TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Swim competed against the Texas A&M Aggies for a two-day meet on Friday, December 19th, and Saturday, December 20th. Both the men's and women's teams came out with a victory.
Friday, December 19th
The Wildcats dominated on the first day of this two-day meet against the Aggies. They controlled the opening day against Texas A&M, with both teams having 11 first-place finishes and placing in the top three 28 times in 16 events. Arizona's depth was on full display today.
The relay teams proved to be difference makers yet again, winning all four events. Both 400-yard medley teams opened the day with wins, and both 200-yard free teams ended the day the same.
Individually, Arizona had strong performances throughout.
Julia Wozniak contributed to the two women's relay wins and won the women's 100-yard free.
Tavner Wisdom helped in the breaststroke events and helped secure points in the relay.
Eleni Gewalt won the 100-yard breaststroke, and
Ralph Daleiden delivered in both sprint events.
Duncan Henderson,
Kayman Neal, and
Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah all contributed to the relays as well.
Arizona will look to continue this momentum into tomorrow morning.
First Place
- Women's 400 Yard Medley Relay, (Kayman Neal, Eleni Gewalt, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, Julia Wozniak) 3:33.11
- Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay, (Duncan Henderson, Tavner Wisdom, Haakon Naughton, Ralph Daleiden) 3:05.49
- Women's 1650 Yard Free, Ava Sutphin (16:45.27)
- Men's 100 Yard Back, Aaron Gordon (47.55)
- Women's 100 Yard BR, Eleni Gewalt (59.41)
- Men's 100 Yard BR, Tavner Wisdom (53.28)
- Men's 200 Yard Fly, Haakon Naughton (1:42.67)
- Women's 100 Yard Free, Julia Wozniak (48.72)
- Men's 100 Yard Free, Ralph Daleiden (42.57)
- Women's 200 Yard Free Relay, (Meric Demirtepe, Riley Botton, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, Julia Wozniak) 1:29.44
- Men's 200 Yard Free Relay, (Jake Hutchinson, Duncan Henderson, Taylor Luck, Ralph Daleiden) 1:17.66
Second Place
- Women's 1650 Yard Free, Malia Rausch
- Women's 100 Yard Back, Lila Lillie
- Men's 100 Yard Back, Ryan Hardy
- Women's 100 Yard BR, Kelsey Wasikowski
- Men's 200 Yard Fly, Joel Nace
- Women's 100 Yard Free, Riley Botton
- Men's 100 Yard Free, Orion Henderson
- Men's 200 Yard Free Relay, (Orion Henderson, Aidan Flanagan, Noah Caiserman, Hayden Ghufran)
Third Place
- Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay, (Alexandre Desangles, Mitchell Oliver, Orion Henderson, Taylor Luck)
- Men's 1650 Yard Free, Mason Nyboer
- Women's 100 Yard Back, Kayman Neal
- Men's 100 Yard Back, Will Meyers
- Men's 100 Yard BR, Bryan Wong
- Women's 200 Yard Fly, MJ Neilson
- Women's 100 Yard Free, Meric Demirtepe
- Men's 100 Yard Free, Jake Hutchinson
- Women's 200 Yard IM, Paige Armstrong
- Women's 200 Yard Free Relay, (Eleni Gewalt, Kayman Neal, Lila Lillie, Julia Urbanowski)
Saturday, December 20th
The Cats kept the momentum for the second day against Texas A&M, with eight first-place finishes and 33 top-three times across 18 events. Arizona's versatility was showcased today, with at least one podium finish in every event.
The Wildcats set the tone early in the meet with a win by the men's 200-yard medley relay race. Relay races were proven to be a strong suit again today and helped contribute points to both wins.
Riley Botton was an asset today, winning the women's 50 free and placing in both relays.
Haakon Naughton also won the men's 100 fly and contributed to a 200 medley relay win.
Kayman Neal has continued to improve this season, winning the women's 200 back, placing second in the women's 200 free, and placing in the women's 400 free relay.
Arizona continued to apply pressure in later events to secure podium finishes all the way to the end. The Cats finished the two-day meet with victories for both the men's and women's teams. The men's team beat the Aggies 188.50 to 124.50, and the women's team won 179 to 135.
The women's team will have another home meet next, January 9th, against Northern Arizona University and Colorado State University.
First Place
- Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay, (Duncan Henderson, Tavner Wisdom, Haakon Naughton, Ralph Daleiden) 1:24.60
- Women's 500 Yard Free, Malia Rausch (4:50.30)
- Women's 50 Yard Free, Riley Botton (22.13)
- Women's 200 Yard Back, Kayman Neal (1:53.60)
- Men's 100 Yard Fly, Haakon Naughton (45.21)
- Men's 200 Yard Free, Orion Henderson (1:34.49)
- Women's 400 Yard Free Relay, (Riley Botton, Charlie Millard, Meric Demirtepe, Julia Wozniak) 3:15.80
- Men's 400 Yard Free Relay, (Ralph Daleiden, Taylor Luck, Jake Hutchinson, Aidan Flanagan) 2:51.56
Second Place
- Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay, (Lila Lillie, Eleni Gewalt, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, Riley Botton)
- Women's 500 Yard Free, Elise Clift
- Men's 500 Yard Free, Ben Butler
- Women's 50 Yard Free, Julia Wozniak
- Men's 50 Yard Free, Aidan Flanagan
- Men's 200 Yard Back, Will Meyers
- Men's 200 Yard BR, Bryan Wong
- Women's 100 Yard Fly, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah
- Men's 100 Yard Fly, Jake Hutchinson
- Women's 200 Yard Free, Kayman Neal
- Men's 400 Yard IM, Bryan Wong
Third Place
- Women's 200 Yard Medley Relay, (Paige Armstrong, Ellie Fitzgerald, Julia Urbanowski, Julia Wozniak)
- Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay, (Aaron Gordon, Mitchell Oliver, Jake Hutchinson, Taylor Luck)
- Men's 500 Yard Free, Joel Nace
- Men's 50 Yard Free, Ralph Daleiden
- Women's 200 Yard Back, Magdalena Hagsten Skarda
- Men's 200 Yard Back, Aaron Gordon
- Women's 200 Yard BR, Eleni Gewalt
- Men's 200 Yard BR, Tavner Wisdom
- Women's 100 Yard Fly, MJ Neilson
- Women's 200 Yard Free, Meric Demirtepe
- Men's 200 Yard Free, Miles Bottai
- Women's 400 Yard IM, Rosalie Abel Theibut
- Women's 400 Yard Free Relay, (Kayman Neal, Maryam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah, Julia Urbanowski, Eleni Gewalt)
- Men's 400 Yard Free Relay, (Haakon Naughton, Miles Bottai, Hayden Ghufran, Noah Caiserman)
