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Men's Swimming & Diving

Wildcats Finish Wolfpack Invite With Two 'A' Cuts, Multiple Top Times

GREENSBORO, N.C.- Arizona Swimming & Diving had a successful weekend in Greensboro at the Wolfpack GAC Invite, with two men's relay teams earning an NCAA "A" Cuts and multiple Wildcats finishing with personal records and some of the best times in the country. 

On night two, Ralph Daleiden, Tomas Lukminas, Lars Kuljus and Miles Bottai earned an NCAA "A" Cut time (6:13.31) in the men's 800 Free Relay, the fourth best time in the nation, automatically qualifying them for the NCAA Championships in March. 

The Cats then closed out the meet with another relay "A" Cut, as the men's 400 Free relay team (Daleiden, Lukminas, Ingram, Nabor) earned an impressive 2:48.65 time that makes them No. 7 in the country for the event and qualified them for the NCAAs as well. 

The Invite was highlighted by an exceptional performance from Haakon Naughton, who put up two personal bests and two of the best times in the country for the 100 and 200 Fly. His 45.27 finish in the 100 Fly puts him at No. 4 in the Arizona record books and at No. 12 in the country. Naughton's 1:40.55 finish in the 200 Fly is the No. 4 time in the nation and is the second best time in program history. 

Day 1 Top 8 Finals finishes:

 

Day 2 Top 16 Finals finishes:

  • 1st place: Men's 800 Free Relay, 6:13.31 (Daleiden, Lukminas, Kuljus, Bottai) (No. 4 nationally) (NCAA A CUT)

  • 3rd place: Men's 100 Fly, Haakon Naughton (45.27)* (No. 12 nationally)

  • 4th place: Women's 100 BR, Eleni Gewalt (1:00.46)

  • 4th place: Women's 800 Free Relay, 7:15.41 (Wozniak, Rausch, Neal, Schwengel)

  • 5th place: Men's 200 Free, Lars Kuljus (1:34.57)*

  • 5th place: Men's 100 BR, Tavner Wisdom (52.79)

  • 6th place: Women's 200 Medley Relay, 1:39.88 (Lillie, Millard, Neal, Wozniak)

  • 6th place: Men's 200 Medley Relay, 1:25.29 (Meyers, Young, Naughton, Lukminas)

  • 7th place: Men's 100 BR, Daniel Young (53.38)

  • 8th place: Men's 100 Back, Ryan Hardy (47.32)

 

Day 3 Top 8 Finals finishes:

  • 2nd place: Men's 200 Back, Will Meyers (1:41.15)* (No. 17 nationally)

  • 2nd place: Men's 200 Fly, Haakon Naughton (1:40.55)* (No. 4 nationally)

  • 2nd place: Men's 400 Free Relay, 2:48.65 (Daleiden, Lukminas, Ingram, Nabor) (No. 7 nationally) (NCAA A CUT)

  • 3rd place: Men's 200 BR, Tavner Wisdom (1:55.04)

  • 6th place: Women's 1650 Free, Ava Sutphin (16:41.06) 

  • 6th place: Men's 100 Free, Ralph Daleiden (42.33) (No. 24 nationally)

  • 6th place: Men's 200 Fly, Joel Nace (1:44.31)*

  • 6th place: Women's 400 Free Relay, 3:18.61 (Wozniak, Duchsherer, Botton, Schwengel)

  • 7th place: Women's 1650 Free, Malia Rausch (16:44.61)

  • 8th place: Men's 100 Free, Tomas Lukminas (42.38)

  • 8th place: Women's 200 BR, Kelsey Wasikowski (2:14.31)

  • 8th place: Men's 200 BR, Daniel Young (1:59.03)

Arizona's diving squad is set to compete in USA Diving Nationals Dec. 7-15 in Bloomington, Indiana. The entire squad returns home Dec. 20-21 to host BYU at Hillenbrand Aquatic Center.
 
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Players Mentioned

Miles Bottai

Miles Bottai

FR
6' 0"
Sophomore
Ralph Daleiden

Ralph Daleiden

FR/FLY
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Hardy

Ryan Hardy

BACK/FR
6' 4"
Sophomore
Jadan Nabor

Jadan Nabor

BACK
5' 11"
Senior
Haakon Naughton

Haakon Naughton

FLY/IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tavner Wisdom

Tavner Wisdom

BR
Sophomore
Daniel Young

Daniel Young

BR
6' 1"
Senior
Riley Botton

Riley Botton

FR
5' 9"
Sophomore
Lexi Duchsherer

Lexi Duchsherer

FR
5' 9"
Junior
Eleni Gewalt

Eleni Gewalt

BR
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Miles Bottai

Miles Bottai

6' 0"
Sophomore
FR
Ralph Daleiden

Ralph Daleiden

5' 11"
Sophomore
FR/FLY
Ryan Hardy

Ryan Hardy

6' 4"
Sophomore
BACK/FR
Jadan Nabor

Jadan Nabor

5' 11"
Senior
BACK
Haakon Naughton

Haakon Naughton

6' 0"
Sophomore
FLY/IM
Tavner Wisdom

Tavner Wisdom

Sophomore
BR
Daniel Young

Daniel Young

6' 1"
Senior
BR
Riley Botton

Riley Botton

5' 9"
Sophomore
FR
Lexi Duchsherer

Lexi Duchsherer

5' 9"
Junior
FR
Eleni Gewalt

Eleni Gewalt

Sophomore
BR
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