LOS ANGELES- Arizona Swim & Dive fell short against top-25 USC men's and women's teams on Friday, Nov. 8. The Wildcats finished with strong performances in many areas of the meet, earning 12 first place finishes and 36 top-three finishes.
On the men's side, the No. 21 Trojans outscored the Cats 169.5-130.5. For the women, No. 9 USC defeated the Cats 193-107.
Brooke Earley and Eleni Gewalt had standout performances on the women's side. Earley placed first in both diving events, and Gewalt earned a first place victory in the 100Y BR as well as a second-place finish in the 200Y BR.
Ralph Daleiden, Haakon Naughton and Tomas Lukminas were some of the scoring leaders for the men, each finishing with one individual first placement and one individual second placement, in addition to Lukminas and Naughton earning top-three finishes for their respective relay teams. Lukminas now holds the No. 16 time in the country and a personal best in the 200Y Free with a 1:33.95 finish. Daniel Young also highlighted the meet with a personal best 52.66 in the 100Y BR that put him at No. 17 in the country.
The Wildcat relay teams also had impressive performances throughout the meet, with the men's "A" team winning both the 200Y Medley Relay and the 400Y Free Relay, ranking top-20 in the NCAA for both, and the women's "A" team earning second place in both events.
Top Three Finishes:
First place:
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Men's 200Y Medley Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 1:25.78 (Ralph Daleiden, Daniel Young, Haakon Naughton, Tomas Lukminas) (No. 15 NCAA)
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Men's 200Y Free, Tomas Lukminas (1:33.95)* (No. 16 NCAA)
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Women's 100Y BR, Eleni Gewalt (1:00.51)
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Men's 100Y BR, Daniel Young (52.66) (No. 17 NCAA)
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Women's 3M, Brooke Earley (294.90)
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Men's 100Y Free, Ralph Daleiden (43.40)
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Men's 200Y Back, Will Meyers (1:45.91)
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Women's 200Y BR, Kelsey Wasikowski (2:13.48)
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Women's 500Y Free, Malia Rausch (4:45.67)
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Men's 100Y Fly, Haakon Naughton (46.75)
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Women's 1M, Brooke Earley (298.45)
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Men's 400Y Free Relay, Arizona "A" Relay, 2:52.69 (Lars Kuljus, Daleiden, Nabor, Lukminas) (No. 12 NCAA)
2nd place:
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Women's 200Y Medley Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 1:38.49 (Lila Lillie, Eleni Gewalt, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh, Alyssa Schwengel
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Men's 1000Y Free, Mason Nyboer (9:07.77)*
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Women's 100Y Back, Lila Lillie (54.57)
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Men's 100Y Back, Will Meyers (47.99)
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Men's 200Y Fly, Haakon Naughton (1:42.72) (No. 12 NCAA)
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Men's 50Y Free, Jack Donovan (20.79)
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Men's 3M, Gage DuBois (361.20)
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Men's 100Y Free, Tomas Lukminas (44.08)
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Women's 200Y BR, Eleni Gewalt (2:20.29)*
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Men's 500Y Free, Joel Nace (4:25.49)*
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Men's 1M, Gage DuBois (357.25)
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Women's 400Y Free Relay, Arizona "A" Relay, 3:20.13 (Sheikhalizadehkhangh, Wozniak, Schwengel, Lexi Duchsherer)
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Men's 400Y Free Relay, Arizona "B" Relay, 2:57.03 (Naughton, Hunter Ingram, Donovan, Mason Hopper)
3rd place:
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Women's 200 Free, Malia Rausch (1:46.99)
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Men's 100Y Back, Jadan Nabor (48.20)
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Women's 100Y BR, Kelsey Wasikowski (1:02.14)
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Men's 200Y Fly, Joel Nace (1:44.42)
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Women's 50Y Free, Alyssa Schwengel (23.30)
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Women's 100Y Free, Julia Wozniak (51.69)
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Women's 200Y Back, Paige Armstrong (1:58.64)
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Men's 500Y Free, Mason Nyboer (4:25.53)
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Women's 100Y Fly, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh (53.88)*
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Men's 100Y Fly, Jadan Nabor (47.56)
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Women's 200Y IM, Kelsey Wasikowski (2:02.43)
*Personal Best
The Arizona's women's team is headed to UCLA tomorrow to face the No. 21 Bruins. The Cats will compete at 12:00 p.m. MST at Spieker Aquatics Center.
