Evan Yoo Dominates with Four Victories in Thrilling Split-Result Showdown Against CSUB

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — In their initial competition of 2025, the Mustangs divided results in a conference dual-meet against Cal State Bakersfield. The Mustang women’s team (138 points) was 16 points behind the Roadrunners, while the men’s team secured a victory (157 points) thanks to Evan Yoo’s flawless performance with three individual victories and one relay triumph.

“Both the men and women performed admirably considering we just completed a week of rigorous training over the break. Everyone appears focused and determined. I’m eager to see how they compete in our forthcoming dual meets,” Co-interim swim head coach Kim Foster-Carlson commented on the outcome of the day.

The diving events commenced at 11:00 am and took place well before the swimming competitions. Ava Lazovsky (237.38) and Shayna Gayer (234.83) secured the top two positions with commendable scores in the women’s 1-meter, while Justin Dolezal (271.65) narrowly lost to CSUB’s Dyson Modica. In the 3-meter event, Lazovsky and Gayer swapped positions from their earlier dives, with Gayer (260.63) taking the victory this time around.

Beginning the swimming events were the 200 Medley Relays, where the team consisting of Sarah Jacobson, Melia Costa, Mikaela Gomez, and Rhian Neitzel finished second in the women’s event (1:48.51) while the Mustang men claimed the top two spots in their race with Drew Huston, Evan Yoo, Evan O’Connell, and Jonathan Butler (1:30.90) leading the field.

Kristin Der broke the minute barrier in the 100 Back, finishing second (59.62) with Gomez and Jacobson close behind. Unsurprisingly, Huston dominated the men’s event (50.80) as freshman Sam Seybold (51.11) took second place.

Cal Poly swept the 100 Breaststroke events with Melia Costa (1:07.38) and Evan Yoo (55.04) securing victories. The men from Cal Poly earned the most points from the event as Alex Power and Jaxon Bruzgul claimed second and third respectively, completing an all-Mustang podium.

Butler swam the 50 Free in under 21 seconds (20.71) to lead the event and secure a win. Finn Schlamp (21.48) and Nick Elliott (21.51) also garnered points with third and fourth-place finishes.

Summer Cheng delivered a solid performance in the 100 Free (54.90), earning second place in the event while Jonathan Butler matched her second-place finish for the men (46.57).

Sam Seybold led the 200 Back (1:52.07) as Cal Poly swept the entire top four spots in the event, with Scott Iannaccone (1:54.63), Huston (1:54.93), and Lucas Meneghetti (1:58.03) finishing second through fourth.

Claiming his second race victory of the day, Yoo won the 200 Breast (1:59.87) by over seven seconds. For the women, Neitzel recorded a time of (2:24.91).

Gomez’s time of 100 Fly (57.91) not only secured her a race victory, but also came close to breaking into the program’s top-5 record list.

Yoo achieved a trio of victories during the concluding individual events of the day, taking the 100 IM (1:50.35) by over five seconds, further solidifying a team victory for the men. To conclude the day, Cal Poly swept the 400 Free Relay with Olivia Sundgren, Gomez, Neitzel, and Taylor Lyon (3:40.96) for the women, and the men’s team consisting of Butler, Lucas Crother-Collado, Finn Schlamp, and Drew Huston (3:03.79).

The Mustangs are now looking ahead to their final home meet of the season as they prepare to host UC Santa Cruz for senior day next Friday.