Meet Stats
- Complete results
- January 28, 2017
- Score
- Women
- Duquesne 209, Clarion 65
- Clarion 146, California (PA) 111
- Dusquesne 203, California (PA) 44
- Pitt 254, California (PA) 33
- St. Francis 192, California (PA) 58
- Carnegie Mellon 214, Clarion 69
- Dusquesne 161.5, Carnegie Mellon 128.5
- Carnegie Mellon 241, California (PA) 40
- Carnegie Mellon 179, St. Francis 113
- Pitt 253, Clarion 38
- St. Francis 191, Clarion 86
- Pitt 233, Duquesne 60
- Duquesne 172, St. Francis 84
- Pitt 246, St. Francis 47
- Pitt 249, Carnegie Mellon 50
- Women
Press Release
Courtesy of Pitt Athletics
The University of Pittsburgh swimming & diving teams produced dominant performances at the Western Pennsylvania Invitational in the swimming events as the Panthers combined to win all but one race at Trees Pool on Saturday.
In their final meet before next month’s ACC Championships, the Panthers emerged victorious against competition from California (PA), Carnegie Mellon, Clarion, Duquesne and St. Francis (PA) in every single event except for the women’s 200 IM. Combined with Pitt’s four wins in diving on Friday, the team finished with victories in 31 of the 32 events at the annual Western PA Invite.
“It was a good meet on an emotional day for our group of seniors,” Pitt head coach John Hargis after the Panthers honored the team’s 14 seniors during their final home meet at Trees Pool. “We wanted to make sure it was a special day for the seniors. At the same time, we wanted to get some quality racing in, and I think we certainly accomplished that.”
The extent of Pitt’s dominance was proven in the fact that not only did the Panthers get to the wall first in all but one of Saturday’s races, but the home team also took second and/or third place in numerous races. The Panthers completed a 1-2-3 trifecta in 11 of Saturday’s swimming events.
Pitt shared its wealth in winning. An incredible 19 different Panthers won at least won race as many of the Pitt swimmers competed in events outside of their usual realm. Even reigning NCAA 3-meter diving champion Dominic Giordano got in the action on Senior Day, swimming an impressive split of 22.36 seconds for one of Pitt’s 200 free relay teams at the end of the meet.
Senior Gabe Larson had a great final meet at Trees Pool, winning the 100 back (51.01), 50 free (20.88) and 200 IM (1:49.60) on the men’s side. Senior Henrique Machado also won two races: the 100 free (44.62) and 100 fly (49.45). On the women’s side, Emily Murphy took two victories as well, winning the 100 back (56.75) and 100 fly (57.05).
Here is a full list of Pitt swimming’s event winners on Saturday at the Western PA Invite:
Women’s 200 Medley Relay Team, 1:42.57
Men’s 200 Medley Relay Team, 1:33.03
Sarah Giamber, Women’s 1000 Free, 10:23.89
Brian Lovasik, Men’s 1000 Free, 9:29.50
Amanda Richey, Women’s 200 Free, 1:51.48
Eben Vorster, Men’s 200 Free, 1:39.70
Emily Murphy, Women’s 100 Back, 56.75
Gabe Larson, Men’s 100 Back, 51.01
Kinga Cichowska, Women’s 100 Breast, 1:03.20
Nick Stachel, Men’s 100 Breast, 55.19
Maddie Shaffer, Women’s 200 Fly, 2:02.39
Luke Smutny, Men’s 200 Fly, 1:49.10
Rachel Brown, Women’s 50 Free, 23.69
Tommy Cestare & Gabe Larson, Men’s 50 Free, 20.88
Hannah Bumgarner, Women’s 100 Free, 52.39
Henrique Machado, Men’s 100 Free, 44.62
Valerie Daigneualt, Women’s 200 Back, 2:00.66
Zach Lierley, Men’s 200 Back, 1:46.80
Kate Fernander, Women’s 200 Breast, 2:18.49
Brian Ramsey, Men’s 200 Breast, 2:04.03
Maddie Shaffer, Women’s 500 Free, 4:57.08
Aaron Sett, Men’s 500 Free, 4:32.95
Emily Murphy, Women’s 100 Fly, 57.05
Henrique Machado, Men’s 100 Fly, 49.45
Gabe Larson, Men’s 200 IM, 1:49.60
Women’s 200 Free Relay Team, 1:34.26
Men’s 200 Free Relay Team, 1:26.27
Looking to carry over the confidence from Saturday’s success, Pitt’s attention now turns towards preparing for the upcoming ACC Championships in Atlanta. The women will compete from Feb. 13-17, while the men will be in action from Feb. 27-March 2.