Saturday, January 22
Irvine, CA
12:00 PM
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
at
Concordia University & Fresno Pacific
Swim and Dive close successful weekend in Orange County
1/23/2022 5:50:00 PM | Women's Swim and Dive, Men's Swim and Dive
Women beat Fresno Pacific and Concordia, men split
IRVINE- UC Santa Cruz finished a busy weekend against PCSC competition by swimming against Fresno Pacific and Concordia-Irvine on Saturday.
The women swept their competition and the men split, beating Fresno Pacific 137-47 and were edged by the host Eagles 96-88.
"The Slugs fought hard against another great opponent in Concordia on Saturday," said head coach Matt Crawford. "The women had another dominant performance, winning all but one event. Quincy Timmerman stepped up big to go back-to-back days with event wins in the 200 Breast and 200 IM. Vivi Raker did the same in the butterfly events. And Maddy Gruender took the 200 and 500 Freestyles on both days. Brecken Theders stepped up big, winning the 1650 and taking second in the 500 Free."
The women's team swept the 200 Medley and 400 Free relays, with Viviana Raker and Tereza Shea participating in both relays. Shea and Isobel Blue went 1-2 the 50 Free as well.
For the men, Presley Golling and Adam Shaaban went 1-2 in the 1650 Free. Other standouts included Ethan Porter and Brandon Le finishing the 100 Back in under 55 seconds to place first and second,  and Samuel Smith winning the 500 Free in 4:46.70. Le, Akira Morita and John Madden went 1-2-3 in the 200 Back.
"The men lost a close one in a meet that didn't have diving," Crawford said. "They fought hard against a strong conference rival who put together a great meet. Some of the more noteworthy swims were the backstroke trio of Akira Morita, Ethan, and Brandon dominating their events, and Presley winning the 1650 in dominant fashion. The fly group of Giovanni Wenzler, Aaron Wu, Judah Good and Victor Sowa also dominated their respective races. Overall, it was a good showing and gives us an idea of what to expect at PCSC."
The Banana Slugs finish the regular season when they return home to face Simpson for Senior Day next Saturday.
The women swept their competition and the men split, beating Fresno Pacific 137-47 and were edged by the host Eagles 96-88.
"The Slugs fought hard against another great opponent in Concordia on Saturday," said head coach Matt Crawford. "The women had another dominant performance, winning all but one event. Quincy Timmerman stepped up big to go back-to-back days with event wins in the 200 Breast and 200 IM. Vivi Raker did the same in the butterfly events. And Maddy Gruender took the 200 and 500 Freestyles on both days. Brecken Theders stepped up big, winning the 1650 and taking second in the 500 Free."
The women's team swept the 200 Medley and 400 Free relays, with Viviana Raker and Tereza Shea participating in both relays. Shea and Isobel Blue went 1-2 the 50 Free as well.
For the men, Presley Golling and Adam Shaaban went 1-2 in the 1650 Free. Other standouts included Ethan Porter and Brandon Le finishing the 100 Back in under 55 seconds to place first and second,  and Samuel Smith winning the 500 Free in 4:46.70. Le, Akira Morita and John Madden went 1-2-3 in the 200 Back.
"The men lost a close one in a meet that didn't have diving," Crawford said. "They fought hard against a strong conference rival who put together a great meet. Some of the more noteworthy swims were the backstroke trio of Akira Morita, Ethan, and Brandon dominating their events, and Presley winning the 1650 in dominant fashion. The fly group of Giovanni Wenzler, Aaron Wu, Judah Good and Victor Sowa also dominated their respective races. Overall, it was a good showing and gives us an idea of what to expect at PCSC."
The Banana Slugs finish the regular season when they return home to face Simpson for Senior Day next Saturday.
Players Mentioned
Sprint Free
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Distance Free
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Fly
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Free/Back
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Back
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Fly/IM
/ Women's Swim and Dive
100 back 200 IM 200 Back
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Back/IM
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Fly
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Distance/IM
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Sprint Free
/ Women's Swim and Dive
200 & 500 Freestyle
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Sprint Fly and Freestyle
/ Women's Swim and Dive
IM/Distance
/ Women's Swim and Dive
Breast/ IM
/ Women's Swim and Dive
/ Women's Swim and Dive
