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Utah Swimming & Diving Prepares for Deseret First Duel
1/23/2019 11:53 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah hosts BYU in the 2019 installment of the Deseret First Duel. The Utes and Cougars will commence with diving competition on Friday at 6 p.m. while swimming will start at 11 a.m. the following morning. There will also be swimming on Friday afternoon against the College of Idaho, slated to start at 4 p.m.
Deseret First Duel
This weekend's matchup between Utah and BYU will be part of the 2018-19 Deseret First Duel rivalry series. This is the 12th year of the rivalry series that includes each sport where Utah and BYU compete head-to-head during regular-season play.
The Deseret First Duel uses a system that awards points to the winner of each competition. A team trophy will be awarded to the individual winner in each sport. Points won by the individual sports will count toward each school's overall total. A granite traveling trophy is awarded to the overall series champion each year.
Utah won last season's competition, has captured it five of the last six years but trails this season 12-11 with six points on the line this weekend. The school that wins the head-to-head competition in each sport is also awarded $1,000 by Deseret First Credit Union for its student-athlete scholarship fund. The university that wins the most sports at the end of the season will receive an additional $5,000 from Deseret First for its athletic scholarship fund
Last Time Out
This will be the first dual meet for Utah since November 2 but the Utes performed extremely well at the Minnesota Swimming Invitational, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1.
Utah set three records on the first day in Minneapolis. It started with Daniel McArthur breaking his own mark from the 2017 Pac-12 Championships by winning the 200 IM in 1:44.68. Jordan Anderson snapped a standard that stood since 2009, with a 1:58.87 in the same event. The 200 free relay of Clay Stoddard, Rodolfo Moreira, Felix Chiun and Austin Phillips set a new Utah mark, winning the event in 1:17.36 and qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
On day two, Emma Lawless, Genny Robertson, Aryanna Fernandes and Gillian St. John swam the 200 medley event in 1:36.55 to set a new Utah record while McArthur, Andrew Britton, Stoddard and Moreira did the same for the men in 1:24.39. Britton set a new mark in the 100 breast during the evening's finals with a NCAA "B" cut time of 53.30.
The final day saw Utah dominate the 200 back events with Sarah Lott and McArthur leading the way with their respective school records. To close a fantastic weekend of swimming, the men's 400 free relay of Chiun, Moreira, Stoddard and Austin Phillips set a new Utah mark of 2:53.60.
Beating BYU
Last season, the Utes dominated the Cougars. The women's team received multiple wins from Jordan Anderson, Dorien Butter and Genny Robertson while Emma Broome won the 100 fly and Gillian St. John won the 50 free (24.01). 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).
Paul Ungur was the top Ute in the pool for the men, 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. Jack Burton, who was also in the 200 medley relay, won the 100 breast (56.37) and 200 breast (2:06.25). Rahiti De Vos captured 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).
Ben Scott and Rodolfo Moreira also competed in the 200 medley relay and won individual events. 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. Two more Utah winners were Matteo Sogne in the 1000 free (9:36.55) and Nathan Makarewicz in the one-meter diving event (342.00).
Senior Day
The Utes will honor its senior student-athletes on the men's swimming and diving team along with a pair of women's divers on Saturday. Makenzie Caufield, Madison Cock, Fernando Cervantes, Daniel McArthur, Daniel Theriault, Austin Phillips, Chris Taber make up the senior contingent.
Swimming and Diving Captures CSCAA Academic Awards
The College Swimming Coaches Association of America honored both Utah Swimming and Diving squads as Scholar All-America Teams.
The Utah women had a 3.19 grade point average during the fall to earn its 12th-straight CSCAA team academic award. The men's team had a 3.23 GPA during the fall, its best total for a semester since spring '15. It has earned a CSCAA award 11 of the last 12 semesters.
Looking Ahead
The diving team heads to Colorado Springs for the Air Force Diving Invitational on Feb. 1-2 while the women's swimmers are back on Feb. 9 for Senior Day vs. Oregon State. The men's team concludes its season on Feb. 23 at USC
Deseret First Duel
This weekend's matchup between Utah and BYU will be part of the 2018-19 Deseret First Duel rivalry series. This is the 12th year of the rivalry series that includes each sport where Utah and BYU compete head-to-head during regular-season play.
The Deseret First Duel uses a system that awards points to the winner of each competition. A team trophy will be awarded to the individual winner in each sport. Points won by the individual sports will count toward each school's overall total. A granite traveling trophy is awarded to the overall series champion each year.
Utah won last season's competition, has captured it five of the last six years but trails this season 12-11 with six points on the line this weekend. The school that wins the head-to-head competition in each sport is also awarded $1,000 by Deseret First Credit Union for its student-athlete scholarship fund. The university that wins the most sports at the end of the season will receive an additional $5,000 from Deseret First for its athletic scholarship fund
Last Time Out
This will be the first dual meet for Utah since November 2 but the Utes performed extremely well at the Minnesota Swimming Invitational, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1.
Utah set three records on the first day in Minneapolis. It started with Daniel McArthur breaking his own mark from the 2017 Pac-12 Championships by winning the 200 IM in 1:44.68. Jordan Anderson snapped a standard that stood since 2009, with a 1:58.87 in the same event. The 200 free relay of Clay Stoddard, Rodolfo Moreira, Felix Chiun and Austin Phillips set a new Utah mark, winning the event in 1:17.36 and qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
On day two, Emma Lawless, Genny Robertson, Aryanna Fernandes and Gillian St. John swam the 200 medley event in 1:36.55 to set a new Utah record while McArthur, Andrew Britton, Stoddard and Moreira did the same for the men in 1:24.39. Britton set a new mark in the 100 breast during the evening's finals with a NCAA "B" cut time of 53.30.
The final day saw Utah dominate the 200 back events with Sarah Lott and McArthur leading the way with their respective school records. To close a fantastic weekend of swimming, the men's 400 free relay of Chiun, Moreira, Stoddard and Austin Phillips set a new Utah mark of 2:53.60.
Beating BYU
Last season, the Utes dominated the Cougars. The women's team received multiple wins from Jordan Anderson, Dorien Butter and Genny Robertson while Emma Broome won the 100 fly and Gillian St. John won the 50 free (24.01). 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).
Paul Ungur was the top Ute in the pool for the men, 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. Jack Burton, who was also in the 200 medley relay, won the 100 breast (56.37) and 200 breast (2:06.25). Rahiti De Vos captured 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).
Ben Scott and Rodolfo Moreira also competed in the 200 medley relay and won individual events. 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. Two more Utah winners were Matteo Sogne in the 1000 free (9:36.55) and Nathan Makarewicz in the one-meter diving event (342.00).
Senior Day
The Utes will honor its senior student-athletes on the men's swimming and diving team along with a pair of women's divers on Saturday. Makenzie Caufield, Madison Cock, Fernando Cervantes, Daniel McArthur, Daniel Theriault, Austin Phillips, Chris Taber make up the senior contingent.
Swimming and Diving Captures CSCAA Academic Awards
The College Swimming Coaches Association of America honored both Utah Swimming and Diving squads as Scholar All-America Teams.
The Utah women had a 3.19 grade point average during the fall to earn its 12th-straight CSCAA team academic award. The men's team had a 3.23 GPA during the fall, its best total for a semester since spring '15. It has earned a CSCAA award 11 of the last 12 semesters.
Looking Ahead
The diving team heads to Colorado Springs for the Air Force Diving Invitational on Feb. 1-2 while the women's swimmers are back on Feb. 9 for Senior Day vs. Oregon State. The men's team concludes its season on Feb. 23 at USC
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