BLACKSBURG – Both the men's and women's teams fell to Ohio State 187.5-165.5 and 231.5-121.5 but the Hokies are celebrating two top times in the nation by the men and women in their 400 free relays.
"I think we had a great two days of racing," head coach Sergio Lopez Miro said. "There's still some holes in events that we want to patch up, but we did really well. The women's relay is seventh in the country, so that's awesome. The men also had some great times today and yesterday with a number seven spot as well. I'm happy with our progress. Right now, we're in a different part of the season than Ohio State since this was their first meet, but we're happy that Ohio State came to challenge the team."
Tech Men
Youssef Ramadan continued to show off his speed today. Ramadan came in first in the 100 fly with a time of 46.21. He then came in first in the 50 free with a time of 19.78. Ramadan finished his day as the first leg of the men's 400 free relay with Carles Coll Marti, Luis Dominguez and Will Koeppen that placed second. With a final time of 2:53.29, this relay is currently seventh in the nation. The Hokies collected another win in freestyle from Dominguez in the 200 free that placed first with a final time of 1:37.22.
The Tech men dominated the 200 breast with Carles Coll Marti coming in first with a time of 1:56.38, AJ Pouch coming in second with a time of 1:58.19 and Joseph Hong coming in third with a time of 2:02.69
On the boards, Noah Zawadzki came in fourth with a score of 352.43 in the 1-meter.
Tech Women
After coming off an amazing day one, Emma Atkinson continued the momentum. Atkinson started her day as the first leg of the 200 medley relay with Fanni Gyurinovics, Madelyn Moore and Carmen Weiler Sastre that placed second with a time of 1:41.14. She then came in first in the 100 back with a time of 53.89. The 400 free relay with Atkinson, Gyurinovics, Weiler Sastre and Emily Claesson placed first with a time of 3:18.32. This relay time is currently the seventh time in the country.
Madelyn Moore brought her speed today. After finishing second in the 200 medley relay with Atkinson, Gyurinovics and Weiler Sastre, Moore finished first in 50 free with a time of 23.03.
Izzi Mroz showed off her skills on the boards and came in first in the 3-meter with a score of 299.63. Grace Austin followed closely with a score of 297.23.
"The divers were so united today and yesterday," head diving coach Rio Ramirez said. "They have been implementing corrections that we make in training, so everyone has something to show for. I'm really excited with Jacob's results and also how Noah and him are supporting each other. The women had an excellent performance today and yesterday, I'm really happy the freshman are stepping up. I'm super excited to see how we progress this season."
Up next
The Hokies swim next in the Ohio State Invite from Nov 17- Nov 19.
