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Phoenix Men Win Eight Events at St. Thomas Tri-Meet

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Green Bay men's swimming and diving team won eight of 16 events Saturday in a season-opening tri-meet with host St. Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus. Max Kasal had a hand in three of those wins, and Stefan Tica swept the distance freestyle events.
The Phoenix women added two event wins, from Rachel Houlgate in the 200 freestyle and Zoe Chalfant in the 200 individual medley, along with six runner-up finishes.
"We had a lot of really awesome swims this first meet," head coach Alex Lewis said. "When you're going into the start of the season, you're really looking for who is doing all the little things right. To see so many best times and high-level performances really helps us set the tone for the season."
"We are a very young team on both sides, so seeing contributions from a lot of new athletes really makes you excited for the season."
The meet also marked a return to competition for five Phoenix swimmers coming off redshirt seasons or injuries. Kasal and Jerett Maalis combined to win four events, including the 200 medley relay they swam together.
Marisol Swenson was third in the 100 butterfly (1:00.22) and swam the butterfly leg on the runner-up 200 medley relay. Hannah Mellock placed fifth in the 500 freestyle (5:24.19), and Eli Zimmerman was seventh in the 50 freestyle (21.70).

Full Results

Men

Green Bay opened the swimming events with a win in the 200 medley relay. Maalis (22.78), Quinlan Schroeder (25.16), Kasal (21.71) and Emir Ozdemir (20.86) touched in 1:30.51, nearly a second ahead of St. Thomas.
Tica followed with the most lopsided win of the day, taking the 1,000 freestyle in 9:22.67, more than 31 seconds ahead of the field. He came back to win the 500 freestyle in 4:36.11, leading a 1-2 Phoenix finish with Vasco Asparria (4:41.03). Tyler Zarbock was third in the 1,000 (10:02.46).
Kasal won the 200 freestyle in 1:39.58, with Asparria second in 1:41.64, and later took the 100 freestyle in 44.70. Octavio Gouveia was third in the 100 (46.85) and second in the 50 freestyle (20.93).
Maalis won the 100 backstroke in 50.27. Joe Pickering held off St. Thomas' John Trosper by seven hundredths of a second in the 200 butterfly, 1:51.56 to 1:51.63, and Will Redetzke placed third (1:58.25).
Chris Aristondo trailed by nearly a second entering the freestyle leg of the 200 IM, then closed in 26.41 to win in 1:55.24. He was also second in the 200 backstroke (1:53.62), and Schroeder was the runner-up in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.31).
The closing 400 freestyle relay came down to the touch. Kasal (45.20), Ozdemir (46.12), Asparria (46.45) and Gouveia (45.60) finished in 3:03.37, less than half a second behind St. Thomas (3:02.91).

Women

Houlgate won the 200 freestyle in 1:56.11, nearly a second clear of St. Thomas' Mary Selden. Chalfant took the 200 IM in 2:09.76 and added a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly (2:12.83).
Klara Dvorackova and Hannah Tubbs finished 2-3 in both sprint freestyles. They went 23.79 and 24.50 in the 50, then 52.88 and 52.97 in the 100. Dvorackova also split 52.00 on the B 400 freestyle relay, the fastest 100 by a Phoenix woman on the day.
Eliza Hufton was second in the 1,000 freestyle in 11:00.30, with Gemma Miralles fourth (11:07.90).
Both A relays placed second. Amelia Pagel, Ella Schultz, Swenson and Houlgate went 1:48.04 in the 200 medley relay, two tenths ahead of Gustavus. Houlgate, Tubbs, Avelyn Brown and Hufton went 3:34.95 in the 400 freestyle relay.
Pagel (100 backstroke, 59.19), Madeline Bichon (200 breaststroke, 2:28.20) and Swenson (100 butterfly, 1:00.22) each added a third-place finish.

Diving

Ashton Mazza finished second on both boards in the men's competition, scoring 229.65 on 1-meter and 222.00 on 3-meter.
Rachel Everson was third in both women's events, with 189.90 on 1-meter and 203.05 on 3-meter. Madison VanderJeugdt placed fifth on 1-meter (180.25) and fourth on 3-meter (176.10), and Emma Donnelly was fifth on 3-meter (167.40).

Up next

Green Bay returns to the pool Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Wisconsin Showcase in Brown Deer, Wis. The meet will bring together universities from across the state.

Phoenix top-three finishes

Men
Place Event Athlete(s) Time / score
1st 200 medley relay Maalis, Schroeder, Kasal, Ozdemir 1:30.51
1st 1,000 freestyle Stefan Tica 9:22.67
1st 200 freestyle Max Kasal 1:39.58
1st 100 backstroke Jerett Maalis 50.27
1st 200 butterfly Joe Pickering 1:51.56
1st 100 freestyle Max Kasal 44.70
1st 500 freestyle Stefan Tica 4:36.11
1st 200 IM Chris Aristondo 1:55.24
2nd 1-meter diving Ashton Mazza 229.65
2nd 3-meter diving Ashton Mazza 222.00
2nd 200 freestyle Vasco Asparria 1:41.64
2nd 50 freestyle Octavio Gouveia 20.93
2nd 200 backstroke Chris Aristondo 1:53.62
2nd 200 breaststroke Quinlan Schroeder 2:06.31
2nd 500 freestyle Vasco Asparria 4:41.03
2nd 400 freestyle relay Kasal, Ozdemir, Asparria, Gouveia 3:03.37
3rd 1,000 freestyle Tyler Zarbock 10:02.46
3rd 200 butterfly Will Redetzke 1:58.25
3rd 100 freestyle Octavio Gouveia 46.85
Women
Place Event Athlete(s) Time / score
1st 200 freestyle Rachel Houlgate 1:56.11
1st 200 IM Zoe Chalfant 2:09.76
2nd 200 medley relay Pagel, Schultz, M. Swenson, Houlgate 1:48.04
2nd 1,000 freestyle Eliza Hufton 11:00.30
2nd 200 butterfly Zoe Chalfant 2:12.83
2nd 50 freestyle Klara Dvorackova 23.79
2nd 100 freestyle Klara Dvorackova 52.88
2nd 400 freestyle relay Houlgate, Tubbs, Brown, Hufton 3:34.95
3rd 1-meter diving Rachel Everson 189.90
3rd 3-meter diving Rachel Everson 203.05
3rd 100 backstroke Amelia Pagel 59.19
3rd 50 freestyle Hannah Tubbs 24.50
3rd 100 freestyle Hannah Tubbs 52.97
3rd 200 breaststroke Madeline Bichon 2:28.20
3rd 100 butterfly Marisol Swenson 1:00.22
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