Bears Take Commanding Lead At Triton Invitational

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Cal wins 4 occasions on day 1

MSWIM10/10/2025 5:17 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal Wins 4 Events On Day 1

LA JOLLA – The No. 4 males’s swimming & diving crew opened the 2025-26 marketing campaign with a dominating efficiency on the primary day of the Triton Invitational, hosted by UC San Diego, on Friday at Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla.
 
The Golden Bears totaled 4 wins by six occasions, scoring 580 factors, to steer all groups after the primary day of the meet.
 
Cal started the day with a first-place end within the 200-yard medley relay with the B-lineup of fifth-year Evan Petty, senior Luca Pusateri Gissendaner, sophomore August Vetsch and sophomore Nans Mazellier. The D-quartet of senior Tommy Roder, sophomore Zachary Tan, freshman Matteo Palmisani and junior Nikolas Antoniou adopted behind to say second.
 
The Bears crammed the top-five spots within the 500-yard freestyle, led by freshman Ryan Erisman who secured his first collegiate first-place end after touching in a time of 4:15.50. Freshman Norvy Clontz made his school debut to take second (4.21.52) whereas junior Keaton Jones (4:25.80), sophomore Freddy Klein (4:27.02) and freshman Julien Rousseau (4:27.85) completed third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
 
In the 100-yard backstroke, Sophomore Lucca Battaglini secured his first particular person first-place end after touching first in a time of 48.21. Roder (48.73) and Petty (48.75) rounded out the top-three spots.
 
The Bears had 4 swimmers positioned inside the top-five within the 200-yard particular person medley, led by reigning ACC Freshman of the Year, Yamato Okadome, who took second with a personal-best time of 1:47.59. Tan (1:48.26), freshman Kenny Barnicle (1:48.76) and freshman Caiden Bowers (1:49.13) adopted to take third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
 
Mazellier completed second within the 50-yard freestyle after clocking a time of 19.99. Freshman Casper Puggaard secured his first collegiate victory within the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 1:43.90. Vetsch (1:46.05) and Palmisani (1:46.74) adopted to take second and third place, respectively.
 
Standings by six occasions:

1. Cal (580)
2. Hawaii (278.5)
3. Santa Barbara (256.5)
4. San Diego (241)

NEXT UP
Cal will wrap issues up on the Triton Invitation on Saturday morning, starting at 10 a.m. PT, at Canyonview Aquatic Center. Coverage can be accessible on Meet Mobile.
 
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