Saturday, October 17
Santa Cruz, CA
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
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Slug Shootout
UCSC Finishes First Overall in Home and Season Opener
10/17/2026 4:28:00 PM | Men's Swim and Dive
SANTA CRUZ, Calif – The UC Santa Cruz men's swim and dive team completed the final day of the Slug Shootout in first place overall with a team score of 1325.5. UCSC saw three first-place finishes the day between individual and team events. Up next, UCSC will host Saint Mary's College of California on Friday, Oct. 23.
In the Results
The day opened with UC Santa Cruz placing a team in second through 5th place in the 200-yard medley relay and stealing 7th as well to take five out of the top eight placements. In a time of 1:31.25, Greyson Davies, Sebastian Santiago, Andrew Koika, and Kyle Reitan won second for the slugs. The team of Kent Nishida, Kaito James, Morgan Madril, and Jj Stoen took third for UCSC in 1:34.06, and closely behind was Lucas Wang, Karsten Hsiao, Charlie Hussain, and Elliott Drottar. Moving to individual events, Dylan Blietz won second through three heats with a time of 4:44.08 in the 500-yard free, and Jarod Tang was .01 second behind his teammate to take third. Alessandro Faraboschi finished high scores for UCSC in a time of 4:52.46 to take 6th. The 200-yard fly saw Kent Nishida swim his way to second for a strong 1:52.60 finish, as Jude Robinson trailed directly behind in a time of 1:52.60. Other Slug finishers included Asher Kates in 4th with a time of 1:55.68, and Israel Gonzalaes in 6th in 1:58.79. The sprints started with Lucas Wang swimming a 24.17 in the 50-yard back with Kaleb Wolfiner taking 6th with a time of 25.61. Changing up styles in the 50-yard breast gave Calvin Tam a third-place finish with a time of 26.64, and Elliott Drottar and Karsten Hsiao trailing directly behind with respective times of 26.77 and 26.83. Sebastian Santaigo finished in 8th for his time of 27.50 for UCSC. Moving to the 100-yard free, Kyle Reitan tied for first place overall out of 37 swimmers through five heats with a time of 45.11. UC Santa Cruz placed in the top eight for every finish except second place. In order, the finishers were: Adam Sinclair (46.08), Morgan Madril (46.15), Elliott Drottar (46.23), Lucas Blietz (46.72), Jj Stoen (47.05), and Nathanael Ridosko (47.05). Next in the 200-yard IM, Jude Robinson took third in a 1:56.18 finish with Sebastian Santiago and Dima Secor closing behind him with times of 1:57.78. Israel Gonzales finished top scores with a 1:59.99 time to take 6th. Moving along to the 50-yard fly, Morgan Madril placed second out of 39 swimmers in a time of 22.38. His teammates trailed behind him to take the remaining top eight positions in the order of: Andrew Koika (22.52), Lucas Wang (22.72), Kyle Reitan (22.78), Lucas Wooldridge (22.96), Jude Robinson (22.99), and Owen Blanford (23.18). The men 200-yard back had Lucas Wang finish as the top Slug with a time of 1:59.11. Asher Kates trailed with a time of 1:59.25, and Alessandro Faraboschi ended in 5th with a time of 2:00.17. The 200-yard breast was taken over by Karsten Hsiao, placing in first with a time of 2:08.18. Santiago ended in a time of 2:10.07 in second, with Calvin Tam swimming 2:!5.74 to take third. Dima Secor complete top Slug scores with a 2:19.43. UC Santa Cruz had four teams place in the top eight for the 400-yard free relay. The top team of Kyle Reistan, Morgan Madril, Elliott Drottar, and Adam Sinclair placed first overall with a time of 3:00.39 to secure the fastest time all year in all of NCAA DIII. Reitan recorded a split of 44.62 in leadoff to lead all NCAA DIII, and Drottar swam a noteworthy 44.90 split. The afternoon was completed with the 1650-yard free. Nathanael Ridosko won it all in a time of 16:30.80 for the fastest time in the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference. His teammates Dylan Blietz and Jarod Tang trailed right behind him with respective times of 16:39.69 and 17:01.09. Ido Haiby took the final top eight finish for UCSC with his time of 17:09.55 in 5th.
The divers took off from the one meter board this morning as Eoin Hempenstall crushed his score of 233.65 to take first overall. Charlie Shortt took third with 150.35 and Trevor Masters finished scores for UCSC with a 120.10 final.
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In the Results
The day opened with UC Santa Cruz placing a team in second through 5th place in the 200-yard medley relay and stealing 7th as well to take five out of the top eight placements. In a time of 1:31.25, Greyson Davies, Sebastian Santiago, Andrew Koika, and Kyle Reitan won second for the slugs. The team of Kent Nishida, Kaito James, Morgan Madril, and Jj Stoen took third for UCSC in 1:34.06, and closely behind was Lucas Wang, Karsten Hsiao, Charlie Hussain, and Elliott Drottar. Moving to individual events, Dylan Blietz won second through three heats with a time of 4:44.08 in the 500-yard free, and Jarod Tang was .01 second behind his teammate to take third. Alessandro Faraboschi finished high scores for UCSC in a time of 4:52.46 to take 6th. The 200-yard fly saw Kent Nishida swim his way to second for a strong 1:52.60 finish, as Jude Robinson trailed directly behind in a time of 1:52.60. Other Slug finishers included Asher Kates in 4th with a time of 1:55.68, and Israel Gonzalaes in 6th in 1:58.79. The sprints started with Lucas Wang swimming a 24.17 in the 50-yard back with Kaleb Wolfiner taking 6th with a time of 25.61. Changing up styles in the 50-yard breast gave Calvin Tam a third-place finish with a time of 26.64, and Elliott Drottar and Karsten Hsiao trailing directly behind with respective times of 26.77 and 26.83. Sebastian Santaigo finished in 8th for his time of 27.50 for UCSC. Moving to the 100-yard free, Kyle Reitan tied for first place overall out of 37 swimmers through five heats with a time of 45.11. UC Santa Cruz placed in the top eight for every finish except second place. In order, the finishers were: Adam Sinclair (46.08), Morgan Madril (46.15), Elliott Drottar (46.23), Lucas Blietz (46.72), Jj Stoen (47.05), and Nathanael Ridosko (47.05). Next in the 200-yard IM, Jude Robinson took third in a 1:56.18 finish with Sebastian Santiago and Dima Secor closing behind him with times of 1:57.78. Israel Gonzales finished top scores with a 1:59.99 time to take 6th. Moving along to the 50-yard fly, Morgan Madril placed second out of 39 swimmers in a time of 22.38. His teammates trailed behind him to take the remaining top eight positions in the order of: Andrew Koika (22.52), Lucas Wang (22.72), Kyle Reitan (22.78), Lucas Wooldridge (22.96), Jude Robinson (22.99), and Owen Blanford (23.18). The men 200-yard back had Lucas Wang finish as the top Slug with a time of 1:59.11. Asher Kates trailed with a time of 1:59.25, and Alessandro Faraboschi ended in 5th with a time of 2:00.17. The 200-yard breast was taken over by Karsten Hsiao, placing in first with a time of 2:08.18. Santiago ended in a time of 2:10.07 in second, with Calvin Tam swimming 2:!5.74 to take third. Dima Secor complete top Slug scores with a 2:19.43. UC Santa Cruz had four teams place in the top eight for the 400-yard free relay. The top team of Kyle Reistan, Morgan Madril, Elliott Drottar, and Adam Sinclair placed first overall with a time of 3:00.39 to secure the fastest time all year in all of NCAA DIII. Reitan recorded a split of 44.62 in leadoff to lead all NCAA DIII, and Drottar swam a noteworthy 44.90 split. The afternoon was completed with the 1650-yard free. Nathanael Ridosko won it all in a time of 16:30.80 for the fastest time in the Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference. His teammates Dylan Blietz and Jarod Tang trailed right behind him with respective times of 16:39.69 and 17:01.09. Ido Haiby took the final top eight finish for UCSC with his time of 17:09.55 in 5th.
The divers took off from the one meter board this morning as Eoin Hempenstall crushed his score of 233.65 to take first overall. Charlie Shortt took third with 150.35 and Trevor Masters finished scores for UCSC with a 120.10 final.
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