MALIBU, Calif. – On the road in Malibu, UC San Diego women's swim swept the tri-meet defeating both Pepperdine and UC Santa Barbara while the men's team fell to UC Santa Barbara in the dual meet.
The Triton women defeated Pepperdine with a score of 201 to 93 and UC Santa Barbara with a score of 133 to 128. This was the women's second time defeating UCSB. The Triton men fell to the Gauchos by a score of 151.5 to 109.5.
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
UC San Diego took home nine first place finishes out of 14 events.
Eva Boehlke,
Chloe Braun,
Miranda Renner, and
Asia Kozan started the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay. The relay squad posted a time of 1:42.97.
Swimming the daunting 1650 free,
Juli Arzave and
Sophia Bell finished first and second ahead of the pool. Arzave led by a full seven seconds with a time of 17:15.5 and Bell coming in at 17:22.41. In the 200 free,
Sophie Francis and
Audrey Moore took second and third for the gold and blue.
Teagan Monroe snagged another first place finish with a time of 55.86 in the 100 Back followed by
Iris Bayan in fourth.
In the 100 breast,
Chloe Braun added another first-place finish for the Tritons with a time of 1:02.58. Boehlke,
Alisa Rangel,
Gabi Icheva, and
Minh-Nha Kawamura took third, fourth, fifth, and sixth in the 200 fly. Renner finished first in the 50 free with a time of 23.35 for the gold and blue. Setting a program record in the 100 free, Kozan defeated the pool of 14 by a full two seconds with a time of 49.51.
Boehlke won the 200 back with a time of 1:59.8 with Monroe taking third with a time of 2:01.52. Braun posted a time of 2:17.50 in the 200 breast for a third-place finish. Taking second in the 500 free, Moore posted a time of 5:04.73. In the 100 fly, Renner finished third with a time of 55.30.
Taking another first place finish, Kozan won the 400 IM with a time of 4:18.5 to lead the Triton sweep in the event. Icheva took second with a time of 4:24.42 followed by
Sabrina Bennani in third with a time of 4:26.21.
Renner, Francis,
Josette Odgers, and Kozan topped the meet with a win in the 400 free. The squad posted a time of 3:22.61 to take the final win over Pepperdine and UCSB.
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
The men started the meet with a sweep in the 200 medley relay led by
Andrija Petkovic,
Luke Pusateri,
Chad Morrison, and
Zach Elian. The first-place squad posted a time of 1:29.46 with
Nathan Lee,
Colton Milne,
Adrian Bellido, and
Logan Lakis taking second with a time of 1:30.89.
Taking on the 1650 free, Jackson Berstein and
Skyler Kao finished third and fourth. Petkovic took second in the 200 free with a time of 1:37.23 followed by
Ryan Kirton in third with a time of 1:38.48. The Tritons took second, third, fourth, and fifth in the 100 back.
Nathan Lee led the group with a time of 49.35, he was followed by
Luigi Franco,
Shane Burns, and
Robby Griswold.
Pusateri and Milne took second and third in the 100 breast with times of 55.52 and 56.05. In the 200 fly,
Yuma Dugas snagged third place with a time of 1:50.52. Swimming a time of 20.63,
Lucas Brunett took second in the 50 free followed by
Logan Lakis in fourth. The Triton men swept the 100 free taking first, second, and third place. Petkovic led the way with a time of 44.39 followed by
Aidan Rikic at 45.34 and Kirton at 45.35.
Lee and Griswold took second and third in the 200 back posting times of 1:48.06 and 1:48.85. Posting a time of 2:02.18 in the 200 breast, Pusateri took second with Milne following in third at a time of 2:03.06. In the 500 free, Franco finished second with a time of 4:26.99, followed by
Devin Esser in fourth with a time of 4:31.55.
Chad Morrison and Elian finished second and third in the 100 fly posting times of 49.31 and 49.59. In the 400 IM, the Triton men took third, fourth, and fifth with Lee leading the group again. His third-place finish came in at 3:59.51 followed by
Jake Reuter at 4:00.64 and Milne in fifth with a time of 4:02.12. Petkovic, Elian, Kirton, and Rikic wrapped the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free with a time of 2:58.17.
TEAM SCORES
UP NEXT
UC San Diego swim will head to St. George, Utah for the midseason conference meet hosted by Utah Tech. The Trailblazer Invitational will take place from Nov. 16-19.
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.
