Cal Poly vs UC Santa Barbara
- Saturday, October 30, 2021
- San Luis Obispo, Calif.
- Results
Courtesy: UC Santa Barbara Athletics
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara women’s swim team decisively won their first conference dual meet of the season Saturday, beating rival Cal Poly 174-120. The men’s squad, competing in their second dual meet in as many days, came up just short, falling 146-142.
The women’s squad jumped out to a quick start, taking all three of the top spots in the 400 Medley Relay, with the “A” team of Gillian Flath, Katie Nugent, Dora Seggelke, and Reagan Nibarger touching first in 3:53.10.
Senior Dora Seggelke was a top performer for the women’s squad, finishing first in both the 100 Fly (56.92) and 200 Fly (2:04.98). Nibarger, Nugent, Kristin Bartlett, and Marriott Hoffmann each took home their own first and second-place finishes. Nibarger finished first in the 100 Free (52.49) and 200 Free (1:55.20), Nugent finished first in the 200 Breast (2:22.69) and second in the 100 Breast (1:06.19), Bartlett finished first in the 100 Back (57.45) and second in the 200 Back (2:04.67), and Hoffmann finished 1st in the 50 Free (24.33) and second in the 100 Free (53.69).
Senior Molly McCance contributed first and third place finishes while freshman Michelle Tekawy finished first in the 400 IM (4:30.08).
The 200 Fly was a particularly strong event for Santa Barbara, taking the top four spots. To finish off the day, the relay team of Nibarger, Hoffmann, Hannah Joseph, and Amelia Hammer won the 200 Free Relay in 1:36.38.
On the men’s side, the Mustangs were able to scrape out a slim victory with the outcome not decided until the last event. Highlight events for the men’s squad were the 200 Free and 400 IM, in which the top three finishers were all Gauchos.
Freshman Kyle Brill had a standout performance, finishing first in the 400 IM (4:02.33) and second in both the 100 Back (50.67) and 200 Back (1:52.06). Sophomore Corban McIntosh touched first in the 100 Breast (57.15) and second in the 200 Breast (2:05.80). Austin Sparrow, Tim Lee, and Dan Marella each contributed first-place wins of their own, with Marella also adding a third-place victory. Taber daCosta and Dominic Falcon each had two second-place finishes, while Justin Wong finished second in the 200 Free (1:42.13).
The Gauchos return to competition this Saturday at UC San Diego, taking on the Tritons at 11:00am.
Courtesy: Cal Poly Athletics
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Five different Mustangs won individual events and the Cal Poly men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams combined to win 17 of the 32 events during Saturday’s dual meet against Central Coast rival UC Santa Barbara at Anderson Aquatic Center.
The Cal Poly men’s team beat UCSB 146-142 while the Gaucho women’s team beat the Mustangs 174-120. The men’s team win over the Gauchos is the first since the 2018-2019 season and improves them to 2-0 this season in dual meets.On the men’s side, sophomore swimmer Kieran McNulty won both the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:40.73 and the 500 free with a time of 4:34.23. Senior swimmer Gennady Sytnik took first in both the 100 back in a time of 50.24 and the 200 back with a time of 1:50.46. Junior swimmer Brian Wong won both the 100 butterfly with a time of 50.16 and the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:49.17. Junior diver Max Powell took home first place in both the 1-meter dive with a score of 237.30 and the 3-meter dive with a score of 280.43. Junior swimmer Ryan Iannaccone also picked up a win on the afternoon, taking home first in the 50 free with a time of 20.83.In the team relays, the Cal Poly men’s quartet of Sytnik, junior Andre Yarcan, senior Christopher Hogan, and Iannaccone combined to win the 400 medley relay after swimming it in a time of 3:22.24. Later, the Mustang squad of McNulty, sophomore Justin Mills, Iannaccone, and Wong teamed up to win the 200 free relay in a time of 1:22.92, just a little over two seconds behind the Cal Poly school record.On the women’s side, junior swimmer Kaia Anderson took home first-place in two events, first in the 1,650 free in a time of 17:42.00 and later in the 500 free with a time of 5:08.23. Freshman swimmer Didi Djatej won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:06.07. Sophomore swimmer Junie Leigh Carlos won the 200 back in a time of 2:04.44.In diving, junior Jacqueline Samaniego took first in the 1-meter dive with a score of 229.28 and senior Joelle Weltner won the 3-meter dive with a score of 217.65.Both Cal Poly’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams will be back at Anderson Aquatic Center next Saturday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. to host Cal Baptist University.