Jack Hoagland Throws Down Speedy 14:56, but Louisville Sweeps Notre Dame

Louisville vs Notre Dame

• Friday, November 1, 2019
• SCY
• Dual meet format
• Full Results
• Scores
  • Women: Louisville 162, Notre Dame 138
  • Men: Louisville 168, Notre Dame 132

Women’s Recap

In something you don’t see happen all that often in dual meets, the Louisville women won by 24 points despite only winning four of the twelve individual swimming events.

After Louisville got things going with a 1:40.34 victory in the 200 medley relay, Sophie Cattermole won the 1650 by over 12 seconds, stopping the clock in 16:12.35, good for a NCAA ‘B’ cut and the Ralph Wright Natatorium pool record.

Like clockwork, Grace Oglesby won the 200 fly with a time of 1:57.82, while Lainey Visscher won the 50 free in 23.06 and Morgan Friesen took the 200 breast in 2:14.72.

Molly Fears (1m) and Michaela Sliney (3m) helped out the Cardinals by collectively sweeping the diving events, and Louisville also got a win in the 400 free relay with a 3:21.79 to close out the day. While Notre Dame also ended up winning 8 events, Louisville’s relays wins and ability to take the 2nd-4th spots in several of the events which Notre Dame helped pushed the Cardinals to the win.

Notre Dame got big days from opposite ends of the class spectrum. Senior Abbie Dolan won three freestyle events, starting with an almost three second win the in the 200 free, where her 1:46.98 was under the NCAA ‘B’ standard. Dolan next took the 100 free in 50.09, less than half as second ahead of Louisville’s Visscher (50.45) and Arina Openysheva (50.47). She then closed out the day with a 4:49.43 victory in the 500 free.

Freshman Coleen Gillilan was responsible for another three Notre Dame individual event wins. She got started with a 1.56 second victory in the 100 breast, winning in 1:00.60, which is the 6th-fastest time this season. She then won the 100 fly with a 52.84, and returned shortly after that to win the 200 IM in 1:59.36, with Louisville’s Oglesby the runner up in both of the latter two races.

Teammates Carly Quast and Bayley Stewart swapped 1-2 finishes in the two backstroke events, with Quast beating Stewart in the 100 back, 54.49 to 55.03, and Stewart stopping the clock first in the 200, 1:58.54 to 1:59.50.

Interesting tidbit: Both Friesen and Kaylee Wheeler were disqualified in the 200 IM for  swimming the “strokes out of sequence.” Their splits, which add up to roughly 2:15 and 2:22, respectively, would seem to indicate they both swim breaststroke the whole way.

Men’s Recap

While the score was similar, Louisville won on the men’s through the more traditional route, taking eight of the 12 individual swimming events to go along with a relay win and a diving sweep.

Nick Albiero led Louisville with three individual wins. He got started with 1:46.23 victory in the 200 fly, good for a ‘B’ cut. While we’d normally see Albiero swim some backstroke in addition to the two fly events, he jumped in on the 100 free, perhaps partially due to Andrej Barna’s absence once again, and won that event  in 44.59. He then completed the triple by finishing off the fly sweep with a 48.08.

Daniel Sos picked up two wins for the Cardinals, first taking the 200 back in 1:46.01, just 0.30s ahead of Notre Dame’s Jack Montesi, then coming back later in the session to win the 200 IM in 1:47.83.

Louisville’s Daniel Pinto swept the diving events, with his score of 393.75 on the 3m setting a new program record.

The Cardinals also got individual victories from Mitchell Whyte, Evgenii Somov, and Malis Delyiannis. Whyte won the closest event of the day, the 100 back, by 0.01s, again over Montesi. Somov got a 53.97 win in the 100 breast to go along with his 23.90 split on Louisville’s medley relay (which won in 1:28.57). Delyiannis won the 50 free in 20.59.

Notre Dame earned a total of five victories on the day. The biggest win came from freshman Jack Hoagland, who blasted the 2nd-fastest time in the country so far this season in the 1650 with a 14:56.54 win that was almost 13 seconds quicker than anyone else in the field. Hoagland’s been impressive so far season, something we noted last week.

Hoagland’s win set the tone for the Fighting Irish’s mid-D/distance crew for the day, as Sadler McKeen outdueled teammate Zach Yeadon to win the 200 free, 1:36.56 to 1:36.75, and then Notre Dame swept the top three spots in the 500 free, led by Yeadon’s 4:22.61.

Josh Bottelberghe got the only non-freestyle win for the Fighting Irish, winning the 200 breast 2:00.00 over Somov’s 2:00.20, while Notre Dame closed out the meet with a 2:57.67 victory in the 400 free relay, thanks to sub-44 splits by Aaron Schultz and McKeen.

Louisville Release

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 11/13 University of Louisville men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams defeated No. 18/23 Notre Dame on Friday, Nov. 1 at the Ralph Wright Natatorium. The men posted a 168-132 victory over the Fighting Irish while the women took down the ACC rival 162-138.

Louisville’s Kyla Alexander (25.97), Mariia Astashkina (27.98), Nastja Govejsek (24.22), and Christiana Regenauer (22.17) came from behind to begin the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, combining for a time of 1:40.34. The Cards’ foursome of Mitchell Whyte (22.61), Evgenii Somov(23.90), Nikos Sofianidis (21.72), and Mihalos Deliyiannis (20.34) won the opening relay in 1:28.57 for the men.

Sophie Cattermole posted a convincing win in the 1650 freestyle en route to achieving an NCAA ‘B’ standard and setting a new pool record. Her time of 16:12.35 broke the previous mark of 16:15.92 set by Villanova’s Hayley Edwards in 2011. Cardinal Hayden Curley also earned a B cut after placing second in the mile on the men’s side with a time of 15:09.25 and took fourth in the 500 freestyle (4:33.33).

Cards Maria Sumida (1:49.87) and Arina Openysheva (1:49.91) finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 freestyle behind winner Abbie Dolan (1:46.98) of Notre Dame. Colton Paulson was the Cards’ top finisher on the men’s side, taking third in 1:38.38. Sumida later took second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:52.19.

In the closest race of the day, Mitchell Whyte (48.56) edged out Notre Dame’s Jack Montesi (48.57) by .01 for the win in the 100 backstroke. Ashlyn Schoof powered home to a third-place finish in the women’s 100 backstroke, clocking in at 55.82.

Behind winner Coleen Gillilan (1:00.60) of Notre Dame, Morgan Friesen(1:02.16) took second in the 100 breaststroke while teammate Kaylee Wheeler (1:02.90) was right behind in third. Friesen then secured a two-second victory in the 200 breaststroke in 2:16.45. Evgenii Somov won the men’s 100 breaststroke in 53.97, fast enough for an NCAA ‘B’ cut, and took second in the 200 breaststroke in 2:00.20.

Cardinal Grace Oglesby led the charge in the 200 butterfly, posting an NCAA ‘B’ standard of 1:57.82 for the win while also taking second in the 100 butterfly (53.95) and 200 individual medley (2:02.76). The men’s 200 butterfly win went to Nicolas Albiero, who swam a B-cut worthy time of 1:46.23.

Albiero later notched another win in the 100 freestyle with a time of 44.59 while Bartosz Piszczorowicz (45.11) took second. Albiero’s third win of the meet came in the 100 butterfly as he stopped the clock in 48.08 ahead of Notre Dame’s Zach Smith (48.21).

Mihalis Deliyiannis sprinted to first in the 50 freestyle with a quick 20.59. It was a 1-2 finish for the Cards in the women’s 50 freestyle as Lainey Visscherwon in 23.06 followed by Christiana Regenauer (23.21). Visscher then posted a time of 50.45 for the runner-up spot in the 100 freestyle behind Dolan (50.09).

Daniel Pinto dominated the 3-meter board, posting a final score of 393.75 for a new school record. The previous program mark of 364.94 from 2016 was held by Sean Piner. Pinto then lead the Cardinal sweep on the 1-meter, winning in 335.85.

Molly Fears won the 1-meter board with a score of 283.73, just ahead of Notre Dame’s Kelly Straub (283.65). Michaela Sliney posted a final score of 321.15 to win the 3-meter board ahead of Fears (315.08).

Annette Schultz was the Cardinals’ top finisher in the women’s 200 backstroke, taking third in 2:00.24. Daniel Sos used a strong back half to post a come-from-behind victory in the men’s 200 backstroke, finishing in 1:46.01 ahead of Montesi (1:46.31). Sos also led the 200 individual medley from start to finish to win in 1:47.83.

Openysheva (50.92), Visscher (50.06), Casey Fanz (50.55), and Regenauer (50.26) won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:21.79, two seconds ahead of the Fighting Irish. Albiero (44.96), Piszczorowicz (44.54), Somov (44.34), and Michael Eastman (44.89) concluded the meet by finishing second in the 400 freestyle relay (2:58.73).

The Cardinals travel to Bloomington for a tri-meet against Indiana and Texas on Nov. 8-9. Friday will be swum in long course meters while Saturday will be short course yards.

Notre Dame Release

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Individual wins were the name of the swimming game Friday for the #18/23 Irish men and women. While both squads fell to #9/13 Louisville, senior Abbie Dolan and freshman Coleen Gillilan each posted three individual victories, while the squads combined for 10 total NCAA B-Cut times.

Final Scores | Complete Results

• Men: Notre Dame – 132, Louisville – 168
• Women: Notre Dame – 138, Louisville – 162

After narrowly missing a win in the women’s 200 Medley Relay by .19 seconds and the men’s relay by .59 seconds, the Irish rebounded quickly with four back-to-back wins in early individual events. After junior Lindsay Stone placed second in the women’s 1650 Free with an NCAA B-Cut time of 16:24.72, freshman Jack Hoagland thundered to a big win in the men’s 1650 Free with a 14:56.54 B-Cut time, vaulting him into the Notre Dame record books as the second-best performer in that event in program history, trailing only junior Zach Yeadon. In the same event, freshmen Will Barao (15:13.55) and Luke Thornbrue (15:17.41) earned B-Cut times as well, placing third and fourth, respectively.

Notre Dame swept both 200 Free events, with Dolan immediately following Hoagland’s 1650 Free win with one of her own, emerging victorious with a B-Cut 1:46.98 time. Sadler McKeen added on with a winning time of 1:36.56. Junior Carly Quast rounded out the four-event winning streak with a 54.49 in the women’s 100 Back.

Senior Jack Montesi just missed a win in the men’s 100 Back by .01 seconds to take second, while Gillilan earned her first win of the night in the women’s 100 Breast, clocking in with an NCAA B-Cut time of 1:00.60, a new personal record. Sophomore Luciana Thomas marked down a B-Cut time of 1:59.08 to earn second place in the women’s 200 Fly, while Dolan added her second with of the night in the women’s 100 Free, posting a 50.09.

The Irish women continued their success, with sophomore Bayley Stewart and Quast putting together a one-two punch in the women’s 200 Back, marking down times of 1:58.54 and 1:59.50, respectively.

Sophomore Josh Bottelberghe glided to a win in the men’s 200 Breast with an even 2:00.00, immediately followed by Dolan’s third win of the night, this one coming in the women’s 500 Free with a 4:49.43. Yeadon followed with his first win of the night, posting a B-Cut time of 4:22.61 in the men’s 500 Free. Gillilan marked down her second win Friday with a B-cut 52.84 in the women’s 100 Fly and her third win with yet another B-Cut time of 1:59.36 in the women’s 200 IM.

“Abbie’s and Coleen’s performances continued to bolster our team,” Notre Dame head coach Mike Litzinger offered after the meet, adding that the two contributed six of the Irish women’s eight wins. As a whole, the Notre Dame women won half of the meet’s events, but fell short of the necessary score total.

Closing out the night, the Irish men’s 400 Free Relay team of Yeadon, freshman Cason Wilburn, senior Aaron Schultz and McKeen touched the wall first for a 2:57.67 victory.

In a challenging meet, Litzinger noted the impact of veteran swimmers on the men’s side proving monumental in the squad’s persistence.

“I’m very proud of the leadership that Aaron Schultz, Jack Montesi, Zach Yeadon and Sadler McKeen are showing,” the Irish coach noted. “They kept the men in the meet all evening.”

On the diving end, junior Kelly Straub put together an impressive showing against Louisville’s attack, some of the top talent in the ACC. Straub scored a second-place 283.73 in the women’s 1-meter event, a mere .08 points off Louisville’s Molly Fears. In the women’s 3-meter event, Straub scored a 312.68 to place third in the field. The Irish men worked to keep up with the Cardinal divers, with sophomore David Petrison leading the Irish with a fourth-place finish in the men’s 3-meter (290.70) and a fifth-place finish in the 1-meter (272.18).

“Overall, it was one heck of a meet,” Litzinger explained. “It is a preview of how tough the ACC is.”

The Irish will return home to prepare for next weekend’s two-day meet against ACC foe Pittsburgh, beginning Friday at 4 p.m. ET.