“It was an exciting weekend of racing, a lot of racing in a 24-hour period,” said Louisville head coach Arthur Albiero<\/strong>. “We got a lot of the things done that we were trying to do at this\u00a0stage of the season. I’m proud of the way both teams swam. I think our men really\u00a0stepped up in a lot of areas and ultimately that was the difference in the score. Our ladies, a couple things didn’t break our way, but I liked the way the team kept great energy, kept fighting all the way through. Credit to the opponent today, but I liked what I saw today. I’m proud of the effort as a team.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the 200 medley relay, the Virginia women edged UofL with a time of 1:39.83. The Cardinal foursome of Alina Kendzior<\/strong> (25.18), Mariia Astashkina<\/strong> (28.76), Grace Oglesby<\/strong> (24.04) and Mallory Comerford<\/strong> (21.94) put together a 1:39.42 for second. The Cardinal men won with a 1:27.21 put up by Nicolas Albiero<\/strong> (22.27), Evgenii Somov<\/strong> (24.71), Zach Harting<\/strong> (21.05), and Andrej Barna<\/strong> (19.18).<\/p>\n

In the 100 fly, Morgan Hill<\/strong> won in 53.33 for the Cavaliers with Grace Oglesby<\/strong> touching second in 43.57 for an NCAA B-cut. UofL’s Alena Kraus<\/strong> (55.65) was fifth and Nastja Govejsek<\/strong> (55.72) was sixth to round out the Cardinal field. For the men, Zach Harting<\/strong> took the win with a time of 47.44 ahead of UVA’s Bryce Keblish’s<\/strong> 47.41. Nikos Sofianidis<\/strong> was fourth in 48.73 and Mitchell Whyte<\/strong> turned in a 49.86 for sixth. Tanner Cummings<\/strong> went 51.38 for the balance of the Cardinals racers.<\/p>\n

In the 400-IM, Virginia’s Rachel Politi<\/strong> won with a time of 4:19.34. Sophie Cattermole<\/strong> was the top Cardinal finisher with a 4:21.73 for fourth and Maggie Jahns<\/strong> was fifth in 4:27.53. Daniel Sos<\/strong> won the 400-IM with a time of 3:50.91 which was an NCAA B-cut. Jarrett Jones<\/strong> was sixth with a 3:59.36 ahead of teammate Keegan Foulke’s<\/strong> 4:04.84.<\/p>\n

In the 200-free, Virginia’s Paige Madden<\/strong> was into the wall first with a time of 1:46.87 in a wild finish that saw Mallory Comerford<\/strong> dueling down the stretch for a 1:46.89 and an NCAA B-cut. Arina Openysheva<\/strong> was third in 1:48.13. Katie Schorr<\/strong> was sixth in 1:53.24 just ahead of Gracie Long’s<\/strong> 1:54.36. Virginia’s Sam Schilling<\/strong> took top honors with a 1:38.20 in the men’s 200 free. UofL’s Colton Paulson<\/strong> was second with a time of 1:38.55. Marcelo Acosta<\/strong> was fourth in 1:39.20 and Sam Steele<\/strong> was fifth in 1:41.10.<\/p>\n

In 3-meter diving, Virginia’s Sydney Dusel<\/strong> just outscored Cardinal Molly Fears<\/strong> 342.30 to 340.43 for the top two spots. Brianna Price<\/strong> was fourth with 295.13, Annika Holland<\/strong> posted a 281.55 for sixth and Michaela Sliney<\/strong> was seventh with a 273.60. Allyson Schafer<\/strong> scored a 228.98 and Sophia Middendorf<\/strong> posted a 188.70. Fears, Holland and Price’s marks were all NCAA Zone qualifying scores.<\/p>\n

In the 200 breast, Virginia’s Kaki Christensen<\/strong> won with a 2:14.43. Morgan Friesen<\/strong> was the top finisher for the Cards, with a fifth place time of 2:17.23. Mariia Astashkina<\/strong> was sixth in 2:17.53. The Cavaliers made it a sweep when Matthew Otto<\/strong> won the men’s event with a 1:59.25. Evgenii Somov<\/strong> was fourth as the top Cardinal finisher with a 2:00.74. Michael Hampel was sixth in 2:07.20 and Griffin Manning<\/strong> was eighth in 2:12.89.<\/p>\n

In the 100 back, Cavalier Emma Seiberlich<\/strong> won with a 54.49. Alina Kendzior<\/strong> was second, boarding a 54.61. Annette Schultz<\/strong> went 56.72 and Sofie Underdahl<\/strong> had a time of 56.73 just ahead of Ashlyn Schoof’s<\/strong> 56.78. For the men, Nick Albiero<\/strong> was into the wall first with a 47.84, with teammate Nikos Sofianidis<\/strong> touching third in 48.81 and Mitchell Whyte was fourth in 48.92.<\/p>\n

In the 50 free, UVA’s Morgan Hill<\/strong> was first in 22.88. Arina Openysheva<\/strong> was second in 23.04 and Braunecker was second in 23.24 and Lainey Visscher<\/strong> was fourth in 23.41 just ahead of Casey Fanz’s<\/strong> 23.45. In the men’s event, Andrej Barna<\/strong> won for the Cardinals with a 19.93, earning an NCAA B-cut. Mihalis Deliyiannis<\/strong> was third in 20.50 and Matyi Kovacs<\/strong> was fourth in 20.79. Kyle Worrell<\/strong> boarded a 21.35.<\/p>\n

Sophie Cattermole<\/strong> won the grueling 1650 free with an NCAA B-cut time of 16.18.07 and Maggie Jahns<\/strong> made it a 1-2 sweep in 16:47.84. Emily Moser<\/strong> was fourth in 17.11.72. For the men, Marcelo Acosta<\/strong> won the men’s race with an NCAA B-cut 15.08.35 time. Graham Barrett<\/strong> was fourth in 15.23.16, also a B-cut. T.C. Smith<\/strong> was fifth in 15:33.29 and Hayden Curley<\/strong> was sixth in 15:40.74.<\/p>\n

In the men’s 1-meter board, Virginia’s Ian Shelton<\/strong> won with a score of 318.68. Daniel Pinto<\/strong> was second with a score of 317.18 and Daniel Fecteau<\/strong> was right behind him with a 315.83. Kivanc Gur<\/strong> posted a 287.63 and Sean Riley<\/strong> was sixth with a 277.58. Pinto and Fecteau’s scores were both NCAA Zone qualifying marks.<\/p>\n

The Virginia women’s A relay won the final event with a time of 3:19.21. Louisville’s Katie Schorr<\/strong> (50.96), Mallory Comerford<\/strong> (49.22), Avery Braunecker<\/strong> (51.00), Arina Openysheva<\/strong> (49.18) combined for a second place time of 3:20.36. The Louisville men won the final relay with a time of 2:56.79 put up by Nick Albiero<\/strong> (44.97), Andrej Barna<\/strong> (43.32), Evgenii Somov<\/strong> (44.56) and Zach Harting<\/strong> (43.92).<\/p>\n

Louisville swimming and diving posted all the race videos from the meet which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n