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Swimming and Diving Win Louisville Invitational
November 23, 2014 | Swimming & Diving
The University of Louisville men's and women's swimming and diving teams won all but three races to take the title after the final day of competition at the Louisville Invitational Sunday afternoon at the Ralph Wright Natatorium
The Louisville men's team won with 2,261, followed by WKU 1,181; Missouri 1,157; UConn 1,083 and SIU 913. The Louisville women won with 1,872, WKU 1,566, UConn 1,282, Missouri State 1,069 and SIU 795 for the final standings.
"This meet exceeded our expectations," said Arthur Albiero, UofL head coach. The energy level was great and it made for a top notch tuneup for our kids. I am pleased with our performances and the environment that the crowd provided. We had a full house every night. I was also pleased with the depth of our relays for both the men and the women because it creates more options for the championship relays."
In all, 19 Cardinal swimmers made B-cuts in a total of 38 events over the three days of the Invitational.
In the women's 200-backstroke, WKU's Allie Duff won in 1:57.10 for a B-cut. UofL's Erica Belcher dueled her down the stretch to put up a 1:57.65 for second. Hannah Magnuson was right behind with a third place B-cut time of 1:58.23.
In the men's 200-back, UofL's Aaron Greene made a B-cut with the winning time of 1:43.31. Josh Quallen was third in 1:45.62, also a B-cut. Nick Hasemann was fifth in 1:47.11.
In the women's 100-freestyle, Kelsi Worrell put up a pool record time of 48.75 for a B-cut and the win. Andrea Kneppers was fifth in 50.37, Abbie Houck was sixth in 51.21, Alex Sellers 51.28 and Rachel Grooms was 8th in 51.49. w
In the men's 100-freestyle, Cardinal Grigory Tarasevich had his hands full with a tightly contested finish that saw him touch in 44.50 for the win. Teammate Rudy Edelen was two one-hundreths of a second behind at 44.52 and he was tied by Missouri State's Uvis Kalnins. Trevor Carroll was fourth in 45.08 and Estefan Albiero was fifth in 45.21.
In the women's 200-breast, WKU's Claire Conlon took top honors with a 2:14.61 for a B-cut and the win. Cardinal Devon Bibault was in hot pursuit, touching second in 2:14.90 for another B-cut. Teammate Lucy Kramer was third in 2:16.74.
In the men's 200-breast, UofL's Carlos Claverie set a pool record with a 1:54.58 and a B-cut for the win. Cardinal freshman Todd Owen was third in 1:58.99. Addison Bray touched in 2:00.78 with fellow Cardinal Dexter Thomas going 2:00.86.
In the women's 200-butterfly, Devon Bibault was the fastest, going 1:57.88 for the win. Hannah Magnuson was sixth in 2:03.38.
Louisville's Joe Brown took the 200-fly with a time of 1:49.40. Cardinal Ryan Massey was 4th in 1:50.98, Brett MacKenzie was sixth in 1:51.75 tying with Jake Schultz.
In the women's platform diving, UofL's Alessandra Murphy put up a 234.45 for the win for UofL. Emily Stalmack was second with a 229.20. Mady Ingmire was fourth with a score of 201.35.
In the men's platform diving, Sean Piner was second with a score of 320.20. Teammate Ryan Bohn was sixth with a 189.90 for sixth.
In the women's 400 Free Relay, the Louisville foursome of Andrea Kneppers (50.12), Kelsi Worrell (48.39), Alexandra Sellers (50.31) and Tanja Kylliainen (49.06) combined for a 3:17.88, the win and a B-cut time.
The Cardinal men won the men's 400 Free Relay with a B-cut time of 2:54.64. Thomas Dahlia (44.06), Caryle Blondell (43.32), Trevor Carroll (43.81) and Rudy Edelen (43.45) combined for the win.
The Cardinals head to the USA Short Course Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. on Dec. 4-6.
