Saint Louis Sweeps Washington University to Start Swimming Season

SAINT  LOUIS, Missouri, September 28. Saint Louis University kicked off its season with a pair of wins against the Washington University Bears this weekend.  The women won 131-112, while the men picked up a 138-99 victory.

Saint Louis Press Release

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams captured wins over Washington University to open the 2014-15 season. The women defeated the Bears 131-112 while the men won 138-99.

For the men, Brendan Hulseman won both the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.80) and 100-yard butterfly (50.97). Zack Billingsley won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.28. Austin Nguyenphu also won an event, touching the wall at 1:55.52 in the 200-yard IM. Freshman Ryan McCoy won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 46.72. Shane Cano was the last Billiken to win a swimming event, turning in a time of 53.38 in the 100-yard backstroke. The men also won both of the diving events with freshman Shawn Cole winning the one-meter (194.30) and Nick Livasy winning the three-meter (176.80).

For the women, Maggie Sheean won the first event for the Billikens, touching at 24.87 in the 50-yard freestyle. Morgan Peterson won the 200-yard IM (2:09.08) and 100-yard butterfly (58.13) while finishing second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.08). Melanie Battaglia finished ahead of Peterson in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.76. Abbey King won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:12.76. Courtney Lagastee won both diving events for the women with scores of 223.30 in the one-meter and 217.95 in the three-meter.

Next up for the Billikens is the Butler Invitational on Sept. 28. Events are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. (CT).

Washington Press Release

The Washington University in St. Louis men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams combined to win nine events, but dropped their season-opening duals against NCAA Division I Saint Louis University Friday evening at Millstone Pool.

The Washington U. women won five events and scored 112 points, while SLU scored 131. The Billikens also won the men’s dual, defeating the Bears 138-99.

Junior Kristalyn McAfee was part of three first-place finishes for the Washington U. women. She took first in the 200 freestyle in 1:56.22, while senior Sara Taege was third in 1:59.32. McAfee added a first-place finish in the 100 free in 54.05, and sophomore MariMac Collins completed the 1-2 finish for the Bears by clocking a time of 55.11 to place second. McAfee, Collins and Taege also teamed up with freshman Fiona Hon to win the 200-free relay with a time of 1:39.48.

Junior Kaisen Yao, sophomore Michael Lagieski, junior Reed Dalton and sophomore Justin Morrell led off the meet for the Washington U. men by winning the 200-medley relay in a time of 1:33.88. Lagieski also led a first- through third-place sweep for the Washington U. men in the 100 breaststroke. He clocked a time of 58.10 to finish first, while sophomores Reese Frerichs (58.75) and Matt Liu (59.74) followed in second and third, respectively. Liu (1:58.64) and Lagieski (1:58.81) also finished second and third, respectively, in the 200 individual medley.

Freshman Nicole Zanolli was the first event-winner of the night for the Washington U. women, taking first in the 1,000 free in a time of 10:40.46. She also clocked a time of 5:14.40 to finish as the runner-up in the 500 free. Freshman Niamh O’Grady was the other event-winner for the WUSTL women, swimming to first in the 100 backstroke in 59.32.

Senior Zane Turpin and sophomore Andrew Ellison accounted for Washington U.’s other two first-place finishes in the meet. Turpin won the men’s 1,000 free in 9:56.59, with Ellison following in second in 9:58.62. The two swimmers flipped finishes in the 500 free later in the meet, with Ellison winning in 4:48.51 and Turpin taking second in 4:49.34.

The Washington University men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams return to action Friday, Oct. 3, at the Show-Me Showdown hosted by the University of Missouri. The meet is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. in Columbia, Mo.

Results: Washington vs. Saint Louis 

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