Friday, October 23
Santa Cruz, CA
UC Santa Cruz Athletics
vs
Saint Mary's College of California
10/23/2026 8:55:00 PM | Men's Swim and Dive
SANTA CRUZ, Calif – The UC Santa Cruz men's swim and dive team was outscored by NCAA DI Saint Mary's College in their second home meet of the season. The Banana Slugs tallied a team score of 140 to fall just short of SMC at 146. On the diving board, only UCSC had athletes earn a score for both the three meter and one meter dives. Up next, UC Santa Cruz will travel nearby to San Jose, CA to compete at San Jose State University for a spooky swim on Saturday, October 31st.
In the first relay of the day, UCSC placed first overall in the 200-yard medley relay with the team of Greyson Davies, PJ Fortune, Morgan Madril, and Kyle Reitan. Also in the top three was the team of Kent Nishida, Sebastian Santiago, Andrew Koika, and Elliott Drottar to race a third place time of 1:34.54. In the 400-yard free relay to close out relay contests, UCSC raced a strong 3:03.64 to take second place made up of Kyle Reitan, Morgan Madril, Adam Sinclair, and Elliott Drottar. Another UC Santa Cruz squad, including Dima Secor, Nathanael Ridosko, Andrew Koika, and Lucas Blietz, came in third place with a time of 3:07.41 to close out the top times. In a close meet like this afternoon played out to be, this particular race proved to be crucial upon seeing final times and scores.
Starting off individual races was Jarod Tang in the 1000-yard free to earn second in a time of 10:01.02. Ido Haiby was the next to cross at 10:25.38 to place third. In another long race of the 500-yard free, Nathanael Ridosko cruised to first place in a time of 4:38.93. Up next in fourth place was Jarod Tang with a time of 4:50.55 and Dylan Blietz at 4:55.22 to round out the top five finishers. Moving into the 200-yard free, Lucas Blietz led with a time of 1:44.54 in third and Owen Blanford at 1:44.94 in fifth to close out the top five. Dima Secor placed closely behind to earn sixth with a time of 1:45.69, and Dylan Blietz finished top eight scores for the Slugs with a 1:46.43. The 200-yard fly brought a strong race to earn second for Nathanael Ridosko with a time at 1:56.47. Closely behind Ridosko was Kent Nishida with a final time of 1:57.77. In fourth place was Jude Robinson at 1:58.57, and closing out scores in sixth was Israel Gonzalez at 2:01.30. The 200-yard free was led by SMC, but Alessandro Faraboschi placed first amongst the Slugs at a fourth place finish of 1:59.03. Sam Caplan crossed next with a 2:04.57, and behind Caplan was Greyson Davies at 2:06.97. Kent Nishida raced the final time of 2:11.95. PJ Fortune swam another strong race in the 200-yard breast to lead UCSC in third at 2:09.95. Closely behind was Sebastian Santiago at 2:10.73 and Calvin Tam at 2:15.73.
The shorter races began with the 100-yard back. Only two Slugs competed in the race, placing second and third overall. Greyson Davies placed second with a 52.94, and Lucas Wang finished in third at 53.11. PJ Fortune led all swimmers in the 100-yard breast with a time of 56.72, solidifying an important race for UCSC scores. Sebastian Santaingo was the next Banana Slug to finish with a time of 1:00.03 in fourth, and Calvin Tam was next in sixth as he swam a 1:00.65. In the sprint 50-yard free, Kyle Reitan settled into a spot he was very familiar with. Placing first overall, Reitan had a final time of 20.80 to beat three SMC swimmers placing behind him. Elliott Drottar and Andrew Kioka were the next Banana Slugs to cross at 21.54, and Charlie Hussain closed times at 21.64. Up next in the 100-yard free, Kyle Reitan continued to score highly for the Slugs and placed second overall with a time of 46.07. Elliott Drottar swam a fourth place finish to time out at 47.20, and Adam Sinclair was shortly behind at 47.25. Morgan Madril placed sixth to swim a 47.93 and close out top finishes. The 100-yard fly was confidently won by Morgan Madril with a time of 50.20, and Lucas Wooldridge rounded out the top three with his time of 51.90. In fifth with a time of 52.50 was Andrew Koika, and Kent Nishida finished in sixth at 52.77. Sebastian Santiago continued a strong day of swimming with his Slug-leading time of 1:57.84 in the 200-yard IM. Jude Robinson was closely behind at 1:59.67, and Israel Gonzalez took fifth with a time of 2:04.97. The final individual score of the day came from Greyson Davies in his sixth place finish at 2:07.81.
UCSC was the only team to dive this afternoon, so Eoin Hempenstall dove himself to first place with a score on the one meter of 196.65. Trevor Masters was the second place finisher with a score of 127.58. In the three meter dive, Hempenstall remained victorious to score a 212.33. Masters placed second with a score of 124.28.
In the first relay of the day, UCSC placed first overall in the 200-yard medley relay with the team of Greyson Davies, PJ Fortune, Morgan Madril, and Kyle Reitan. Also in the top three was the team of Kent Nishida, Sebastian Santiago, Andrew Koika, and Elliott Drottar to race a third place time of 1:34.54. In the 400-yard free relay to close out relay contests, UCSC raced a strong 3:03.64 to take second place made up of Kyle Reitan, Morgan Madril, Adam Sinclair, and Elliott Drottar. Another UC Santa Cruz squad, including Dima Secor, Nathanael Ridosko, Andrew Koika, and Lucas Blietz, came in third place with a time of 3:07.41 to close out the top times. In a close meet like this afternoon played out to be, this particular race proved to be crucial upon seeing final times and scores.
Starting off individual races was Jarod Tang in the 1000-yard free to earn second in a time of 10:01.02. Ido Haiby was the next to cross at 10:25.38 to place third. In another long race of the 500-yard free, Nathanael Ridosko cruised to first place in a time of 4:38.93. Up next in fourth place was Jarod Tang with a time of 4:50.55 and Dylan Blietz at 4:55.22 to round out the top five finishers. Moving into the 200-yard free, Lucas Blietz led with a time of 1:44.54 in third and Owen Blanford at 1:44.94 in fifth to close out the top five. Dima Secor placed closely behind to earn sixth with a time of 1:45.69, and Dylan Blietz finished top eight scores for the Slugs with a 1:46.43. The 200-yard fly brought a strong race to earn second for Nathanael Ridosko with a time at 1:56.47. Closely behind Ridosko was Kent Nishida with a final time of 1:57.77. In fourth place was Jude Robinson at 1:58.57, and closing out scores in sixth was Israel Gonzalez at 2:01.30. The 200-yard free was led by SMC, but Alessandro Faraboschi placed first amongst the Slugs at a fourth place finish of 1:59.03. Sam Caplan crossed next with a 2:04.57, and behind Caplan was Greyson Davies at 2:06.97. Kent Nishida raced the final time of 2:11.95. PJ Fortune swam another strong race in the 200-yard breast to lead UCSC in third at 2:09.95. Closely behind was Sebastian Santiago at 2:10.73 and Calvin Tam at 2:15.73.
The shorter races began with the 100-yard back. Only two Slugs competed in the race, placing second and third overall. Greyson Davies placed second with a 52.94, and Lucas Wang finished in third at 53.11. PJ Fortune led all swimmers in the 100-yard breast with a time of 56.72, solidifying an important race for UCSC scores. Sebastian Santaingo was the next Banana Slug to finish with a time of 1:00.03 in fourth, and Calvin Tam was next in sixth as he swam a 1:00.65. In the sprint 50-yard free, Kyle Reitan settled into a spot he was very familiar with. Placing first overall, Reitan had a final time of 20.80 to beat three SMC swimmers placing behind him. Elliott Drottar and Andrew Kioka were the next Banana Slugs to cross at 21.54, and Charlie Hussain closed times at 21.64. Up next in the 100-yard free, Kyle Reitan continued to score highly for the Slugs and placed second overall with a time of 46.07. Elliott Drottar swam a fourth place finish to time out at 47.20, and Adam Sinclair was shortly behind at 47.25. Morgan Madril placed sixth to swim a 47.93 and close out top finishes. The 100-yard fly was confidently won by Morgan Madril with a time of 50.20, and Lucas Wooldridge rounded out the top three with his time of 51.90. In fifth with a time of 52.50 was Andrew Koika, and Kent Nishida finished in sixth at 52.77. Sebastian Santiago continued a strong day of swimming with his Slug-leading time of 1:57.84 in the 200-yard IM. Jude Robinson was closely behind at 1:59.67, and Israel Gonzalez took fifth with a time of 2:04.97. The final individual score of the day came from Greyson Davies in his sixth place finish at 2:07.81.
UCSC was the only team to dive this afternoon, so Eoin Hempenstall dove himself to first place with a score on the one meter of 196.65. Trevor Masters was the second place finisher with a score of 127.58. In the three meter dive, Hempenstall remained victorious to score a 212.33. Masters placed second with a score of 124.28.
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