Utes Win Deseret First Duel Over BYU

Saturday, January 27

Salt Lake City, UT

11:00 AM

University of Utah

210

Brigham Young

1/27/2018 4:16 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Utah takes competition for fifth time in six years

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Swimming and Diving swept BYU for the fifth time in six years with a pair of resounding victories at Ute Natatorium this afternoon.

"I could not be more proud," head coach Joe Dykstra said. "We had a big week of training and we were a little tired heading into today but we showed a great competitive spirit and won the fight."

Women – Utah 210, BYU, 90
The Utes dominated the Cougars behind multiple wins from Jordan Anderson, Dorien Butter and Genny Robertson.

Butter started things off by winning the 200 free (1:51.09) and added a victory in the 100 free (51.61). Anderson was the big winner with three top results in the 200 back (2:05.78), 200 IM (2:07.65) and 200 fly (2:05.02).

Robertson won the 100 breast (1:04.23), 200 breast (2:19.38) and swam the second leg of the victorious 200 medley relay. Robertson teamed with Emma Broome, Gillian St. John and Jenna Marsh to win the event with a time of 1:43.84.

Broome also won the 100 fly (57.97) and was second in the 100 back, while St. John won the 50 free (24.01) and was second in the 100. Marsh also picked up a fourth-place finish in the 100 breast.

Other individual winners for Utah included Sara McClendon in the 1000 free (10:25.85), Mandy Gebhart in the 500 free (5:06.98) and Emma Ruchala in the three-meter dive (291.68).

Men – Utah 210, BYU 89
Paul Ungur was the top Ute in the pool this afternoon, winning the 100 fly (49.55) and 100 back (47.47), while also swimming the lead lap on the victorious 200 medley and 400 free relays.

He was one of four Utes to win multiple events against BYU. Jack Burton, who was also in the 200 medley relay, also won the 100 breast (56.37) and 200 breast (2:06.25). Rahiti De Vos win the 200 free (1:40.43) and 500 free (4:38.77) while Daniel McArthur captured the 200 back (1:51.54) and 200 IM (1:53.26) after taking second in 100 back.

Ben Scott and Rodolfo Moreira also competed in the 200 medley relay and won individual events. Scott took the 200 fly in 1:50.28 and Moreira was the winner in the 50 free with a time of 20.91.

Liam O'Haimhirgin, Felix Chiun and Austin Phillips were all involved in the winning 400 free relay group with O'Haimhirgin also taking the 100 free in 45.66 and second in the 50 free. Phillips was also the runner-up in the 200 back and third in the 100 back while Chiun took second in the 100 free.

The other two winners for Utah today were Matteo Sogne in the 1000 free (9:36.55) and Nathan Makarewicz in the one-meter diving event (342.00).

Senior Days are quickly approaching with the women hosting Washington State on Sat., Feb 10 at 11 a.m. and the men welcoming USC on Sat., Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.