Tampa vs Eastern Illinois
- January 4, 2020
- Tampa, Florida
- Results
Courtesy: Tampa Athletics
TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa men’s and women’s swimming teams hosted Eastern Illinois University in a rain-soaked dual meet on Saturday in the first event of the New Year.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men’s Final: No. 14 Tampa Spartans 126, Eastern Illinois Panthers 58
Women’s Final: No. 8 Tampa Spartans 116, Eastern Illinois Panthers 69
Location: UT Aquatics Center | Tampa, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The meet totaled 20 events, including 10 for the men and 10 for the women.
- Tampa’s women took first in seven of the races as EIU took the lone relay race.
- The Spartan men took nine first-place finishes, including the lone relay.
TOP PERFORMERS (MEN):
- UT took first in the 200 Medley Relay. A time of 1:36.68 came from Adam Stumpf
, Austin Simpson, Luke Hene and Kevin Vu. - Hugo Bustamante took gold in the 200 Free in 1:46.72. He was followed by teammates Andreas Johnsen and Aaron James in the top three. Bustamante would win his second race of the day with a first in the 100 Back after being timed at 54.23.
- Brian Daugherty won the 50 Back after finishing with a time of 24.49.
- The 50 Breast went to Brett Saunders in a time of 26.67.
- Winning the 100 Fly was Tampa’s George Jabbour in 52.94.
- Jared Fitzgerald won the 50 Free after being clocked at 21.83.
- Tampa’s Marvin Slanschek won the 100 Free with a time of 47.67.
- Brian Valedon finished the 500 Free with a first-place time of 4:49.94.
TOP PERFORMERS (WOMEN):
- Freshman Juliana Carey was the fastest swimmer in the 50 Back at 29.20. She would later take first in the 100 Back with a time of 1:01.27.
- Elizaveta Bazarova finished ahead of teammate Alli McFarland in the 50 Breast with a time of 30.07. Julia Augustsson was third in the event.
- UT’s Courtney Sherwood took first in the 100 Fly at 59.12. Fellow Spartans Anja Oca and Madelaine Lauger were second and third.
- Hana van Loock championed the 50 Free in 24.58 ahead of Molly O’Hara and Maureen Moore. van Loock also took first in the 100 Free at 53.75.
- Jessie Tobin was the winner of the 500 Free in 5:14.84.
UP NEXT:
Tampa returns to action on Friday at Florida Tech. The meet will start at 2 p.m., in Melbourne, Fla.
Courtesy: Eastern Illinois Athletics
TAMPA, Fla. – The Eastern Illinois men’s & women’s swimming teams kicked off the New Year in Tampa, Fla., facing off against the Spartans of The University of Tampa in a dual meet. The men fell to Tampa 58-126, while the women lost 69-116.
The men’s unit had a strong showing all throughout the meet. Scott House continued where he left in the 50-free placing second with a time of 21.90. In the 100-free House placed second with a time of 49.35. Griffin Lewis was right behind him in third with a time of 51.66.
Other top three finishers were, Forrest Baumgartner in the 50-back, he placed third with a time of 25.49. Alex Adams placed third in the 100-fly with a time of 54.32. In the 100-back Andrew Crouse placed second with a time of 55.21, right behind him in third place was Ethan Dolan with a time of 57.38.
In the men’s 100-breast, Jarod Farrow placed second with a time of 1:03.65. Race Archibald placed third with a time of 1:04.65. In the 500-free, Chris Dixon swam his way to second with a time of 5:02.93. Austin Kueck placed third with a time of 5:03.00.
In the 200-medley relay, the Panthers first team placed third with a time of 1:38.83.
On the women’s side, Sabrina Chu kicked off the New Year with a first-place finish in the 200-free with a time of 2:00.26. Ashley Glesing placed first in the 100-breast with a time of 1:09.89.
Other top three finishers were, Sarah Lohman in the 50-back as she placed third with a time of 29.53. Lohman also placed second in the 100-back with a time of 1:03.92. Matti Friesz placed third behind Lohman with a time of 1:04.44.
Gloria Gonzalez placed third in the 100-breast with a time of 1:17.34. To cap off the individual events for the women, Jessica Harris place second in the 500-free with a time of 5:36.06. Grace Hamrick was less than a second behind her finishing in third with a time of 5:36.75.
In the 200-medley relay the Panthers “A” team placed first with a time of 1:53.59.
The EIU men’s & women’s swimming teams will return to action in Valparaiso, Ind. on Saturday (Jan. 18) at 1 p.m.