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Men's Swimming & Diving
at SMU Invitational
The University of Utah Athletics
Friday, October 20
Salt Lake City, Utah
2:00 PM
University of Utah
vs
Stanford
Utah Hosts No. 1/3 Stanford Friday
10/16/2017 4:56 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Swimming and Diving will host Stanford this Friday, Oct. 20th, at the Ute Natatorium, with competition set to begin at 2:00 p.m. The Cardinal women's team is ranked No. 1 in the nation, while the men's team is No. 3 in the country.
"Our early season schedule certainly does not get any easier with Stanford coming to campus," said head coach Joe Dykstra. "Our hope is to build off what we did against Cal and compete toe-to-toe with top-notch opposition. These early season tests against national title contenders will help us to be highly competitive at the big meets that count at the end of the year.
Both ourselves and Stanford will be without some of our top swimmers as they get set to compete with the Pac-12 All Stars vs the US National Team on Saturday, so that will really give some other people a chance to step up into bigger roles."
These teams last met wo seasons ago as Paul Ungur was able to take the 100 back and jack Burton placed second in the 200 breast. On the women's side Darby Wayner placed second in the 100 fly as both Gillian St. John and Dorien Butter earned top-five finishes in the 50 free.
UTAH WOMEN
The women's squad took on No. 2 Cal last week, falling to the Golden Bears with a final score of 114-186.
Sara McClendon, in her first ever collegiate meet, was able to win the 1000 free touching in at 10:13.16, with classmate Mandy Gebhart following in second with a time of 10:23.22. McClendon also captured the 500 free with a time of 5:00.36, tallying wins in two different events.
Another freshman, Emma Broome was able to get a victory for the Utes in the 100 back, finishing with a time of 56.36.
Utah closed the meet with a win in the 400 free relay. Broome and transfer Ianire Casarin teamed with returnees Dorien Butter and Gillian St. John to capture the event with a time of 3:28.08.
UTAH MEN
Over the weekend, the Utah men's swimming and diving team hosted No. 1 ranked Cal, falling short to the Golden Bears with a final score of 111.5-188.5.
Senior diver Nathan Makarewicz was able to take first in two separate events, finishing with a final score of 336.83 in the 1-meter dive, and a score of 329.03 in the 3-meter dive.
In the pool, Paul Ungur got things started for Utah, winning the 100 back with a time of 47.83.
Freshman Felix Chiun also placed second in a competitive 100 free, clocking in at 45.38. Daniel McArthur was also able to complete a second-place finish in the 200 IM, finishing in 1:53.56.
The final win of the day came for the Utes came in the 500 free, as Brandon Shreeve clocked in with a final time of 4:34.88.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Last season, the Stanford women's swimming and diving team was able to win its first NCAA Championship since 1998, and claimed the program's 10th national championship (9th NCAA title) – which is more than any other program. Stanford had 13 different All-Americans combine for 47 All-America honors, while also earning their 37th straight top-eight finish.
The men successfully defended their Pac-12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championship while finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships to wrap up its 2016-17 campaign. Fifteen Cardinal swimmers and divers earned All-America honors, and 18 were named to the Pac-12's All-Academic team, the most of any program.
"Our early season schedule certainly does not get any easier with Stanford coming to campus," said head coach Joe Dykstra. "Our hope is to build off what we did against Cal and compete toe-to-toe with top-notch opposition. These early season tests against national title contenders will help us to be highly competitive at the big meets that count at the end of the year.
Both ourselves and Stanford will be without some of our top swimmers as they get set to compete with the Pac-12 All Stars vs the US National Team on Saturday, so that will really give some other people a chance to step up into bigger roles."
These teams last met wo seasons ago as Paul Ungur was able to take the 100 back and jack Burton placed second in the 200 breast. On the women's side Darby Wayner placed second in the 100 fly as both Gillian St. John and Dorien Butter earned top-five finishes in the 50 free.
UTAH WOMEN
The women's squad took on No. 2 Cal last week, falling to the Golden Bears with a final score of 114-186.
Sara McClendon, in her first ever collegiate meet, was able to win the 1000 free touching in at 10:13.16, with classmate Mandy Gebhart following in second with a time of 10:23.22. McClendon also captured the 500 free with a time of 5:00.36, tallying wins in two different events.
Another freshman, Emma Broome was able to get a victory for the Utes in the 100 back, finishing with a time of 56.36.
Utah closed the meet with a win in the 400 free relay. Broome and transfer Ianire Casarin teamed with returnees Dorien Butter and Gillian St. John to capture the event with a time of 3:28.08.
UTAH MEN
Over the weekend, the Utah men's swimming and diving team hosted No. 1 ranked Cal, falling short to the Golden Bears with a final score of 111.5-188.5.
Senior diver Nathan Makarewicz was able to take first in two separate events, finishing with a final score of 336.83 in the 1-meter dive, and a score of 329.03 in the 3-meter dive.
In the pool, Paul Ungur got things started for Utah, winning the 100 back with a time of 47.83.
Freshman Felix Chiun also placed second in a competitive 100 free, clocking in at 45.38. Daniel McArthur was also able to complete a second-place finish in the 200 IM, finishing in 1:53.56.
The final win of the day came for the Utes came in the 500 free, as Brandon Shreeve clocked in with a final time of 4:34.88.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Last season, the Stanford women's swimming and diving team was able to win its first NCAA Championship since 1998, and claimed the program's 10th national championship (9th NCAA title) – which is more than any other program. Stanford had 13 different All-Americans combine for 47 All-America honors, while also earning their 37th straight top-eight finish.
The men successfully defended their Pac-12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championship while finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships to wrap up its 2016-17 campaign. Fifteen Cardinal swimmers and divers earned All-America honors, and 18 were named to the Pac-12's All-Academic team, the most of any program.
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