Cardinals Complete Final Day at Indiana - Texas - Louisville Tri-Meet

Saturday, November 9

Bloomington, IN

10:00 a.m.

University of Louisville

Indiana with Texas (SCY)

Lainey Visscher celebrates at the touchpads.

Cardinals Complete Final Day at Indiana - Texas - Louisville Tri-Meet

November 09, 2019 | Swimming & Diving

UofL picks up four wins including a butterfly sweep

By: Nancy Worley

The No. 9/13 Louisville men's and women's swimming and diving teams fell to No. 4/18 Indiana University and No. 2/8 Texas in a short-course tri-meet at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center on Saturday morning.

TEAM SCORES
Men
No. 4 Indiana 189.5, No. 9 Louisville 91.5
No. 2 Texas 160, No. 4 Indiana 118
No. 2 Texas 198, No. 9 Louisville 76

Women
No. 18 Indiana 142, No. 13 Louisville 139
No. 8 Texas 168, No. 18 Indiana 113
No. 8 Texas 146, No. 13 Louisville 135

Race by Race Recap:

The Cards started off with a sweep of the first race of the day, 200 medley relay, with the A relay team of Ashlyn Schoof (25.88), Mariia Astashkina (27.56), Grace Oglesby (24.14), and Lainey Visscher (22.57) put together the winning time of 1:40.15. The B-relay of Kyla Alexander (26.30), Kaylee Wheeler (28.31), Nastja Govejsek (24.17), and Casey Fanz (22.98) were into the wall second with a time of 1:41.76.

The men's 200 medley relay touched the wall in a tie for second with IU with a time of 1:27.15 put up by Mitchell Whyte (22.34), Evgenii Somov (24.07), Nicolas Albiero (21.13), Mihalis Deliyiannis (19.61). Somov had the fastest split of any breaststroker.

The Cards were led by Maria Sumida in the 1000 free with a 6th place, coming home in a time of 10:14.52. She was followed by Sophie Cattermole (10:20.97), Maddie Luther (10:24.03), and Maggie Jahns (10:33.52).

In the men's 1000 free, it was T.C. Smith leading the Cards, touching the wall at 9:23.87 for seventh place. Hayden Curley finished just over a second behind Smith (9:24.94). Graham Barrett touched in 9:34.03 and Ilia Sibirtsev had a 9:50.59.

Arina Openysheva picked up a third place in the 200 free with a time 1:49.49. Annette Schultz was the second Cardinal to touch the wall in seventh place at 1:50.74.

The Cards picked up a fourth place finish for Colton Paulson in the men's 200 free finishing in a time of 1:37.98. Michael Eastman clocked in a 1:39.95, Bartosz Piszczorowicz went 1:40.19 and Santiago Aguilera posted a 1:40.96.

Ashlyn Schoof led the Cardinals with a fourth-place finish in the women's 100 backstroke with a time of 55.97. Kyla Alexander was 7^th with a 57.53, Sofie Underdahl was 8^th in 57.56 and Kelly Tichenor was ninth, boarding a 57.75.

In the men's 100 backstroke, Mitchell Whyte touched the wall as the fastest Cardinal in a time of 48.40, good for fifth place. Nikkos Sofianids went 49.72 just ahead of teammate Jack Wever's 49.77.

Mariia Astashkina and Morgan Friesen finish 3-4 in the 100 breast. Astashkina finished in a time of 1:01.48 and Friesen touched in at 1:02.92.

The men's 100 breast saw Evgenii Somov pick up second place points with a time of 54.35. He had the fastest 50 split, going out in a 25.27. Sasha Palazzo was 8^th with a time of 56.77 and Aaron Parrott turned in a 57.31.

Grace Oglesby took top honors in the 200 fly, winning by just one-hundredth in time of 1:59.44. Alena Kraus was third with a 2:00.16

Nicolas Albiero earns a third place in the men's 200 fly with a time of 1:47.31. Daniel Sos was fifth with a 1:49.52. Jarrett Jones turned in a 1:51.24 as the third Cardinal in the field.

Lainey Visscher won a close race in the 50 free, out-touching the Longhorns' Bridget Semenuk, winning the event in a time of 23.06. Casey Fanz was fifth with a 23.55 and Avery Braunecker was seventh after posting a 23.70.

Mihalis Deliyiannis was the first Cardinal to touch the wall in the men's 50 free, placing fourth with a 20.25. Caleb Duncan was 6^th in 20.71 and Tanner Cummings touched in 20.86.
In the 100 free, Arina Openysheva touched 4th in 50.10, Lainey Visscher was 5th in 51.06 and Casey Fanz was 7th in 51.50!

In the 100 free, Bartosz Piszczorowicz went 45.49, Miachael Eastman went 45.61 and Santiago Aguilera went 45.76!

In the 100 back, Annette Schultz put up a 3rd place time of 2:00.58, Ashlyn Schoof was 4th in 2:00.73 and Sofie Underdahl was 6th in 2:02.49

Nick Albiero was 3rd in the 200 back, boarding a 1:46.55. Greyson Alarcon was 8th with a 1:49.01 just ahead of teammates Jack Wever (1:49.42) and Nikkos Sofianidis (1:49.58).

In 200 breast, Mariia Astashkina was 2nd with a time of 2:12.14. Morgan Friesen was 4th (2:16.09) and Diana Dunn 6th in 2:18.98 for the Cardinals.

Evgenii Somov touched fourth in 200 breast and teammate Daniel Sos was 7th in 2:01.41. Aaron Parrot posted a 2:09.20 and Sasha Palazzo went 2:12.34 to round out the field.

Maria Sumida was third in the 500 free with a time of 4:53.00. Alena Kraus was 7th in 4:58.79 and Maddie Luther posted a 5:03.56.

In the 500 Free, T.C. Smith swam a 4:33.89 just ahead of Hayden Curley (4:34.53), Colton Paulson (4.36.88) and Ilia Sibirtsev's 4:40.80.

Grace Oglesby picked up the win in the 100 Fly with a 53.70. Nastja Govejsek was fourth in 55.12 and Kelly Tichenor went 57.27.

Nick Albiero was fourth in the 100 fly with a time of 48.21. Mitchell Whyte went 49.54, Nikkos Sofianidis went 49.58, and Greyson Alarcon went 50.26.

Maria Sumida was fourth in the 400 IM with a 4:20.82. Abby Hay went 4:24.51 ahead of Carley Lowe (4:27.95) and Maggie Jahns went (4:28.68)

Daniel Sos was 4th in the 400 IM with a 3:52.81. Jarrett Jones went 4:02.00, Hayden Curley 4:02.79, and TC Smith 4:04.35

In the 200 free relay, Lainey Visscher (23.07), Arina Openysheva (22.66), Avery Braunecker (22.64) and Casey Fanz (22.46) put up a combined 1:30.8, good for second place.

The Cards were second in 200 free relay when Mihalis Deliyiannis (20.49), Evgenii Somov (20.30), Tanner Cummings (20.40), Caleb Duncan (20.07) combined forces for a 1:21.26.

In 3M diving, Molly Fears scored a 313.00 to finish fourth, just ahead of Michaela Sliney's 310.05. Abigail Andrews boarded a 273.95 and Abbie Ericson put up a 236.95. In men's 1M, Sean Riley was sixth posting a 298.85 just edging teammate Daniel Pinto's 285.35. Kivanc Gur put up a 269.15 and Sky Geovanni scored a 264.60.