Division III Denison Earns Split With Xavier As Big Red Women Earn 140-122 Victory

Denison vs Xavier

• October 28, 2023
• Granville, Ohio
• SCY (25 yards)
• Results

Courtesy: Denison Athletics

GRANVILLE, Ohio (October 28, 2023) – No. 3 nationally-ranked Denison University women’s swimming captured seven event victories as it defeated NCAA Division I Xavier University 140-122 on Saturday afternoon at the Trumbull Aquatics Center in Granville. Denison has now defeated Xavier twice in a row and seven times overall in the nine years of their current annual dual meet. Both sophomore Quinn Brown (500 freestyle; 1000 freestyle) and freshman Liv Chow (200 backstroke; 200 IM) picked up two individual wins on the day while Chow added a third win in the 200 medley relay.

Denison started off the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay as Chow, Riley Tofflemire, Phoebe Ferguson and Esme Wright finished first with a time of 1:45.25 while Jassy Park, Drue Thielking, Maja Palmroos and Grace Kadlecik were third at 1:45.83 and Claire Moody, Zoe Barclay, Emma Pritchett and Emily Harris were fourth at 1:50.33.

Brown followed with her first of two wins in the meet, doing so with a time of 10:27.48 in the 1000 freestyle while Tara Witkowski was third at 10:36.89, Taryn Wisner was fourth at 10:41.30 and Erika Schraber was fifth at 10:45.93.

Wright (1:54.57) and Harris (1:55.15) were third and fourth in the 200 freestyle, respectively, before Park (57.57) and Chow (58.21) were back-to-back in first and second place in the 100 backstroke.

Tofflemire (1:04.84), Thielking (1:06.00) and Barclay (1:08.41) finished in order between second and fourth place in the 100 breaststroke while in the 200 butterfly, Kelly Derasmo (2:08.52) was second, Nikki Barnas (2:09.77) was fourth, Maria Mrosko (2:11.21) was fifth and Pritchett (2:12.46) was sixth.

In the 50 freestyle, Kadlecik (24.19) was second, Palmroos (24.87) was third and Olivia Morse (25.55) and Caroline Cavalier (25.55) were tied for fifth.

Following the 100 freestyle in which Ferguson (53.64) was third, Kadlecik (54.28) and Avery Vogen (54.28) were tied for fourth, and Annie Pfeufer (54.62) was sixth, Xavier tied the meet for the first time at 75-75.

Fortunately for the Big Red, Chow answered with a win in the 200 backstroke, clocking in at 2:05.29, while Park (2:08.35) and Courtney McKeown (2:10.69) were back-to-back in fourth place and fifth place to help Denison retake the lead at 87-82.

Thielking followed with a win and a time of 2:23.46 in the 200 breaststroke while Tofflemire (2:27.56) and Barclay (2:27.86) were back-to-back in third and fourth as Denison’s lead expanded to 101-87.

Denison continued to add to its lead in the 500 freestyle as Brown finished first with a time of 5:06.84 while Harris was right behind her in second place at 5:07.22 and Witkowski (5:11.59) and Wisner (5:15.34) were back-to-back in fifth and sixth place.

Ferguson was second with a time of 57.68 seconds in the 100 butterfly while Pritchett was fourth at 58.84 seconds and Palmroos was fifth at 58.93 seconds.

In the final individual event, the 200 IM, Chow picked up her second individual win of the meet with a time of 2:09.79 while Wright was third at 2:10.88 and Park was fourth at 2:11.58.

The home opener for the Big Red was capped off with the 400 freestyle relay as Harris, Pfeufer, Kadlecik and Ferguson finished second with a combined time of 3:34.07.

There were no diving events held during this dual meet.

Denison returns to action next weekend on Saturday, November 4, when they host No. 2 nationally-ranked Kenyon College in a dual meeting beginning at 10 a.m. The meet will be streamed live by the Denison Sports Network beginning at 9:45 a.m.

GRANVILLE, Ohio (October 28, 2023) – No. 7 nationally-ranked Denison University men’s swimming suffered a 142-120 loss to NCAA Division I Xavier University on Saturday afternoon at the Trumbull Aquatics Center in Granville, Ohio. Denison had five first-place finishes, but it would not be enough as the Big Red fell to the Musketeers for just the third time in the nine years of their current annual dual meet. Freshman Liam Nelson led the Big Red with a pair of wins in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.

The meet was kicked off with the 200 medley relay as Denison put three groups into the top-four. Nicholas Settembrine, Nelson, Christian Narcelles and Richie Stewart worked together to finish second at 1:33.75 while Devin Testin, Elijah Venos, Max Soja and Luke Dauer were third at 1:34.70 and Shea Card, Teak Rommaneekochchakorn, Dylan Escano and Cameron Noble were fourth at 1:35.91.

In the first individual event, the 1000 freestyle, Lucas Conrads and Luke Landis finished in third and fourth place, respectively, with times of 9:45.69 and 9:50.22.

Christian McIntire took second in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:43.24 while Narcelles was fifth at 1:44.41 and Patrick Daly was sixth at 1:45.73.

Denison’s first win of the meet came in the 100 backstroke as Settembrine won it with a time of 51.94 seconds while Testin was fourth at 53.32 seconds.

Then in the 100 breaststroke, Nelson (56.23 seconds), Venos (57.75 seconds), Rommaneekochchakorn (58.46) and Gavin Jones (58.50) occupied each of the top-four spots as Denison cut its deficit to 50-43.

In the 200 butterfly, Soja was second at 1:54.86 while Max Lough was fourth at 1:55.34.

Stewart won the 50 freestyle with a mark of 21.47 seconds while Noble was fourth at 21.94 seconds.

In the 100 freestyle, Daly was second at 47.40 seconds, Noble was third at 47.63 seconds and Narcelles was fifth at 47.92 seconds.

In the 200 backstroke, Settembrine was second at 1:56.84, Testin was third at 1:57.05, Connor Brown was fifth at 1:58.44 and Luke Swiggett sixth at 1:59.48.

The Big Red took home four of the top-five spots in the 200 breaststroke to get within just four points of the Musketeers at 96-92 as Nelson finished first with a time of 2:05.31 while Rommaneekochchakorn was second at 2:06.75, Jones was third at 2:07.70 and Venos was fifth at 2:10.06.

McIntire followed with a winning time of 4:40.90 in the 500 freestyle while Conrads was third at 4:43.55, but in the 100 butterfly, Stewart (52.57), Escano (52.87) and Lough (52.92) finished third through fifth.

In the final individual event, Jones was second with a time of 1:56.52 in the 200 IM while Narcelles was fourth at 1:57.56, and then Daly, Dauer, Noble and Stewart (3:08.17) finished second together in the 400 freestyle relay.

There were no diving events held during this dual meet.

Denison returns to action next weekend on Saturday, November 4, when they host No. 2 nationally-ranked Kenyon College in a dual meeting beginning at 10 a.m. The meet will be streamed live by the Denison Sports Network beginning at 9:45 a.m.

Courtesy: Xavier Athletics

GRANVILLE, Ohio – Xavier men’s and women’s swimming split the final dual meet of the fall, with the men picking up the team win. The squads combined to collect 16 first-place finishes.

Xavier will be in action next when the Musketeers travel to Cleveland State for the CSU Magnus Cup, running from Nov. 16-18 at the Busbey Natatorium.

WOMEN’S NOTABLE

• Reese Turner, Jordyn Libler, Erin Ritz and Olivia Oyster set a time of 1:45.63 in the 200 medley relay to lead off the meet, finishing second.
• Kali Fischer picked up a second-place finish in the 1000 free, setting a time of 10:32.47. Fischer also placed third in the 500 free with a time of 5:08.13.
• Alexis Worrall won the 200 free with a time of 1:53.70. Clara Keiser placed second.
• Reese Turner led Xavier in the 100 back, placing third with a time of 59.04.
• Jordyn Libler won the 100 breast, setting a time of 1:04.56. She also led Xavier in the 200 breast, placing second with a time of 2:25.32.
• Norah Simich set a time of 2:05.06 in the 200 fly to take the top spot. Erin Ritz placed third.
• Olivia Oyster swept the freestyle sprints, taking first in the 50 free with a time of 23.38 and setting a time of 51.53 to win the 100 free.
• Abby Bocian set a time of 2:07.79 in the 200 back to place second. Julia Sweetman finished third.
• Erin Ritz won the 100 fly with a time of 57.54. Norah Simich placed third.
• Julia Sweetman led Xavier in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.68, placing second.
• Alexis Worrall, Kali Fischer, Clara Keiser and Olivia Oyster set a time of 3:29.75 to win the 400 free relay.
• Xavier’s women collected seven event wins, but fell 140-122 to the Big Red.

WOMEN’S TOP FINISHES

MEN’S NOTABLE

• Xavier’s men opened the meet with a first place finish in the 200 medley relay, with Gage Hannewyk, Ethan Saunders, Aiden Leamer and Kyle Hudson setting a time of 1:33.63.
• Xavier took the top two spots in the 1000 free, with Caz Mikula taking first with a time of 9:43.04 and Ryan Knipp placing second.
• Kyle Hudson set a time of 1:42.91 to win the 200 free. Luke Peterson placed third.
• Matt Fralic led Xavier in the 100 back with a time of 52.91, placing second. Matthew Adanin finished third.
• Ethan Saunders led Xavier in the 100 breast with a time of 59.16.
• Aiden Leamer won the 200 fly with a time of 1:52.14. Jack Parker placed third.
• CJ Sorensen set the top time by a Musketeer in the 50 free, placing second with a time of 21.60. Gage Hannewyk finished third.
• Kyle Hudson also picked up a first place finish in the 100 free, setting a time of 46.89.
• Michael Benington set a time of 1:56.83 to win the 200 back.
• Nathan Wall led Xavier in the 200 breast with a time of 2:08.85.
• Luke Peterson led Xavier in the 500 free, placing second with a time of 4:42.06.
• Xavier took the top two spots in the 100 fly, with Aiden Leamer taking first with a time of 50.30. Caleb Petranchuk finished second.
• Nathan Wall won the 200 IM with a time of 1:56.32. Michael Benington placed third.
• Kyle Hudson, CJ Sorensen, Aiden Leamer and Gage Hannewyk set a time of 3:06.96 in the 400 free relay to take first.
• After collecting nine event wins, Xavier’s men took the 142-120 win over the Big Red.

MEN’S TOP FINISHES