Meet of the Week: Utah Sweeps UC San Diego, 197-101 Women/196-101 Men

SAN DIEGO, California, October 28. UTAH swept its debut in the SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Meet of the Week with 197-101 (women) and 196-101 (men) victories over UC San Diego.

On the women's side, Ali McInturff and Amber Walter paced the Utes with a trio of titles, while Andrew Cole, Michel DeCarolis and David Maasberg picked up three crowns each for the men.

In the women's 200 medley relay, the Utes jumped out to an early 13-4 lead with a 1-3 finish. The Utah quartet of Shannon McQueen, Walter, Jen Fredsall and McInturff placed first in 1:48.14, while the UCSD foursome of Susan Bell, Jenna Muenter, Heather Szmidt and Emily Harlan finished second in 1:48.61. Utah's B-team of Beth Gunderson, Adrienne Coburn, Michelle Blair and Annie Van Leeuwen grabbed third in 1:50.86.

The Utah men took an 11-6 lead in the 200 medley relay as David Johnson, DeCarolis, Seamus Alger and Maasberg touched first in 1:35.83. Meanwhile, UCSD nabbed second and third with the contingent of Devin Ancona, Jake Dong, Jesse Marin and Tim Fuller placed second in 1:35.85 and the squad of Steven Hardy, Andy Islip, Kelvin Le and Dan Perdew finished in 1:36.32 for third.

In the women's 1000 free, the Utah women pushed out to a 28-8 advantage with a top-two sweep. Rachel Curci obliterated the field with a 9:57.75, while Karly Roberts took second in 10:19.99. UCSD's Andrea Lippin rounded out the top three in 10:35.61.

The Ute men stretched their lead to 24-11 in the distance free with a top-two sweep of their own. Adam Oliver placed first in 9:37.50, while Marco Ferraro grabbed second in 9:47.73. UCSD's Dan Gremban closed out the top three in 10:40.42.

In the women's 200 free, the Utes kept cruising to snare a 43-12 lead. McInturff captured the event title in 1:53.54, while Van Leeuwen took second in 1:54.85. For UCSD, Shannon Simonds placed third in 1:56.47.

The Utah men extended their lead to 39-15 with another top-two sweep when Jeremy Clark won the 200 free in 1:42.51 and Alger placed second in 1:43.92. UCSD's Fuller finished third in 1:44.20.

In the women's 100 back, Utah did not let up with a top-three sweep. McQueen claimed the crown in 59.14, while Beth Gunderson placed second in 1:00.12 and Marissa Martin took third in 1:00.21. At the end of the race, Utah held a 59-15 advantage.

Utah grabbed a 52-21 lead after the 100 back. Cole snagged the title in 52.06, while UCSD picked up its first individual runner-up effort when Ancona touched second in 53.48. The Utes Johnson rounded out the top three in 53.53.

In the women's 100 breast, Utah poured it on some more with a top-three sweep to the tune of a 72-18 lead. Walter won the race in 1:05.41, while Coburn placed second in 1:07.50 and Caitlin Tidwell took third in 1:09.32.

The Utah men posted a 40-point lead with a 66-26 score at the end of the 100 breast. DeCarolis stopped the clock first in 58.97, while Spencer Peterson placed second in 1:00.23. UCSD's Islip rounded out the top three in 1:00.85.

In the women's 200 fly, Utah rolled out to an 87-25 advantage. Blair won the race in 2:06.76, while UCSD's Karla Holman took second in 2:06.86. Utah's McIntyre closed out the top three in 2:08.80.

Utah's men extended their lead to 78-33 after the 200 fly. Andrew Brown picked up top billing in 1:54.80, while UCSD's Le placed second in 1:54.87. Meanwhile, Le's teammate Marin took third in 1:55.98.

In the women's 50 free, Utah nearly eclipsed the 100-point plateau with a 99-32 advantage. Walter touched first in 23.62, while UCSD's Harlan finished second in 24.35. Utah's Van Leeuwen closed out the top three in 24.75.

In the men's sprint free, Utah finished with a 90-40 lead. Maasberg hit the wall first in 21.19, while Fuller placed second for UCSD in 21.46. Utah's Tim Bailey placed third in 21.70.

In the first diving break, the Utah women grabbed a 112-38 lead with a top-two sweep. Kelsey Patterson won the one-meter with a 266.05, while Anna Braszkiewicz finished second with a 227.50. UCSD's Jennifer Lappe took third with a 210.75.

In the men's one-meter competition, Utah pushed out to a 102-47 advantage when Andy Jones claimed the title with a 269.10 tally. UCSD's Andrew Skewes picked up second with 249.55 points, while Utah's Damian Brown finished third with a 240.50.

UCSD finally stopped the bleeding in the 100 free with a top-two sweep of its own. Harlan won the race in 53.69, while her teammate Simonds placed second in 53.90. Utah's Fredsall closed out the top three in 54.71. At the end of the event, Utah held a 116-53 lead.

In the men's 100 free, Utah took a 116-52 advantage when Maasberg touched out UCSD's Fuller, 46.90-46.97. Meanwhile, Utah's George Evans finished third in 48.06.

The Utah women countered in the 200 back when Gunderson won in 2:07.76. Her teammate Martin grabbed second in 2:07.95, while UCSD's Aubrey Panis rounded out the top three in 2:10.65. After the event, the Utes held a 130-58 lead.

In the men's 200 back, Utah recorded another top-three sweep. Cole touched first in 1:53.02, while Johnson finished second in 1:54.28 and Oliver placed third in 1:56.88.

In the women's 200 breast, Utah vaulted out to a 140-67 advantage. Coburn picked up another title in 2:23.86, while UCSD's Kendall Bohn placed second in 2:25.71. Her teammate Cari Cunningham closed out the top three in 2:31.27.

The Utah men dominated the 200 breast with a 1-2-3 finish when DeCarolis captured first in 2:08.31. His teammates Peterson took second in 2:11.23, while John Baque finished third in 2:12.29. At the completion of the event, the Utes led 148-58.

In the women's 500 free, Utah registered another top-three sweep when Curci stopped the clock first in 5:03.80. McQueen touched just behind in 5:04.04, while Roberts took third in 5:05.61. The Utes owned a 156-70 advantage after the race.

In the men's middle distance free, Utah went 1-2 when Ferraro claimed the title in 4:42.30, while Clark placed second in 4:42.32. UCSD's Artur Kubalski posted a third-place effort of 4:53.10 as the Utes grabbed a 161-64 lead.

In the women's 100 fly, Utah's McInturff took first in 57.03, while UCSD's Szmidt finished second in 59.07. Utah's Blair placed third in 59.22 as Utah finished the event with a 169-76 lead.

UCSD broke into the win column on the men's side when Le hit the wall first in the 100 fly with a time of 51.38. Utah's Alger took second in 52.29, while UCSD's Marin placed third in 52.48. The Utes held a 168-76 advantage after the event.

In the second diving break, Utah posted another 1-2 finish in the women's three-meter competition. Patterson swept the diving titles with a 298.45, while Braszkiewicz finished second with a 273.80. UCSD's Lappe rounded out the podium with a 201.30. With the final diving performance accounted, Utah owned a 182-82 lead.

In the men's three-meter, Utah ran its advantage to 181-82 when Jones also swept the diving events with a 265.75. His teammate Brown took second with a 264.20, while UCSD's Daniel Gordh placed third with a 246.60.

In the women's 200 IM, Utah pushed its lead to 197-86. Coburn grabbed the title in 2:09.46, while Gunderson finished second in 2:10.11. UCSD's Bell closed out the top three in 2:10.27.

Utah stretched its lead to 196-86 after the men's 200 IM when Cole touched first in 1:58.61. His teammate Nick Philpot picked up second in 1:59.68, while UCSD's Hardy took third in 1:59.99.

In the women's 400 free relay, Utah's team of McInturff, Fredsall, Van Leeuwen and Walter may have touched first in 3:32.17, but UCSD pocketed the first-place points due to exhibitioning when Panis, Simonds, Bell and Harlan clocked in at 3:35.42. At the end of the meet, Utah won 197-101.

In the men's 400 free relay, a similar finish awaited the teams. Utah wound up with a 196-101 triumph although the quartet of Johnson, Alger, Tanner Folster and DeCarolis exhibitioned its winning time of 3:09.27. UCSD's contingent of Kubalski, Todd Langland, Ancona and Perdew clocked in at 3:13.29 to lead its team.

Meet of the Week: Utah at UC San Diego

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