Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va.- The Hokies had a successful weekend at the SMU Classic, with the men taking third place (303) and the women taking fifth place (253). Back at home, the Hokies swept Carson-Newman with the men winning 143-108 and the women winning 144-104.
Tech Women:
Carmen Weiler Sastre earned the Swimmer of the Meet award on the women's side for her outstanding performance at the SMU Classic. She set the SMU pool record in the 200 back with a 1:52.55, placed first in the 100 back (52.17), earned fourth in the 100 free (48.75) and took third in the 200 free (1:46.07).
Emma Atkinson, Chiara Klein, Emily Claesson, and Athena Meneses Kovacs placed fourth in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:18.02. Emily Santos placed second with a 2:14.45 in the 200 breast.
Back home, Esther Park dominated the breaststroke against Carson-Newman, placing first in the 100 breast (1:04.32) and the 200 breast (2:19.95). The Hokies dominated the freestyle events as well, with Maddy Grafmiller taking first in the 1000 free with a 10:31.83, followed by a first-place finish from Fanni Gyurinovics in the 200 free (1:52.54) and 100 free (51.21). Kate Anderson placed first in the 500 free (5:00.68) and Anna Summers took first place in the 50 free (23.95).
Sofia Salvato, Park, Christine Datovech and Parker Bolduc earned the Hokies a first-place finish 400 medley relay with a 3:46.84. Gyurinovics, Summers, Bolduc, and Egner closed out the day with a first place 200 free relay (1:35.28).
Tech Men:
Carles Coll Marti dominated the SMU Classic, setting both the meet and pool records for the 200 breast with a first-place 1:50.77. He also took home second in the 100 breast (51.61) and second in the 200 IM (1:42.60)
Youssef Ramadan took third in the 50 free (19.63) as well as second in the 100 fly (45.62) and the 200 fly (1:45.60). Brendan Whitefield placed first as well in the 100 free with a 42.65.
On the boards, Nathan Cox took fourth place on 1m with a total score of 262.50.
Ramadan, Coll Marti, William Hayon, and Brendan Whitfield took first place in the 200 medley relay (1:23.60) and second in the 400 medley relay (3:04.85), while Whitield, Luis Dominguez Calonge, Mario Molla Yanes, and Nico Garcia Saiz placed third in the 800 (6:25.80) and 200 free relays (1:18.20).
Back in Christiansburg, Lee Naber finished first in the 1000 free (9:31.16) and 500 free (4:37.73) and Jakub Poliacik took first place in the 200 free (1:39.48). Tanish George Mathew recorded first place finishes in the 100 free (45.05) and the 50 free (20.39).
Gabriel Yuk placed first in the 100 back (49.59), and freshman Eli Martin placed first in the 200 breast (2:04.01) and 200 IM (1:53.83).
Yuk, Pablo Silva, Landon Gentry, and George Mathew placed first in the 400 medley relay (3:18.39) to kick the day off, and George Mathew, Naber, Hayden Jay, and Laith Sabbah closed the meet out with a win in the 200 free relay (1:22.87).
Up Next:
Next weekend, the Hokies travel to Durham, North Carolina to take on the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2 p.m.