LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego swim hosted Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday, Oct. 19 in their annual dual meet.
The Tritom women defeated CMS in a score 177 to 80. The Triton men defeated CMS with a result of 160 to 95.
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Four Triton women scored 18 points for UC San Diego.
Madison O'Connell,
Hayley Gregory,
Edana Huang, and
Audrey Moore all scored 18 points in three or more events. Winning all three of her events, O'Connell took first in the 50 free, 200 back, and swam anchor in the 400 free relay.
Gregory took second on the 200 medley relay team, won the 100 breast, and won the 200 back. In the 100 breast, the freshman managed to out touch teammate
Chloe Braun by 0.01 seconds. Winning both the 100 fly and 200 fly, Huang was able to score as an individual. Moore won her three events, scoring in the 100 free, 200 free, and the 400 free.
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Hunter Cehelnik took home four first place finishes and led the Triton men with 18 points. The newcomer swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay, 50 free, 100 fly, and the third leg of the 400 free.
Swimming the 200 back with a time of 1:44.34,
Luigi Franco won the event and was 0.08 seconds from breaking the UC San Diego program record.
UP NEXT
The Triton women will travel to Davis for a women's only dual on Saturday, Oct. 26. The meet is set to begin at 12 p.m.
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.
