Cal Baptist Picks Up Pair of Sweeps Over Pomona-Pitzer, Caltech

Cal Baptist vs Pomona-Pitzer vs Caltech

• October 21, 2023
• Riverside, Calif.
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: CBU Athletics

RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University men’s and women’s swim and dive teams pulled double-duty on Saturday as a handful of swimmers took part in the MPSF Open Water Championships in Long Beach and hosted Pomona-Pitzer and CalTech at the Lancer Aquatics Center.

MPSF OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sophomore distance swimmer Mark Kovacsics earned CBU the first-ever MPSF Open Water individual championships, winning in a time of 54:58. The CBU men’s squad took second in the team event, finishing behind Pac-12 powerhouse Utah. Gabriela Robles was the top finisher to the Lancer women, crossing the line in 1:02:07, leading the women to a seventh-place finish out of 11 teams.

Mark’s victory automatically qualifies him for the 5K USA Swimming Open Water National Championship as well as the CSCAA National Championship in December.

SWIMMING

The men’s and women’s teams comfortably won their afternoon swim meet against Pomona-Pitzer and CalTech, even with those distance swimmers getting the afternoon off after a draining Open Water swim.

The Lancers won 14 of the 26 events between the lane lines. CBU was paced by Andrew Teh, Olivia Walton, and Faith Brazil, who all posted multiple race wins on Saturday afternoon.

DIVING

CBU had another record-breaking day on the boards, as freshman Mario De Valle broke the program records at both 1-and-3 meters. His scores of 410.80 and 418.55 comfortably set the new standard in the program, moving sophomore Gael Jiminez to second place in both categories. Those scores also easily qualify De Valle for NCAA Zones in early March to earn his way to the NCAA Championships in Athens, Georgia, in late March.

Jacob Penman scored 303.50 on the 1-meter, and John Angelovic recorded 321.70 on the 3-meter, securing trips to Washington for NCAA Zones.

Audrey Thordarson-Wehner got the win in the 1-meter event for the women but qualified for Zones at 1 & 3 on Saturday. Natalia Bedolla took the top spot on the 3-meter board, setting a new program record with 331.30 points and punching her ticket to Zones. Finally, Audrey Easter posted a score of 270.85 on the 1-meter board today, earning her first ticket to NCAA Zones as well.

MEN’S VICTORIES

200 Medley Relay (Rinkenberger, Mullen, Man, Milev) – 1:32.67

400 Free Relay (Mansheim, Milev, Chauvapun, Man) – 3:04.25

Izaiah Lozano

200 Free – 1:40.74

Andrew Teh

200 Fly – 1:51.16

200 Back – 1:52.26

Tyler Mansheim

100 Free – 45.16

Brendan Man

100 Fly – 48.78

Mario Del Valle

1-meter – 410.80

3-meter – 418.55

WOMEN’S VICTORIES

200 Medley Relay (Walton, Brazil, Drossel, Maspers) – 1:46.89

Naya Koc

200 Free – 1:55.57

Olivia Walton

100 Back – 57.70

200 Back – 2:05.95

Faith Brazil

100 Breast – 1:06.64

200 Breast – 2:24.82

Tania Brooks

100 Free – 48.27

Audrey Thordarson-Wehner

1-meter – 292.45

Natalia Bedolla

3-meter – 331.30

Courtesy: Pomona-Pitzer Athletics

RIVERSIDE, Ca. – The Pomona-Pitzer women’s swim and dive team opened the 2023-24 campaign with a 227-41 victory over Caltech while falling to California Baptist 146-135. The Sagehens will be back in action on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 when they travel to Chicago for the D3 Shootout.

Meet Highlights
The 200 medley relay team of Abbey Liao, Francesca Coppo, Alex Turvey, and Katie Gould took second with a time of 1:47.46. Sabrina Wang took second in the 200 free with a time of 1:58.69. Gabby Calvi took second in the 100 back with a time of 59.22 seconds with Katie Gould finishing in third in 59.81 seconds. Abby Smith won the 200 fly with a time of 2:07.95. Alex Turvey won the 50 free with a time of 24.09 seconds with Chesna Pelka taking second in 24.37 seconds. The Sagehens swept the 500 free as Bennett Jones took first in 5:17.00 with Andrea Bish (5:24.54) and Maren Rusk (5:25.28) taking second and third.

Alex Turvey won the 100 fly in 57.13 seconds with Asha Bansal taking second in 58.45 seconds. Bennett Jones won the 200 IM after touching the wall in 2:11.37 while Karolina Dzieciol (2:11.57) and Abby Smith (2:14.55) took second and third in the event. The 400 free relay team of Chesna Pelka, Alex Turvey, Sabrina Wang, and Katie Gould won the event in 3:32.22. In the 1m dive, Charlotte Friedman took sixth with 219.45 points.

RIVERSIDE, Ca. – The Pomona-Pitzer men’s swim and dive team opened their 2023-24 campaign with a 203-76 victory over the Caltech Beavers while falling to CBU 169.50-111.50. The Sagehens will be back in action on Nov. 3 and Nov. 4 when they travel to Chicago for the D3 Shootout.

Meet Highlights
Tag Curwen took third in the 200 free with a time of 1:43.86. Larry Yu won the 100 back with a time of 50.71 seconds. Kyle Huang took second in the 200 fly with a time of 1:52.79 with Isaac Pan taking third in 1:53.47. Casey Jacobs won the 50 free with a time of 20.77 seconds. Adrian Clement took second in the 100 free after touching the wall in 46.39 seconds with Curwen touching in 47.51 seconds to take third. Ian Conner took second in the 200 back with a time of 1:56.54. Isaac Pan won the 200 breast with a time of 2:05.88. Larry Yu earned the win in the 500 free by over seven seconds, touching the wall in 4:40.33. Yu also won the 200 IM by nearly two seconds with a time of 1:52.46.

The 400 medley relay team of Jacobs, Curwen, Clement, and Yu took second with a time of 3:04.38. In the 1m dive, Liam Gilbert-Lawrence took fourth with 221.30 points and took fourth in the 3m with 231.40 points.