Cardinals Wrap Up Louisville First Chance Invitational

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Cardinals Wrap Up Louisville First Chance Invitational

February 15, 2020 | Swimming & Diving

2020 Uof L First Chance Full Results

Cardinals post strong swims in final tuneup before ACCs.

By: Chandler Brandes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The No. 10/19 University of Louisville men's and women's swim team concluded the two-day Louisville First Chance Invitational at the Ralph Wright Natatorium on Saturday night in final preparation before the ACC Championships.

"I loved the energy our group had today, and it was a really great environment for good swimming and our swimmers responded to that in the pool," said head coach Arthur Albiero. "What we've seen in practice the last few weeks says a lot about our progression as a program and as a team."

Ilia Sibirtsev began the meet by taking first in the men's 1650 freestyle with a time of 14:56.07, well under the NCAA 'B' standard. In her last race as a Cardinal, senior Maggie Jahns won the women's 400 individual medley in 4:22.98 while Chase Sellers won the men's event in 3:55.74.

Katie Schorr snuck under the 1:50-barrier in the women's 200 freestyle, doing so in a winning time of 1:49.96 before going on to swim the 50 freestyle in 23.75. In the men's 200 freestyle, Santiago Aguilera (1:36.97) and Kyle Worrell (1:37.12) finished first and second, respectively. Kelly Tichenor got her hands to the wall in 54.01 in the women's 100 butterfly as Greyson Alarcon won the men's 100 butterfly in 47.99, followed by teammates Caleb Duncan (49.10) and Neal Morsi (49.92).

Kyla Alexander (54.39) and Sofie Underdahl (54.77) delivered a 1-2 finish for the Cardinals in the women's 100 backstroke and Jack Wever won the men's race in an NCAA 'B' cut time of 47.61. Alarcon (48.95), Morsi (49.53), and Sellers (49.30) also competed in the men's 100 backstroke.

Aaron Parrott posted a lifetime best in the men's 200 breaststroke, finishing in 1:56.98 for an NCAA 'B' standard. Tanner Cummings led the way in the men's 50 freestyle with an NCAA 'B' cut of 19.88, followed by Duncan (20.13), Worrell (20.59), Jeremiah Holmes (20.65), and Derek Sander (20.93).