relay - Ramadan, Coll Marti, Ivanov, and Manoff – 1:17.43
400 Medley Relay – Manoff, Coll Marti, Ivanov, and Ramadan – 3:09.83
DAY 1 RESULTS – SWIMMING
200 Free Relay
Finals
W: 4th – Sarah Shackelford (23.04), Anna Landon, Emma Atkinson, and Caroline Bentz – 1:30.07
11th – Abby Larson (23.29), Julia Bruneau, Megan Judge, and Karisa Franz – 22.82
M: 2nd – Youssef Ramadan (19.21), Carles Coll Marti, Antani Ivanov, and Blake Manoff – 1:17.43
12th – Henry Claesson (20.52), Ben Eckerson, Will Koeppen, and Noah Desman – 1:21.17
500 Free
Prelims
W: 4th – Chase Travis – 4:44.30
15th – Morgan Miller – 4:49.88
24th – Reka Gyorgy – 4:52.12
40th – Anna Summers – 4:58.07
48th – Loulou Vos – 4:59.41
M: 1st – Antani Ivanov – 4:19.20
6th – Luis Dominguez – 4:22.09
14th – Filippo Dal Maso – 4:25.31
24th – Nikolas Lee-Bishop – 4:29.49
53rd – Hunter Cassady – 4:40.16
Finals
W: 4th – Chase Travis – 4:43.71
19th – Morgan Miller – 4:49.62
39th – Anna Summers – 4:59.89
M: 4th – Antani Ivanov – 4:19.11
7th – Luis Dominguez – 4:21.46
15th – Filippo Dal Maso – 4:24.22
200 IM
Prelims
W: 13th – Reka Gyorgy – 2:00.21
20th – Caroline Bentz – 2:01.08
23rd – Rose Pouch – 2:01.34
42nd – Charlotte Rigg – 2:03.98
57th – Amanda Peren – 2:05.59
M: 2nd – Carles Coll Marti – 1:44.30
12th – Keith Myburgh –1:47.87
18th – Luan Grobbelaar – 1:49.25
19th – Dylan Eichberg – 1:49.34
26th – AJ Pouch – 1:50.32
Finals
W: 16th – Reka Gyorgy – 1:59.62
20th – Caroline Bentz – 2:02.01
26th – Rose Pouch – 2:01.15
M: 1st – Carles Coll Marti – 1:43.44
11th – Keith Myburgh – 1:46.83
18th – Luan Grobbelar – 1:48.59
50 Free
Prelims
W: 14th – Sarah Shackelford – 22.88
16th – Anna Landon – 22.94
20th – Emma Atkinson – 23.13
34th – Caroline Bentz – 23.44
35th – Abby Larson – 23.45
M: 2nd – Youssef Ramadan – 19.37
16th – Henry Claesson – 20.30
28th – Ben Eckerson – 20.55
32nd – Noah Desman – 20.63
32nd – Will Koeppen – 20.63
Finals
W: 11th – Anna Landon – 22.44
12th – Sarah Shackelford – 22.50
19th – Emma Atkinson – 23.07
M: 1st – Youssef Ramadan – 19.28
12th – Henry Claesson – 20.22
21st – Ben Eckerson – 20.19
400 Medley Relay
Finals
W: 9th – Emma Atkinson (53.63), Reka Gyorgy, Karisa Franz, and Sarah Shackelford – 3:38.70
15th – Caroline Bentz (54.43), Charlotte Rigg, Morgan Miller, and Anna Landon – 3:43.64
M: 5th – Blake Manoff (47.33), Carles Coll Marti, Antani Ivanov, and Youssef Ramadan – 3:09.83
8th – Forest Webb (47.77), AJ Pouch, Henry Claesson, and Luis Dominguez – 3:11.14
DAY 1 RESULTS – DIVING
Prelims
Men – 1 Meter
7th – Noah Zawadzki – 334.20
22nd – Daniel Valmassei – 237.25
Women – 3 Meter
8th – Teagan Moravek – 292.40
17th – Izzi Mroz – 271.00
29th – Miah Fisher – 221.80
32th – Alexa Williams – 213.50
Finals
Men – 1 Meter
8th – Noah Zawadzki – 291.95
Women – 3 Meter
8th – Teagan Moravek – 296.40
The Day 2 events will follow the same schedule as Day 1. There will be two relays (finals only), the 200 medley relay and the 800 free relay. The individual events will be the 400 IM, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, and 100 back. On the boards, the men and women will switch. The men will dive from 3 meters and the women will dive from 1 meter.