TUCSON, ARIZ. - Arizona Swim & Dive swept the BYU Cougars in the Cats' final home meet of the calendar year with dominant performances from all ends of the squad and 35 total first-place finishes.
The Wildcat men took down the Cougars 240-107 , while the women emerged victorious with a score of 217-131. The men's swimming squad completed a dominant sweep of the meet, earning first place in every event.
The Cats started the meet strong on Friday, Dec. 20, earning the top three spots in the Women's 400 Medley Relay, the first event of the meet, and the top two spots in the Men's 400 Medley Relay.
The Cats closed out the meet on the same powerful note they started it, finishing Saturday's competition with another relay sweep in the 400 Free Relay for both the men and women.
The competition was highlighted by notable performances from athletes across the squad, including Paige Armstrong, Kayman Neal, Mason Nyboer and Ralph Daleiden.
Neal, a freshman, earned two individual first place finishes for the Cats, winning the 200 Back (1:56.18) and the 200 Free (1:49.36). Neal's finish in the 200 Back also earned her an NCAA "B" Cut.
Armstrong took home first place in both the 100 Back (53.68) and the 200 IM (2:02.12). In addition to her individual wins, Armstrong was a member of Arizona's first-place Women's 400 Medley and Women's 200 Medley Relays.
Nyboer showcased dominance in the distance races, securing top times in the 1650 Free (15:20.73) and 500 Free (4:25.23). Nyboer's 1650 Free time secured him an NCAA "B" Cut.
Daleiden continued what has already been a strong season for the Olympian, taking first in the Men's 100 and 200 Freestyle events and contributing as a member of first-place 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay teams. Daleiden already holds NCAA "B" Cut times in the 200 Free (1:32.17), which he secured at the Wolfpack GAC Invite in November.
Arizona's diving squad put up an impressive performance against the Cougars. On Friday, freshman Maria Colombo took first place in the Women's 3m event (277.96) and junior Gage DuBois took first place in the Men's 3m event (373.43). Colin Agor closely followed DuBois, putting up a 336.45 to take the second place spot.
DuBois swept the diving competition against the Cougars, finishing first in the Men's Platform event on Saturday with a score 381.83, more than 80 points above the closest competitor from BYU, who finished third. Arizona's Theo Hrach finished second in the Men's Platform and nabbed a Diving Zones cut with a 328.05 final score. Zara Ayazi also secured a Zones cut with her second-place finish (2:33.03) in the Platform event.
The Wildcat women return to Hillenbrand Jan. 3 to face Northern Arizona University.
Top-three finishes:
First place:
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Women's 3m: Maria Colombo (277.96)
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Men's 3m: Gage DuBois (373.43)
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Women's 400 Medley Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 3:37.01 (Paige Armstrong, Eleni Gewalt, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh)
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Men's 400 Medley Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 3:09.00 (Will Meyers, Daniel Young, Haakon Naughton, Ralph Daleiden)
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Women's 1650 Free: Ava Sutphin (16:52.22)
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Men's 1650 Free: Mason Nyboer (15:20.73)**
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Women's 100 Back: Paige Armstrong (53.68)
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Men's 100 Back: Ryan Hardy (48.02)
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Women's 100 BR: Eleni Gewalt (1:00.46)**
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Men's 100 BR: Daniel Young (53.23)**
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Women's 200 Fly: Emma Kinsey (2:00.43)
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Men's 200 Fly: Haakon Naughton (1:43.85)**
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Women's 100 Free: Riley Botton (49.55)*
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Men's 100 Free: Ralph Daleiden (43.34)
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Women's 200 IM: Paige Armstrong (2:02.12)
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Men's 200 IM: Haakon Naughton (1:47.19)
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Women's 200 Free Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 1:29.89 (Riley Botton, Lexi Duchsherer, Julia Wozniak, Alyssa Schwengel)
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Men's 200 Free Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 1:18.74 (Hunter Ingram, Jadan Nabor, Aidan Flanagan, Ralph Daleiden)
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Women's 200 Medley Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 1:39.46 (Paige Armstrong, Eleni Gewalt, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh, Julia Wozniak)
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Men's 200 Medley Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 1:26.26 (Ryan Hardy, Daniel Young, Haakon Naughton, Aidan Flanagan)
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Women's 500 Free: Ava Sutphin (4:55.45)
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Men's 500 Free: Mason Nyboer (4:25.23)
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Women's 50 Free: Lexi Duchsherer (22.59)
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Men's 50 Free: Jack Donovan (20.05)
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Women's 200 Back: Kayman Neal (1:56.18)**
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Men's 200 Back: Will Meyers (1:45.26)
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Men's 200 BR: Tavner Wisdom (1:58.76)
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Women's 100 Fly: Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh (54.40)
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Men's 100 Fly: Hunter Ingram (46.65)**
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Women's 200 Free: Kayman Neal (1:49.36)
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Men's 200 Free: Ralph Daleiden (1:33.64)**
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Men's 400 IM: Bryan Wong (3:53.67)
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Women's 400 Free Relay: Arizona "B" Relay, 3:21.24 (Riley Botton, Lexi Duchsherer, Julia Urbanowski, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh)
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Men's 400 Free Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 2:53.46 (Ralph Daleiden, Aidan Flanagan, Taylor Luck, Miles Bottai)
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Men's Platform: Gage DuBois (381.83)
Second place:
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Men's 3m: Colin Agor (336.45)
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Women's 400 Medley Relay: Arizona "C" Relay, 3:41.70 (Kayman Neal, Emma Kinsey, Claire Christie, Charlie Millard)
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Men's 400 Medley Relay: Arizona "B" Relay (Ryan Hardy, Tavner Wisdom, Joel Nace, Aidan Flanagan)
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Women's 100 Back: Kayman Neal (54.85)
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Men's 100 Back: Will Meyers (48.09)
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Men's 100 BR: Tavner Wisdom (53.85)
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Women's 200 Fly: MJ Neilson (2:01.12)*
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Men's 200 Fly: Joel Nace (1:44.80)
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Women's 100 Free: Julia Wozniak (49.66)
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Men's 100 Free: Hunter Ingram (43.52)
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Women's 200 Free Relay: Arizona "B" Relay (Eleni Gewalt, Julia Urbanowski, Maddy Ahluwalia, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhangh)
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Men's 200 Free Relay: Arizona "B" Relay, 1:18.93 (Jack Donovan, Taylor Luck, Miles Bottai, Daniel Young)
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Women's 200 Medley Relay: Arizona "B" Relay, 1:39.68 (Lillie, Ahluwalia, Kinsey, Duchsherer)
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Men's 200 Medley Relay: Arizona "B" Relay, 1:27.86 (Will Meyers, Tavner Wisdom, Jadan Nabor, Ralph Daleiden)
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Women's 200 BR: Eleni Gewalt (2:13.17)
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Women's 400 IM: Joy Felner (4:25.88)
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Women's 400 Free Relay: Arizona "A" Relay, 3:22.48 (Julia Wozniak, Alyssa Schwengel, Amalie Mortensen, Charlie Millard)
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Men's 400 Free Relay: Arizona "B" Relay, 2:54.49 (Hunter Ingram, Jadan Nabor, Mason Hopper, Haakon Naughton)
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Women's Platform: Zara Ayazi (233.03)
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Men's Platform: Theo Hrach (328.05)
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