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Sept. 22, 2015
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SALT LAKE CITY- The University of Utah swimming and diving team will host rival BYU this Saturday, Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. MT. inside the Ute Natatorium. All events will be non-scored exhibition.
This meet will not count towards the annual Deseret Duel, with the meet in Provo on Jan. 23, 2016 counting toward the tabulation.
The Utes welcome 16 freshman to the squad this year; 11 women and 6 men.
"We are so excited to get this season underway and to see the swimmers and divers compete in a very fun format," said Utah head coach Joe Dykstra. "The meet is a non-scored exhibition but anytime we face BYU, our team wants to perform well. With all relays and synchronized diving, this should be about the most fun meet format for spectators we ever do."
The one-meter and three-meter event will be combined. The divers will also have a chance to take to the pool and compete in the 50 free.
The Ute men take a break from competition, while the Ute women will compete next weekend when they host USC on Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. MT.
MEN'S SQUAD TAKES 22ND AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Utah men's swim & dive team capped off its 2014-15 season with a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Iowa City, Iowa. The Utes scored a school-record 40.5 points in the NCAA Championship meet and the 22nd-place finish is Utah's third-highest finish in school history, as well.
Utah opened the NCAA Championships with three All-Americans on Day One, as Bence Kiraly (Szeged, Hungary) touched in 12th-place of the 500 free with a time of 4:13.83 on the swimming side.
In diving, Jacob Crayne (Sacramento, Calif.) finished in 14th-place in the one-meter with a final score of 355.80 points.
Kiraly would later earn First Team All-American honors, finishing in fourth-place in the 1650 free with a time of 14:41.86.
Kiraly became the first Ute to place in the top-eight at the NCAA Championships since Sterling Richards placed fifth in the one-meter in 2006. It marked the first time in more than 20 years that a Utah athlete has finished in the top-eight in a swimming event.
WOMEN'S TEAM SENDS THREE TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Utah women's swim & dive team sent three student-athletes to the NCAA Championships in Greensboro, N.C.
On the swimming side, Stina Colleou(Oslo, Norway) took 40th-place in the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.21 and 26th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:10.82.
UTAH DIVERS COMPETE AT NCAA ZONE E CHAMPIONSHIPS
Utah qualified two divers to the NCAA Championships following the NCAA Zone E Championships.
On the men's side, Jacob Crayne placed third in the three-meter with a total score of 781.30 points (392.05 prelims/389.25 finals) and a fifth-place finish in the one-meter with a total score of 706.25 points (337.15 prelims/369.10 finals).
Crayne finished 13th overall in the men's platform with a total of 604.20 points (308.30 prelims/295.90 finals), while Lauren Hall (Pleasanton, Calif.) finished 25th in the one-meter (254.60 points) and 26th in the three-meter (266.70 points). Amanda Casillas (Orange, Calif.) finished 11th in the platform with 473.50 total points (229.35 prelims/244.15 finals), 23rd in the one-meter (256.85 points) and 31st in the three-meter (250.70 points).
MEN'S SQUAD PLAES SIXTH AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Utah men's swim & dive team placed sixth overall at the Pac-12 Men's Championships with a combined score of 283 points.
Bence Kiraly tallied a pair of top-eight finishes, taking third in the 500 free with a time of 4:14.67 and fifth in the 1650 free with a time of 15:01.05.
Jacob Crayne had a pair of top-eight finishes, as well, finishing third overall in the one-meter with a score of 383.75 in the finals and fourth overall in the three-meter with a finals score of 438.95 points in the event.
Overall, the Utah men's team had 48 top-24 finishes with athletes swimming in either an A, B or C Final.
WOMEN'S SQUAD FINISHES SIXTH AT PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Utah women's swim & dive team finished in sixth-place at the Pac-12 Championships, tallying a total of 652 points.
The women's squad had 30 top-24 finishes with athletes swimming in the A, B or C finals.
Stina Colleou led the way for the Utes with a sixth-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 2:10.61 and an eighth-place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.31.
Maddie Meisel (Long Beach, Calif.) finished seventh overall in the 1650 free with a time of 16:31.41.
Amanda Casillas posted a top-10 finish, taking 10th in the one-meter dive with 271.40 points.
MEN'S TEAM POSTS 9-1 RECORD IN REGULAR-SEASON
The men's swim & dive team went 9-1 overall in the 2014-15 season, which included a 2-1 record in Pac-12 duel meets. Utah won its first nine duel meets, with its only loss coming in the regular-season finale against USC.
Utah opened the season with wins over Air Force, BYU and Colorado Mesa in the Intermountain Shootout, then claimed a victory at UNLV to go along with its second-straight win over Arizona in Las Vegas.
The Utes won its first home meet of the season, downing Colorado Mesa for a second time on the season and then went on to win another Pac-12 meet at Arizona State. Utah picked up home wins against Denver and BYU before falling to USC in the final meet.
WOMEN'S SQUAD GOES 6-7 IN REGULAR-SEASON
The women's swim & dive team posted a regular-season record of 6-7 overall and 1-5 in Pac-12 duel meets.
The Utes opened with a loss to Stanford at home before picking up wins against Colorado Mesa and BYU at the Intermountain Shootout. Utah then fell to Boise State on the road before splitting with UNLV (W) and Arizona (L) in Las Vegas.
Utah dropped back-to-back Pac-12 meets to California at home and Arizona State on the road before falling to Denver in Salt Lake City. The Utes snapped the losing skid with back-to-back wins against Oregon State and BYU at home, but then fell to Washington State in Pullman, Wash. Utah closed out the regular-season on a good note, though, with a win on the road at Idaho.
UTES SET TEN NEW SCHOOL RECORDS in 2014-15
The Utah swim & dive team combined to set 10 new school records during the 2014-15 season, with the women's squad setting a pair of records and the men's team recording eight different new records.
On the women's side, the 200 medley relay team that included returnees Shayla Archer (Bainbridge Island,Wash.) and Stina Colleou, set a new record with a time of 1:39.36, which also came at the Pac-12 Championships.
Bence Kiraly recorded three new school records this past season, setting new marks in the 500 free (4:13.83), 1000 free (8:54.11) and 1650 free (14:41.86), which all came at the NCAA Championships. Also on the men's side, Jack Burton (Ringwood, England) broke the school record in the 200 breast with a time of 1:56.37 at the Pac-12 Championships.
Jacob Crayne broke a 10-year record in the three-meter, scoring 438.95 points at the Pac-12 Championships, while the 200 medley relay team of Brandon Deckard (Bend, Ore.), Burton, Fernandes and Soedel set a new mark with a time of 1:27.18, which also came at the Pac-12 Championships.
COACH DYKSTRA ON WHAT HE CAN TAKE FROM 2014-15 INTO 2015-16
"Experience. We have so many athletes that have the talent to swim at this level, they just have never done it before. You have to get over the nerves and you have to build the confidence to train at this kind of level and sometimes it means just getting a year under your belt to figure that out. That big group of freshmen that we have, has that experience now and we expect big things from them moving forward."
COACH DYKSTRA ON SOME OF THIS YEAR'S KEY RETURNERS
"On the men's side, Bence will be someone that we lean on heavily. Kristian Kron, who had some injury issues this past season, we expect him to be back in form next season. I think our freshman distance swimmers [Jay] Bolinger, [Brandon] Shreeve and [Peter] Kotson are really going to step up after a year of experience. Jack Burton, who really had a break through end of the season, along with the group of breast-strokers will be key as well."
"On the women's side, Maryssa McArthur had a break through season this year and I think that will continue into next season. Maddie Meisel had a good freshman season, but we expect much better and bigger things from her next year. Stina Colleou is one of the most talented swimmers that we have and she is going to get back to her All-American form. It is really going to help that we have a couple of really good breast-strokers coming in and that will benefit everyone."
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