COLUMBUS, OHIO – Day three of the Ohio State Invitational has concluded and the Hokies are headed back to Blacksburg. Virginia Tech proved to be a tough competitor against ranked opponents during the three-day event. Both the men's and women's teams had swimmers finishing with their fastest times of the season. Out of ten teams, the men's team finished third overall, behind No. 6 Indiana and No. 11 Ohio State. The women's team finished sixth overall.
HEAD COACH SERGIO LOPEZ MIRO
"I'm very happy with the way the team fought. We competed against some of the top teams in the country. I feel very good with how we swam with the little rest that we had. We still have a lot of work to do, but we had some really good times and are walking away some really strong performances. The divers did an excellent job, as well. It was a great three-day week for us. I think I can speak for all the coaches when I say we are very pleased with how we competed and kept up the energy. I'm very proud of our Hokies."
TECH WOMEN
To kick off the night, Chase Travis came in third in the 1650 free final. She finished with a time of 16:09.60. She earns her way into the Top 5 of the country. Travis also swam in the 200 fly. In the finals, she shaved four seconds off her time from prelims, earning a time of 2:04.06.
Caroline Bentz placed sixth in the 200 back prelims, swimming a time of 1:56.43. In the finals, she swam an even better time of 1:55.92, finishing in sixth. She earned her way into the Top 25. She was the second leg of the 400 free relay with Shackelford, Gyorgy, and Pouch. They placed fifth with a time of 3:19.65, a Top 25 time.
Sarah Shackelford swam the 100 Free many times last light, improving every time. The first was in the 100 free prelims. She placed eleventh with a time of 49.88. During the finals, she shaved off time touching the wall at 49.52. Her fastest time came at the end of the night during the 400 free relay with Bentz, Gyorgy, and Pouch. Shackelford was the lead off for the team and finished with a time of 49.35.
TECH MEN
Youssef Ramadan had a historic night in the pool. He was the lead off in the 400 free relay with Coll Marti, Dominguez, and Ivanov that placed third overall. He swam a time of 41.98, a Virginia Tech school record. The record the previously held by Ramadan, himself, at 42.09. Earlier in the night, he placed first place in 100 free finals (42.32).
Antani Ivanov began his evening with the 1650 free. He placed fourteenth with a time of 15:27.64, a Top 25 finish. He then went on to swim two more events. He placed fourth in the 200 fly finals, finishing with a time of 1:44.00. He finished the night in the 400 free relay with Ramadan, Coll Marti, and Dominguez that earned a spot in the Top 25 with a time of 2:50.67.
Luis Dominguez made his way into the Top 25 three times last night. The first was for his performance in the 1650 free. He finished in twelfth with a time of 15:26.06. His next event was shortly after his first, the 100 free finals. He came in tenth with a time of 44.31, the ninth fastest time in Hokie history. Lastly, he was a part of the third place 400 free relay.
VIRGINIA TECH RECORDS – TOP 10 TIMES FROM INVITATIONAL
Women
200 Free Relay – 8th– Shackelford, Landon, Atkinson, and Bentz – 1:30.07
Men
200 Free Relay – 3rd – Ramadan, Coll Marti, Ivanov, and Manoff – 1:17.43
400 Free Relay – 2nd – Ramadan, Coll Marti, Dominguez, and Ivanov – 2:50.67
100 Free –1st – Youssef Ramadan – 41.98
9th – Luis Dominguez – 43.36
200 Free – 9th – Luis Dominguez – 1:35.62
500 Free – 9th – Luis Dominguez – 4:21.46
1000 Free –2nd – Antani Ivanov – 9:02.24
400 IM – 4th – Carles Coll Marti – 3:36.47
50 Back – 6th – Youssef Ramadan – 22.20
100 Back – 6th – Youssef Ramadan– 46.58
TOP 25 TIMES IN THE COUNTRY
Women
1650 Free – Chase Travis – 16:09.60
200 Back – Emma Atkinson (1:53.90) and Caroline Bentz (1:55.92)
400 Free Relay – Shackelford, Bentz, Gyorgy, and Pouch – 3:19.65
Men
1650 Free – Filippo Dal Maso (15:20.81), Luis Dominguez (15:26.06) and Antani Ivanov (15:27.64)
100 Free – Youssef Ramadan (41.98) and Luis Dominguez (43.36)
200 Breast – AJ Pouch (1:55.12) and Carles Coll Marti (1:54.05)
200 Fly – Antani Ivanov (1:44.00) and Blake Manoff (1:44.05)
400 Free Relay – Ramadan, Coll Marti, Dominguez, and Ivanov – 2:50.67
DAY 3 RESULTS – SWIMMING
1650 Free
Finals
W: 3rd – Chase Travis – 16:09.60
25th – Maddy Grafmiller – 17:04.97
30th – Sophia Ryan – 17:14.74
M: 10th – Filippo Dal Maso – 15:20.81
12th – Luis Dominguez – 15:26.06
14th – Antani Ivanov – 15:27.64
200 Back
Prelims
W: 3rd – Emma Atkinson – 1:53.90
6th – Caroline Bentz – 1:56.43
33rd – Alex Eastmond – 2:01.81
36th – Janika Perezous – 2:02.27
43rd – Anna Summers – 2:03.05
M: 5th – Forest Webb – 1:44.89
9th – Will Koeppen – 1:47.32
26th – Gabriel Yuk – 1:50.27
34th – Ben Eckerson – 1:53.40
37th – Abraham Apfel – 1:54.50
Finals
W: 6th – Caroline Bentz – 1:55.92
31st – Janika Perezous – 1:59.30
33rd – Alex Eastmond – 2:00.03
M: 5th – Forest Webb – 1:44.53
9th – Will Koeppen – 1:47.03
22nd – Gabriel Yuk – 1:48.58
100 Free
Prelims
W: 11th – Sarah Shackelford – 49.88
19th – Rose Pouch – 50.75
24th – Megan Judge – 51.04
42nd – Anna Landon – 51.70
43rd – Abby Larson – 51.72
43rd – Amanda Peren – 51.72
M: 7th – Luis Dominguez – 43.36
8th – Youssef Ramadan – 43.62
20th – Henry Claesson – 44.72
22nd – Noah Desman – 44.93
31st – Will Koeppen – 45.54
Finals
W: 12th – Sarah Shackelford – 49.52
17th – Rose Pouch – 50.54
25th – Megan Judge – 50.71
M: 1st – Youssef Ramadan – 42.32
10th – Luis Dominguez – 44.31
18th – Henry Claesson – 44.60
200 Breast
Prelims
W: 31st – Charlotte Rigg – 2:21.03
37th – Jenna Thompson – 2:22.08
48th – Julia Nappi – 2:24.10
52nd – Janika Perezous – 2:26.27
55th – Lauren Barakey – 2:26.87
M: 3rd – AJ Pouch – 1:55.42
8th – Carles Coll Marti – 1:57.37
10th – Keith Myburgh – 1:58.16
24th – Luan Grobbelaar – 2:02.64
26th – Joseph Hong – 2:03.01
Finals
W: 35th – Charlotte Rigg – 2:19.84
40th – Jenna Thompson – 2:34.16
48th – Julia Nappi – 2:23.84
M: 3rd – Carles Coll Marti - 1:54.05
5th – AJ Pouch – 1:55.12
9th – Keith Myburgh – 1:56.92
200 Fly
Prelims
W: 8th – Morgan Miller – 2:00.27
9th – Karisa Franz – 2:00.35
19th – Reka Gyorgy – 2:02.24
39th – Emma Inch – 2:06.81
44th – Chase Travis – 2:08.43
M: 3rd – Antani Ivanov – 1:44.13
4th – Blake Manoff – 1:44.25
13th – Dylan Eichberg – 1:47.23
18th – Filippo Dal Maso – 1:48.54
29th – Alex Neff – 1:52.69
Finals
W: 7th – Morgan Miller – 1:59.07
8th – Karisa Franz – 2:00.35
14th – Reka Gyorgy – 1:59.70
M: 4th – Antani Ivanov – 1:44.00
5th – Blake Manoff – 1:44.05
13th – Dylan Eichberg – 1:46.42
400 Free Relay
Finals
W: 5th – Sarah Shackelford (49.35), Caroline Bentz, Reka Gyorgy, and Rose Pouch – 3:19.65
14th – Megan Judge (50.83), Abby Larson, Anna Landon, and Amanda Peren – 3:23.74
M: 3rd – Youssef Ramadan (41.98), Carles Coll Marti, Luis Dominguez, and Antani Ivanov – 2:50.67
9th – Abraham Apfel (44.64), Henry Claesson, Noah Desman, and Will Koeppen – 2:57.64
DAY 3 RESULTS – DIVING
Platform Competition
Women –
14th – Izzi Mroz – 213.30
23rd – Alexa Williams – 169.95
Men –
8th – Noah Zawadzki – 336.85
25th – Daniel Valmassei – 210.75
The Hokies will return to Blacksburg until their next competition where they will go to the U.S. Open Championships beginning on December 1st and finishing on December 4th.