University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, January 18
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Men Fall to USC, Women Split with Beavers and Trojans
1/18/2019 7:40:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
The University of Minnesota men came up short against USC in tonight's dual meet in Los Angeles, California as they earned 109 points to USC's 153. The women's team went 1-1 on the night as they too lost to the Trojans (114-146) but handily outscored the Oregon State Beavers 218-44.
Chantal Nack had a successful day for the Gophers as she claimed three event wins over the course of the meet. She finished first in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 1:47.12 and followed it up by racing the 500-yard Freestyle in 4:50.59 to take the top spot. Her final event win of the night came in the 200-yard Individual Medley, which she swam in 2:00.12.
Bowen Becker recorded a pair of first-place finishes for the men with his wins in the 50 and 100-yard Freestyle races. He swam a 19.89 and a 44.22 respectively to earn his event wins. Earlier this week Becker was selected as the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after winning the same events during Minnesota's dual meet against Hawai'i.
Two freshman saw success for the Gophers as Abbey Kilgallon and Max McHugh each snagged an event win and a second-place finish in the pool tonight. Kilgallon won the 1000-yard Freestyle with her time of 9:54.78 and claimed second place in the 500-yard Freestyle, touching the wall behind teammate Nack. McHugh (52.62) narrowly lost out to USC's Carsten Vissering (52.29) in the 100-yard Breaststroke, but beat out the Trojan powerhouse by over four seconds in the 200-yard Breaststroke to win the event in 1:58.30.
Tim Sates won the men's 200-yard Freestyle after swimming a 1:40.28. Tevyn Waddell came in first in the 100-yard Butterfly with her time of 54.37. Lindsey Kozelsky took first place in the 100-yard Breaststroke after racing a 1:01.02, and the women's A relay team of Zoe Avestruz, Kaia Grobe, Kate Sullivan and Katherine Wagner won the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:35.23 to round out the event wins for the Gophers.
Other Notable Performances
- Tom Donker, Cale Berkoff and Will Brenton finish 2-3-4 in the 200-yard Backstroke with their times of 1:50.72, 1:52.20 and 1:54.10 respectively.
- Nick Plachinski took second place in the 1000-yard Freestyle after swimming a 9:15.57.
-Waddell finished in second place in both the 100 and 200-yard Backstroke events, and Emily Cook took third in the 100 and fourth in the 200 as well.
- Madison Preiss came in third in the 200-yard IM with her time of 2:08.51 and Tuomas Pokkinen claimed second in the men's race after swimming a 1:50.72.
The Gophers return to the pool on Feb. 1-2 as they travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on Big Ten foes Northwestern and Purdue. Stay up to date on all things Minnesota Swim and Dive by following us on Twitter and Instagram as well as liking us on Facebook.
Chantal Nack had a successful day for the Gophers as she claimed three event wins over the course of the meet. She finished first in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 1:47.12 and followed it up by racing the 500-yard Freestyle in 4:50.59 to take the top spot. Her final event win of the night came in the 200-yard Individual Medley, which she swam in 2:00.12.
Bowen Becker recorded a pair of first-place finishes for the men with his wins in the 50 and 100-yard Freestyle races. He swam a 19.89 and a 44.22 respectively to earn his event wins. Earlier this week Becker was selected as the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after winning the same events during Minnesota's dual meet against Hawai'i.
Two freshman saw success for the Gophers as Abbey Kilgallon and Max McHugh each snagged an event win and a second-place finish in the pool tonight. Kilgallon won the 1000-yard Freestyle with her time of 9:54.78 and claimed second place in the 500-yard Freestyle, touching the wall behind teammate Nack. McHugh (52.62) narrowly lost out to USC's Carsten Vissering (52.29) in the 100-yard Breaststroke, but beat out the Trojan powerhouse by over four seconds in the 200-yard Breaststroke to win the event in 1:58.30.
Tim Sates won the men's 200-yard Freestyle after swimming a 1:40.28. Tevyn Waddell came in first in the 100-yard Butterfly with her time of 54.37. Lindsey Kozelsky took first place in the 100-yard Breaststroke after racing a 1:01.02, and the women's A relay team of Zoe Avestruz, Kaia Grobe, Kate Sullivan and Katherine Wagner won the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:35.23 to round out the event wins for the Gophers.
Other Notable Performances
- Tom Donker, Cale Berkoff and Will Brenton finish 2-3-4 in the 200-yard Backstroke with their times of 1:50.72, 1:52.20 and 1:54.10 respectively.
- Nick Plachinski took second place in the 1000-yard Freestyle after swimming a 9:15.57.
-Waddell finished in second place in both the 100 and 200-yard Backstroke events, and Emily Cook took third in the 100 and fourth in the 200 as well.
- Madison Preiss came in third in the 200-yard IM with her time of 2:08.51 and Tuomas Pokkinen claimed second in the men's race after swimming a 1:50.72.
The Gophers return to the pool on Feb. 1-2 as they travel to Evanston, Ill. to take on Big Ten foes Northwestern and Purdue. Stay up to date on all things Minnesota Swim and Dive by following us on Twitter and Instagram as well as liking us on Facebook.
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