GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay men's and women's swimming teams both beat Valparaiso in a home double dual Friday, while falling to IU Indianapolis. The men beat Valparaiso 135-69 and lost to IU Indianapolis 137-67. The women edged Valparaiso 104-98 and fell to IU Indianapolis 148-53.
Max Kasal won the 200 and 100 freestyles and
Quinlan Schroeder won the 100 breaststroke. Each time was his fastest of the season.
Men
Kasal won the 200 freestyle in 1:39.36, holding off IU Indianapolis' Jack Gallob (1:39.77), with Vasco Asparria fifth (1:42.20). He came back to win the 100 freestyle in 45.97 and Emir Özdemir placed fourth (46.82). Schroeder won the 100 breaststroke in 55.54, nearly a second ahead of the field, and
Owen Beaudette was sixth (59.02).
Jerett Maalis, Schroeder, Kasal and Özdemir finished second in the 200 medley relay in 1:31.02, 29 hundredths behind IU Indianapolis. Maalis was also second in the 100 backstroke, missing first by nine hundredths in 49.49.
Stefan Tica was second in the 1,000 freestyle in 9:26.57, closing in 25.75 to finish just over a second off the win. He added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle (4:36.40), with Asparria fourth (4:39.67) and
Yasen Bonev sixth (4:41.15). Octavio Gouveia placed third in the 50 freestyle (21.05), two hundredths out of second.
Chris Aristondo was fourth in the 400 IM (4:10.26),
Joe Pickering fourth in the 100 butterfly (50.86), and Kasal, Gouveia, Özdemir and Kyle Rychlik went 3:05.93 for fourth in the 400 freestyle relay.
Women
The women's six-point win over Valparaiso was close to the end. In the closing 400 freestyle relay,
Hannah Tubbs (53.53),
Rachel Houlgate (52.64),
Eliza Hufton (54.33) and
Sara Lindner (53.07) touched in 3:33.57 for second, 19 hundredths ahead of the Beacons' A relay. Houlgate was second in the 200 freestyle in 1:55.31 with Hufton fourth (1:55.95). Hufton added a runner-up finish in the 500 freestyle (5:12.38), and
Hannah Mellock was fourth in the 1,000 freestyle (10:56.49).
Klara Dvorackova placed second in the 50 freestyle (24.30), followed by Tubbs in fourth (24.54) and Lindner sixth (24.88).
Zoe Chalfant was second in the 400 IM in 4:37.53.
Ella Schultz finished third in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.14), two hundredths out of second, and
Marisol Swenson (59.96) and
Vanja Vrbanec (59.99) placed third and fourth in the 100 butterfly. Amelia Pagel was fourth in the 100 backstroke (58.82). Pagel, Schultz, Swenson and Dvorackova placed third in the 200 medley relay in 1:48.67, a tenth behind Valparaiso, with Dvorackova anchoring in 23.46.
Team scores
| |
Green Bay |
Opponent |
| Men vs. Valparaiso |
135 |
69 |
| Men vs. IU Indianapolis |
67 |
137 |
| Women vs. Valparaiso |
104 |
98 |
| Women vs. IU Indianapolis |
53 |
148 |
Phoenix top-three finishes
Men
| Place |
Event |
Athlete(s) |
Time |
| 1st |
200 freestyle |
Max Kasal |
1:39.36 |
| 1st |
100 freestyle |
Max Kasal |
45.97 |
| 1st |
100 breaststroke |
Quinlan Schroeder |
55.54 |
| 2nd |
200 medley relay |
Maalis, Schroeder, Kasal, Özdemir |
1:31.02 |
| 2nd |
1,000 freestyle |
Stefan Tica |
9:26.57 |
| 2nd |
100 backstroke |
Jerett Maalis |
49.49 |
| 3rd |
50 freestyle |
Octavio Gouveia |
21.05 |
| 3rd |
500 freestyle |
Stefan Tica |
4:36.40 |
Women
