ST. GEORGE, Utah – On the final night of the Trailblazer Invite, the Tritons posted seven event wins and two team records to sweep the invitational on Saturday night at Utah Tech.
The Triton women finished with 868.5 points, 124.5 points ahead of second while the men finished with 992 points, 165 points ahead of second place.
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Freshmen duo
Eva Boehlke and
Asia Kozan both set team records in the finals. Boehlke posted a time of 1:56.42 in the 200 back to win the event and take the team record by shaving off a full three seconds from her prelim swim. For Kozan, her team record came in the 200 fly. The freshman posted a time of 1:57.24 to win the event by swimming two seconds faster than her prelim swim.
Juli Arzave started her finals night with a win in the 1650 free. The fifth-year took the mile swim by six seconds ahead of the pool posting a time of 16:37.48. Finishing seconds behind Boehlke in the 200 back,
Teagan Monroe took second with teammate
Iris Bayan finishing in fourth. Adding another 20 points to her night, Kozan won the 100 free with a time of 49.55 and was followed by
Miranda Renner in second.
Finishing the night with the 400 free relay, Renner,
Josette Odgers,
Audrey Moore, and Kozan finished second with a time of 3:20.81. The relay squad was 0.26 seconds behind the first place finishers.
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Earning the men 16 points in the 1650 free,
Jackson Bernstein swam a time of 15:46.95 to take third place. In the 200 back, the Triton men swept first through fourth with
Luigi Franco leading the squad. The sophomore posted a time of 1:45.76 and was followed by
Nathan Lee,
Shane Burns, and
Robby Griswold.
Combining for 59 points in the 100 free,
Andrija Petkovic led the men in second with
Ryan Kirton,
Aidan Rikic, and
Zach Elian taking fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively. In the 200 fly,
Yuma Dugas took third with a time of 1:49.19 and was followed by
Chad Morrison and
Austin Lathrop in fourth and fifth.
The Triton men finished strong with a win in the 400 free relay. Petkovic, Kirton, Rikic, and Elian swam a time of 2:55.51 to take first.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 6 for a men's dual meet vs. Wisconsin and a women's tri-meet vs. Wisconsin and UCLA. The Tritons will host the Badgers and Bruins at Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla.
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.
