COLUMBIA, S.C. – For their first tri-meet of the season, the Hokies went against South Carolina and Texas A&M. The final score for the Tech women against Texas A&M was 106-189 and the score against South Carolina was 112-188. The Tech men won against South Carolina 202-95 and had a close battle with Texas A&M with a final score of 139.5-157.5.
Tech Women
In their first event of the meet, the Virginia Tech women took third in the 200 medley relay at 1:42.36 with the team of Carmen Weiler Sastre, Fanni Gyurinovics, Emily Claesson and Parker Bolduc. Weiler Sastre continued her speed, tying for third place in the 200 free at 1:50.63. Keeping up the strong freestyle swims and placing third in the 50 free and 100 free, Fanni Gyurinovics touched the wall at 23.69 and 51.28.
Swimming distance, freshman Kate Anderson placed fourth in the 1000 free at 10:13.34, with Chase Travis coming right behind her in fifth at 10:13.71.
Weiler Sastre showed her diversity in the pool. She placed second in the 200 back with a final time of 1:57.96.
On the boards, Miah Fisher finished third in the 1-meter event with a score of 272.93. Sophomore Peyton Guziec placed fifth in the 3-meter diving event, scoring 274.43.
In the last event of the meet, Weiler Sastre, Gyurinovics, Claesson and Anna Summers won the 400 free relay with a time of 3:23.64.
Tech Men
Starting off the meet with a men's win in the 200 medley relay were Gabriel Yuk, Carles Coll Marti, Mario Molla Yanes and Brendan Whitfield clocking in a 1:27.33. Yuk later placed fourth in the 100 back at 48.88, with Nico Garcia Saiz coming behind him in fifth at 48.96. Maintaining the top five spots in backstroke, Garcia Saiz placed third in the 200 back at 1:46.59, and Yuk placed fifth at 1:49.69.
The Hokie men dominated the 200 free, with Brendan Whitfield placing second at 1:36.31, Tanish George Mathew placing third at 1:39.61 and Daniil Pancerevas placing fourth at 1:39.72. Continuing his strong freestyle swims, Whitfield placed first in the 50 free at 20.23. Taking the top three spots in the 100 free, Molla Yanes took first at 44.83, Dominguez placed second at 44.96 and Mathew took third at 45.03.
Taking the top spot in the 100 and 200 breast events was Coll Marti, clocking in at 53.83 and 1:57.24. AJ Pouch took second in both events at 55.38 and 1:58.74.
In a race of endurance, Luis Dominguez placed third in the 1000 free at 9:22.54. Keeping the men's top three swims in freestyle, Garcia Saiz placed third in the 500 free at 4:30.97.
Sophomore Landon Gentry took his first win of the season in the 200 fly at 1:48.98. The Hokies dominated the 100 fly with Molla Yanes placing first with a time of 47.66, Will Hayon taking third at 48.60 and Gentry tying for fourth at 48.77.
In the last individual event of the meet, Coll Marti placed second in the 200 IM, with a time of 1:46.10.
Winning the last relay in Columbia, Whitfield, Molla Yanes, Hayon and Dominguez finished the 400 free relay with a time of 2:56.25.
Up Next
The Hokies bring the heat to Christiansburg in their first home meet of the season against Duke on October 21.