ST. GEORGE, Utah – UC San Diego continued to strongly perform during the preliminaries in the morning session on Nov. 20th and again in competition during the evening session.
The Tritons earned a total of 460 points on the men's side standing in first place after two days of competition. Finishing in second on the day Triton women earned 289 points, outcompeting six other teams.
WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Starting with event 5, the 200 Freestyle Relay, UCSD A placed fifth out of 20 teams. Consisting of
Jasmine Phuong,
Asia Kozan,
Madison O'Connell, and
Dani Carter the women swam a time of 1:32.12. In the 500 Yard Freestyle
Asia Kozan placed first (4:46.97), dropping almost 10 seconds from her preliminary time.
Sophia Bell placed second (4:54.05), and
Edana Huang placed fourth (4:55.30) out of 32 swimmers.
Eva Boehlke,
Chloe Braun, and
Sydney Niles earned top ten finishes out of 32 swimmers in the 200 IM finals. Boehlke placed first (1:58.99), Braun second (2:00.76), and Niles sixth (2:01.99). In the 50 Yard freestyle,
Jasmine Phuong finished eighth (23.34).
MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Hunter Cehelnik,
William Seymour,
Zach Elian, and
Aidan Rikic swam a 1:19.23 to earn a first-place finish in the 200 Freestyle Relay, with
William Miller,
Logan Lakis,
Lucas Brunett, and
Jacob Wang finishing third (1:20.30). On the men's side in the 500 Freestyle,
Landon Egeland placed second (4:26.31),
Luigi Franco in third (4:28.58),
Charlie Franz in fourth (4:29.69), and
Zachary Tower placed seventh (4:32.25). In the 200 IM, six Tritons finished in the top ten; Bezhan Yessengeldy (first, 1:47.58),
Shane Burns (third, 1:51.04), Jack O'Shuaghnessy (fourth, 1:51.33),
Aiden Griffith (sixth, 1:51.53), and
Robby Griswold (tenth, 1:52.47). Out of 16 swimmers in the 50 Freestyle the Tritons swept the event, with four others also placing in the top ten. In first, Cehelnik (19.84), following him Seymour (20.07), and finishing third Elian (20.26). Miller (20.60), Wang (20.68), Brunett (20.71), and Lakis (20.82) finished sixth, seventh, eighth, and tenth respectively.
UP NEXT
Tritons will continue competition in the Trailblazer Invite tomorrow. The meet's morning session begins at 9 a.m. PT and the evening session at 4 p.m. PT.
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 in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
