LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego swimming earned the program's first victories over UC Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The women topped the Gauchos, 159-103 and the men earned a 152-110 victory.
Five swimmers earned new National Invitational Championship qualifying (B-cut) times including
Juli Arzave (1000-yard freestyle, 9:53.53),
Will Blake (50-yard freestyle, 21.17),
Tyler James (100-yard backstroke, 49.08),
Hayden Johnson (1000-yard freestyle, 9:31.89), and
Andrija Petkovic (200-yard freestyle, 1:40.11).
MEN
The men earned the top spot in nine events on the day, including both the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay.
UC San Diego placed first in the 50-, 100-, 200-, and 500-yard freestyle with
Spencer Daily (20.04) taking the 50- and
Andrija Petkovic (45.29) taking the 100-.
Ivan Kurakin won both the 200- (1:38.09) and the 500- (4:32.40) for the Tritons.
Tyler James finished first in the 100-yard backstroke with his B-cut time of 49.08 and Daily took the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.19.
Aidan Simpson placed first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:01.17.
Two scholar-athletes recorded lifetime bests, including
Will Blake (50-yard free style, 21.17) and
Grant Reeves (200-yard butterfly, 1:53.63).
WOMEN
The women finished first in 11 of their events on the day, including the 200-yard medley relay, with the squad of
Jordan Phillips,
Katja Pavicevic,
Miranda Renner,
Brittney Miles (1:43.73) taking the top spot.
UC San Diego placed first in the 50-, 200-, 500-, and 1000-yard freestyle.
Mackenzie Lee took the 50- with a time of 23.94 and
Aneta Wyzga took the 200- with a time of 1:52.35.
Juli Arzave took both the 500- and 1000-, and the Tritons swept the 500- podium with Arzave,
Ellie Whitney and Wyzga.
Jordan Phillips took both the 100-yard backstroke (56.64) and butterfly (55.90), while
Katja Pavicevic took the 100-yard breaststroke. Pavicevic also finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:18.78 and the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:27.31.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will head on the road to St. George, Utah for the Dixie State Invitational, Nov. 18-20.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
