LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego's swim and dive squads defeated both Claremont-Mudd-Scripps squads in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon at Canyonview Aquatic Center.
The Triton women posted a final score of 196 and the men posted a 181.5 score.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Women
Before the start of the meet, the Triton women were recognized with their 2022 MPSF conference championship rings. They are the first team to win a conference championship for UC San Diego in the Division I era.
The Triton women won 28 events out of 32. Opening the meet in the 200-yard medley relay, they set a pool record.
Jordan Phillips,
Katja Pavicevic,
Miranda Renner, and
Tina Reuter posted a 1:41.63 time. The same squad holds the team record in the event. In the 1000-yard free, UC San Diego took the first four places with senior
Juli Arzave taking first with freshmen
Sophia Bell,
Emma Keith-Brown, and
Lena Siering taking the next three spots. Another notable freshman is
Sabrina Bennani who took second in the 200-yard breaststroke and third in the 200-yard freestyle. Also, in the 200-yard freestyle, seniors
Aneta Wyzga and
Katja Pavicevic took first and second. Wyzga came within two seconds of the pool record of 2018. Freshman
Chloe Braun, earned 12 points for the Tritons in three events, taking second and third in individual events and then second in the 200-yard medley relay.
In diving, senior
Isabella Perez took third in the one-meter dive with a score of 187.35. Perez took second in the three-meter dive with a score of 235.58. She earned seven points for the Tritons.
Men
On the men's side, the squad also took first in 28 events. An upperclassmen-led 200-yard medley relay team took 11 points out of the gate for the Tritons.
Andrija Petkovic,
Luke Pusateri,
Chad Morrison, and
Justin Morsch posted a 1:31.55 time, finishing a full three seconds ahead of any CMS squads. Sophomore
Nathan Lee took earned nine points in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing first with a time of 50.37 seconds. Returning for his fifth year,
Ivan Kurakin led the Tritons in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.58. In the 200-yard backstroke, freshman
Robby Griswold posted a 1:51.10 time to finish ahead two of his teammates and three CMS swimmers. Taking on the 500-yard freestyle, three underclassmen led for the Tritons. Sophomore
Devin Esser took first followed by freshman
Luigi Franco and sophomore
Jackson Bernstein, taking the first three places, they earned 16 points between them.
Diver Kyle Parenti took third in the one-meter dive with a score of 243.45. He then took first in the three-meter dive with a score of 259.8. He earned 12 points for the Tritons.
QUOTABLE
"Being able to celebrate our women's championship team from last season was a great start to the meet," head coach
Marko Djordjevic commented. "Having our athletic director, Earl Edwards, hand out rings to each individual means so much to our team. I am grateful we had a stand full of fans to help celebrate a historic team."
Speaking about the opening event, Djordjevic added, "starting the meet with a new pool record set us up for a very successful day." He added, "swimming at this level, this early in the season only boosts our confidence for the rest of the year, and validates all the hard work we did this pre-season."
UP NEXT
UC San Diego heads north to UC Davis for a dual meet on Saturday, Oct. 29.
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.
