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Wong, Cross Win King and Queen of the Pool for Cal Poly
9/24/2021 2:33:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Cal Poly junior men's swimmer Brian Wong (pictured) and sophomore women's swimmer Katie Cross won the titles of 'King and Queen of the Pool' for the Mustangs at the annual Queen and King of the Pool pentathlon hosted with Cal Friday morning at Anderson Aquatic Center.
This is the first time Cross has won the title of 'Queen of the Pool' while it is the second time winning 'King of the Pool' for Wong after he won it as a freshman in 2019.
Cross finished the pentathlon with an overall time of 5:05.66, good for an overall finish of 22nd. She placed 15th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.48, 17th in the 100 IM with a time of 1:00.62, 22nd in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.37, 25th in the 100 free with a time of 54.95, and 35th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.24.
Wong finished with an overall time of 4:23.37, good for 15th place overall. That time also eclipsed his 2019 time of 4:29.62. He placed 10th in the 100 free with a time of 50.24, 14th in the 100 breast with a time of 59.20, 15th in the 100 back with a time of 51.86, 19th in the 100 IM with a time of 53.49, and 30th in the 100 free with a time of 48.58.
Some other notable swims included senior Gennady Sytnik's seventh place finish in the men's 100 back with a time of 50.07, junior Ryan Iannaccone's ninth place finish in the men's 100 free with a time of 46.66, sophomore Junie Leigh Carlos' 13th place finish in the women's back with a time of 59.27, and freshman Didi Djatej's 16th place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.03.
Cal, whose men's team finished second in the NCAA Championships and women's team finished fourth in the NCAA Championships last season, was paced by senior Hugo Gonzalez on the men's side and senior Isabel Ivey on the women's side. Both Gonzalez and Ivey finished first overall in the meet with times of 4:05.15 and 4:39.91.
Next up for Cal Poly is the annual Green vs. Gold meet on Friday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. from Anderson Aquatic Center.
This is the first time Cross has won the title of 'Queen of the Pool' while it is the second time winning 'King of the Pool' for Wong after he won it as a freshman in 2019.
Cross finished the pentathlon with an overall time of 5:05.66, good for an overall finish of 22nd. She placed 15th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.48, 17th in the 100 IM with a time of 1:00.62, 22nd in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.37, 25th in the 100 free with a time of 54.95, and 35th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:01.24.
Wong finished with an overall time of 4:23.37, good for 15th place overall. That time also eclipsed his 2019 time of 4:29.62. He placed 10th in the 100 free with a time of 50.24, 14th in the 100 breast with a time of 59.20, 15th in the 100 back with a time of 51.86, 19th in the 100 IM with a time of 53.49, and 30th in the 100 free with a time of 48.58.
Some other notable swims included senior Gennady Sytnik's seventh place finish in the men's 100 back with a time of 50.07, junior Ryan Iannaccone's ninth place finish in the men's 100 free with a time of 46.66, sophomore Junie Leigh Carlos' 13th place finish in the women's back with a time of 59.27, and freshman Didi Djatej's 16th place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:08.03.
Cal, whose men's team finished second in the NCAA Championships and women's team finished fourth in the NCAA Championships last season, was paced by senior Hugo Gonzalez on the men's side and senior Isabel Ivey on the women's side. Both Gonzalez and Ivey finished first overall in the meet with times of 4:05.15 and 4:39.91.
Next up for Cal Poly is the annual Green vs. Gold meet on Friday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. from Anderson Aquatic Center.
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