UMass swim and dive secures a win over Bryant – Massachusetts Each day Collegian

The Massachusetts swim and dive staff returned to the pool with a win over Bryant within the first meet of the brand new yr at house on Tuesday afternoon. The Minutemen (2-2) gained 206-75 in opposition to the Bulldog males (2-4), and the Minutewomen (4-1) gained 181-119 over the Bulldog ladies (5-2).

Sammy Quigg completed first within the 200-yard free, in addition to within the 100-yard freestyle, displaying energy in multiple occasion. Cole Brooks and Chase Keeler secured first and second place, respectively, within the 100-yard backstroke. Freshman Miles Smyczek confirmed up and gained the 1000-yard freestyle proper at first of the competitors.  Junior Aydin Erkan took it house in a detailed 200-yard butterfly.

“[We were] definitely led by senior Sammy Quigg … and Chase Keeler also stepped up pretty good,” males’s head coach Sean Clark mentioned. “We were down a couple guys today, so we really needed some versatility.”

Hudson Bawduniak additionally contributed considerably, ending first in two of his particular person occasions, in addition to within the 200-yard medley relay he was part of.

“[Bawduniak], also as a freshman, [was] faster today than he was at the Terrier Invitational, so we are really excited for him,” Clark mentioned.

The swims on the ladies’s facet didn’t disappoint, with a lot of shut finishes and combating until the tip. UMass’ personal Lindsay Burbage put up a tricky battle with Bryant’s Jocie Niemcyzk within the 200-yard breaststroke that was neck and neck virtually the entire method to the contact pads. Burbage eked out the first-place end, beating Niemczyk by a tenth of a second.

Burbage additionally took the gold within the 100-yard breaststroke, with freshman Kate Baranova taking second place within the 100-yard breaststroke. Niemcyzk completed behind the 2 Minutewomen by simply 0.13 of a second. UMass impressed and took house first and second place finishes within the relays, alongside gold and silver within the 200-yard freestyle.

Sophomore Maria Grishaeva held off the Bulldogs and secured first place within the 100-yard backstroke. Courtney Tedesco took first within the 50-yard freestyle, lower than a second forward of the Bulldogs’ second-place finisher, Marcella Figueroa.

“I’ve got my freshmen who are doing great things,” ladies’s head coach Maiya Otsuka mentioned. “And then my sprinters are starting to come around, too, so [Tedesco] won the 50-yard freestyle sub 24 seconds, which is always great, and then proved herself in the relays by going just as fast.”

Alex Kreidler and Carson Harrington dominated the lads’s boards in each the one-meter and three-meter, taking first and second place in each, respectively. Kreidler scored 358.50 factors within the one-meter and 367.73 factors within the three-meter. Harrington scored 316.50 factors within the one-meter and 344.63 factors within the three-meter.

The ladies stood their floor on the boards with scores that have been decrease than regular, however there was sufficient of a battle to push previous Bryant. Danielle Guerin impressed with a first-place end within the three-meter and the one-meter. Guerin scored lower than her entry rating within the one-meter dive, however the sophomore nonetheless managed a first-place end, outscoring Bryant by virtually 20 factors.

“[Guerin] won both boards and got her zone cut in one of them,” Otsuka mentioned. “We kind of struggled at the beginning of the year, [so] to see her really grow and come back to where we know she can be is very exciting.”

Khrystyna Yaremyn scored 273.30 factors and Shreeya Sinha scored 234.53 factors within the three-meter, securing them third and fourth place, respectively, whereas holding off the remainder of the Bulldogs.

“We swam well,” Clark mentioned. “We were hungry for it, and the guys really responded to the challenge.”

The Minutewomen return to the pool on Jan. 10 in Storrs, Conn., for a twin meet in opposition to UConn. Both the lads’s and ladies’s groups might be on the highway in New Hampshire on the Tate Ramsden Invitational between Friday, Jan.16, and Saturday, Jan. 17.

Olivia Thibodeaux could be reached at [email protected].