Kennedi Dobson, Luca Urlando Triple as Georgia Downs Florida State and Arkansas
The Georgia Bulldogs won three dual meets Saturday with the Florida State Seminoles plus the Arkansas Razorback women in town. The women won 170-116 against Florida State while scoring a 169-124 win over Arkansas. The Razorbacks took down Florida State 195-101. On the men’s side, the final score was Georgia 183.5, Florida State 114.5.
Kennedi Dobson shined for the Bulldogs with a trio of individual victories. She went 9:29.05 for the win in the 1000 freestyle, and she returned to dominate the 200 backstroke in 1:53.66. She finished off her day with a sub-4:40 performance in the 500 free, touching in 4:39.48.
Teammate Marie Landreneau put up a strong time of 1:44.46 in the 200 free, and Charlotte Headland led the way in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.50). Ieva Maluka dominated the 200 butterfly in 1:56.29, and Elizabeth Nawrocki held on to win the 200 breast (2:11.48). Olivia Dellatorre won the 100 fly (53.09). Maluka had a second win in the 200 IM (1:58.11)
Arkansas got victories from Harriet Rogers in the 50 free (22.23) and 100 free (48.77) while diver Lotti Hubert won 1-meter (314.75). On 3-meter, Maria-Jose Sanchez was victorious (348.00). Tammy Greenwood, Rogers, Delaney Harrison and Viola Petrini captured the 400 free relay win in 3:17.34.
Florida State’s women earned a win in the 200 medley relay to begin the meet. Alice Velden, Martina Fanunza, Maryn McDade and Mary Leigh Hardman combined for a time of 1:37.72. Later, Velden went 53.76 for first in the 100 back.
Luca Urlando had a big day for the Bulldogs, with individual wins in both butterfly events as well as the 200 IM. Urlando clocked 1:39.59 in the 200 fly and then 45.27 in the 100-yard event. He finished off his day with a two-second medley win in 1:42.95. Urlando led off Georgia’s 200 medley relay in 21.10 on backstroke, and he combined with Elliot Woodburn, Ruard Van Renen and Tane Bidois to win in 1:24.38. That was sufficient to narrowly hold off Florida State by two tenths.
Van Renen blasted a time of 44.68 for first in the 100 back, and Hayden Meyers took the win in the 200 back (1:41.66). Georgia’s Sean Green topped the 1000 free in 8:57.64, and he later came home first in the 500 free (4:19.57). Tomas Koski swam an impressive time of 1:33.66 in the 200 free. Diver Matthew Bray won on 3-meter (401.35), and the 400 free relay team of Van Renen, Koski, Bidois and Luke Sandberg dominated with a time of 2:52.32.
The Seminoles’ Tommaso Baravelli won the 100 breast in 53.63 while teammate Michel Arkhangelskiy led the way in the 50 free (19.64) and 100 free (42.92). Mathias Christensen trailed throughout the 200 breast but finished well to win in 1:57.15. Hayden Schroeder finished first in 1-meter diving (335.25).