LOS ANGELES – The UC San Diego swim team opened the 2022-23 season at the two-day USC Invitational. Through the first 10 events, both Triton squads lead MPSF conference counterpart, Hawai'i, after day one of the invite. The men are ahead by one point at 47.00 and the women are ahead by 13 points at 53.00.
HOW IT HAPPENED
On the men's side, the 400-yard medley relay team made up of
Nathan Lee,
Luke Pusateri,
Chad Morrison, and
Andrija Petkovic, finished fourth over three Hawai'i squads and an Auburn squad. The team posted a 3:17.18 time, winning 32 points for UC San Diego. In the 500-yard freestyle, the Tritons took fifth, sixth, and seventh with
Ivan Kurakin leading the way. Kurakin posted a 4:23.48 time with
Devin Esser behind him at 4:28.15 and
Luigi Franco at 4:30.07. Lee took seventh for the gold and blue in the 100-yard backstroke, posting a 49.42 time.
On the women's side, in the 400-yard medley relay,
Jordan Phillips,
Katja Pavicevic,
Miranda Renner, and
Tina Reuter finished fifth over two Hawai'i squads to win 32 points for the Tritons. Finishing sixth in the 500-yard freestyle,
Juli Arzave posted a 4:52.65 time, milliseconds behind fifth and fourth. In the 200-yard IM relay, Reuter finished third three seconds behind the second-place finisher with a blazing time of 2:02.11. Pavicevic finished two seconds behind Reuter to take sixth after two Auburn swimmers.
UP NEXT
The Tritons return tomorrow, Oct. 15, to wrap up the second day of the USC Invitational in Los Angeles with Hawai'i and Auburn.
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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
