Hokie ClubRALEIGH, N.C. – The Hokies fell to ranked opponents NC State and Ohio State at the Raleigh Rumble, with both squads taking third place.
Eli Martin recorded the first win of the meet for the Hokies with a first-place finish in the 200 breast, logging a 1:54.84. Brendan Whitfield took first place in the 50 free knockout (19.11), and jumped to fifth in the nation with his 19.01 in prelims. Carmen Weiler Sastre’s second-place 100 free (48.27) and third-place 50 back (24.27) rank 20th in the nation this season. Martin and Ethan Maloney competed in the 50 breast knockout, with Martin posting the eighth-best time in the nation this season (24.37) and Maloney posting the 12th best time in the nation (24.46).
Jakub Poliacik took third in the 1000 free with a 9:05.12, jumping to seventh in program history. Martin also elevated in the program ranks, rising to sixth in the record books in the 100 breast (52.93).
First Place Finishes:
Eli Martin, 200 breast, 1:54.84
Brendan Whitfield, 50 free, 19.11
Grace Austin, knockout diving
Second Place Finishes:
Carmen Weiler Sastre, 100 free, 48.27
Brendan Whitfield, 100 free, 42.29
Eli Martin, 100 breast, 52.93
Nathan Cox, 1m, 311.60
Landon Gentry, Martin, William Hayon, Javier Nunez, 200 medley relay, 1:26.91
Connor Johnson, Martin, Hayon, Whitfield, 400 medley relay, 3:08.38
Whitfield, Tanish George Mathew, Hayon, Nunez, 400 free relay 2:52.81
Third Place Finishes:
Carmen Weiler Sastre, 50 back, 24.27
Carmen Weiler Sastre, 200 back, 1:54.59
Carmen Weiler Sastre, 100 back, 52.42
Carmen Weiler Sastre, 200 free, 1:46.20
Nichelly Lysy, 200 breast, 2:12.72
Nichelly Lysy, 100 breast, 1:01.35
Jakub Poliacik, 1000 free, 9:05.12
Michayla Eisenberg, 3m, 286.65
Peyton Guziec, 1m, 260.80
Nathan Cox, 3m, 123.00
Nathan Cox, knockout diving
Will Hayon, 100 fly, 46.89
Whitfield, George Mathew, Weiler Sastre, Claesson, mixed 200 free relay, 1:23.66
Women’s Final Scores:
NC State: 790
Ohio State: 546
Virginia Tech: 364.5
Men’s Final Scores:
NC State: 790
Ohio State: 485.5
Virginia Tech: 429
Up Next:
The Hokie divers head to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Diving Invite Nov. 13-15. The swim squad has the weekend off, before going back to North Carolina for the NC State Invite Nov. 20-22.