MALIBU, Calif. – UC San Diego swim traveled to Pepperdine to face UC Santa Barbara and their hosts. The Triton women swam a double dual vs the Waves and the Gauchos while the Triton men faced the Gauchos.
The Triton women fell to the Gauchos in a 133-129 result while they defeated the Waves 184.5-109.5. The Triton men fell to UCSB in a 166-95 decision.
ON THE WOMEN'S SIDE
Opening the meet with a victory,
Madison O'Connell,
Chloe Braun,
Eva Boehlke, and
Asia Kozan swam a time of 1:40.05 to win the 200 medley relay.
Sophia Bell took the 1650 free with a time of 17:05.47, a full 12 seconds ahead of the next swimmer. In the 200 free, O'Connell was finished second with a time of 1:49.58 for second.
Braun swam a time of 1:00.88 to win the 100 breaststroke and was followed by teammate,
Hayley Gregory in second with a time of 1:01.37. In the 200 fly,
Edana Huang finished second with a time of 2:02.63.
Sydney Niles took second in the 100 back with a time of 2:00.58. Gregory took a win in the 200 breast with a time of 2:16.49. Bell took second in the 500 free with a time of 4:57.71. She was followed by
Mia Park with a time of 5:01.17. Niles took a win with a time of 2:03.23 in the 200 IM.
Bookending the day with another win, O'Connell,
Mackenzie Lee,
Jasmine Phuong, and Kozan won the 200 free relay with a time of 1:32.49. The relay team out touched the Gauchos by 0.40 seconds to take the win and points.
ON THE MEN'S SIDE
Opening the meet with the 200 medley relay,
Nathan Lee,
Adrian Bellido,
Hunter Cehelnik, and
Zach Elian finished second with a time of 128.03. Later in the 200 free, Cehelnik swam a time of 1:38.43 to take second. Lee swam a time of 48.21 in the 100 back to take second.
The Triton men's first win of the day came from
Luigi Franco who swam a 1:44.74 to take the 200 back by 0.09 seconds.
Jake Reuter followed suit and won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:01.62.
Charlie Franz swam a time of 4:32.40 to take second in the 500 free. Lee took another second place finish with a time of 1:48.87 in the 200 IM.
Cehelnik,
Jacob Wang,
Ryan Kirton, and Elian took second in the free relay with a time of 1:20.67.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will travel to Utah Tech for their midseason meet from Nov. 21-23 in St. George, Utah.
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.
