Utes Open Season with No.'s 1 and 2

Tuesday, October 9

Stanford, CA

3:00 PM

University of Utah

Stanford

10/8/2018 10:58 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Utah at Stanford Tuesday and at Cal Wednesday

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Swimming and Diving starts the season with a gauntlet of events. The 2018-19 campaign begins with a meet at No. 1 Stanford on Tuesday and continues with a trip down the road to No. 2 Cal on Wednesday.

UTES AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jordan Anderson took part in the 400 IM and 200 fly at last year's NCAA Championships. She shattered her own school record, winning the "B" final of the 400 IM during the 2018 Pac-12 Championships with a time of 4:08.31. She ranks third all-time in the 200 fly at Utah with a time of 1:58.16 at the 2017 Pac-12 Championships.

UTES ROLL AT BYU RELAYS
Utah Swimming and Diving geared up for the regular season with a convincing display at the BYU Relays on Sept. 21. The Utes captured 12 of 15 events in their only exhibition meet.

In her first collegiate action, freshman Aryanna Fernandes was part of four winning relays. She anchored the 400 free relay unit of Ianire Casarin, Rebecca Zeiger and Gillian St. John (3:28.59) and closed the night with Darby Wayner, Rebecca Zeiger and Jordan Anderson in the 400 IM relay (3:55.16). St. John, Reimer, Casarin and Sarah Lott topped the 500 crescendo relay in 4:29.51.

LAST MEET-ING
In her first collegiate meet, Sara McClendon won 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 against the Golden Bears. Another newcomer, 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, Ianire Casarin and St. John helped capture the event with a time of 3:28.08.

Gillian St. John, Claire Jackson and Kenzie Ford earned a win in the 200 free relay with a final time of 1:34.85 against Stanford.

UTES IN THE CLASSROOM
Utah had a 3.46 grade point average during the spring semester after recording a 3.49 GPA in the fall, its highest mark since 2010. The Utes have earned a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team award for 11 straight semesters.

Sarah Lott was recognized for a second-straight season by the CSCAA while Clare Greenlow, Sara McClendon, Genny Robertson, Emma Ruchala and Gillian St. John earned academic honors for a first time.

UTAH NAMES POOL AFTER DON REDDISH
Utah Athletics honored one of its pillars prior to the season as the pool at Ute Natatorium was dedicated to former coach Don Reddish.

During his 37 years at the helm of the program, Reddish captured 19 conference titles and was president of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. Compiling a dual-meet record of 267-84-6 (.701), Reddish coached championship teams in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

His influence, still felt today, is evident at Ute Natatorium, a building he literally laid the groundwork for 50 years ago. His name is also on the award given to the athletic department's most outstanding coach in sports other than football, basketball and gymnastics.

Reddish's coaching career began by accident. Following a stint in the service during World War II, he had remaining college credits to finish. The athletic director at the time, Ike Armstrong, called to offer a position in the department finding jobs around campus for football players during the era prior to scholarships.

Reddish took the part-time job and never looked back. With the exception of two years he served in the Korean War, he coached the Utes until his retirement at the age of 68 in 1990.