Hokies Top Purdue at Virginia Tech Invite

2016.03.19 2016 Womens NCAA Swimming Championships_Virginia Tech Klaudia Nazieblo
Photo Courtesy: Reagan Lunn/Georgia Tech Athletics

The Hokie men’s and women’s teams both earned wins at the Virginia Tech Invite, wrapping up their last competition of the semester with strong performances Saturday evening at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.

The Virginia Tech women earned a 1121-943 win over Purdue, with William & Mary third with 550.5. The Hokies blew out all other teams on the men’s side, scoring 1287 points as Purdue edged Navy for second overall, 659.5 to 641.5.

Jessica Hespeler opened the session strong for the Hokies with a three-second win in the women’s 1650 free. Hespeler swam in 16:09.56, and Purdue’s Kaersten Meitz finished second in 16:12.88. Well back in third was Virginia Tech’s Jenna Beattie in 16:37.48. Purdue’s Nicholas McDermott won the men’s mile in 15:31.18, ahead of Yale’s Ben Lerude (15:39.09) and Navy’s Braden Fauffer (15:41.25).

The Hokies finished 1-2 in the women’s 200 back as Klaudia Nazieblo dominated, finishing in 1:54.56, and teammate Fiona Donnelly took second in 1:56.27. William & Mary’s Sophie Rittenhouse got third in 1:59.01. Virginia Tech’s Robert Owen then dominated the men’s 200 back in 1:43.21. Purdue’s Jake Thomas edged VT’s Sean Workman for second, 1:47.31 to 1:47.37.

Virginia Tech’s Adriana Grabski won the women’s 100 free in 50.28, just ahead of William & Mary’s Jaimie Miller (50.36), Hespeler (50.55), Villanova’s Alexa Fabbri (50.55) and Jackie Smailis (50.62). Purdue got its first win of the night in the men’s 100 free, where Filip Bujoczek clocked 44.33. William & Mary’s Joseph Eiden picked up runner-up honors in 45.04, and Yale’s Henry Gaissert was third in 45.26.

Virginia Tech’s Kelly Henry held off Purdue’s Cady Farlow for the top spot in the women’s 200 breast, 2:14.47 to 2:14.80. Old Dominion’s Ashley Brown came in third at 2:17.37. Purdue’s Malat Amaltdinov dominated the men’s 200 breast in 1:54.95. Virginia Tech’s Brandon Fiala (1:57.28) and Navy’s Marlin Brutkiewicz (1:57.42) finished second and third, respectively.

Purdue swept the top three spots in the women’s 200 fly. Emmy Rawson won the race in 1:58.36, ahead of teammates Taite Kitchel (1:58.95) and Meagan Lim (2:00.29). Virginia Tech’s Norbert Szabo won the last individual race of the meet, cruising in the men’s 200 fly in 1:45.51. Purdue’s Grant Lewis finished second in 1:49.55, and Navy’s Nick Pfanstiel touched third in 1:50.37.

The Hokies rounded out the weekend with a pair of wins in the 400 free relays. Donnelly, Hespeler, Grabski and Nazieblo posted a 3:19.31, more than a second ahead of Purdue, which finished second in 3:20.35. Well back in third was Villanova in 3:23.67. Minutes later, Szabo, Ian HoHarrison Pierce and Fiala won the men’s 400 free relay in 2:58.22, the only squad under 3:00. William & Mary took second in 3:00.43, and Yale finished third in 3:01.76.

 

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