Saturday, October 8
Santa Barbara, CA
4 P.M.
at
UCSB
Photo by: Eyasu Betwos
Mustangs Grab Five Victories in Dual with UCSB
10/8/2022 11:00:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Junior Kieran McNulty secured two individual victories and three other Mustangs grabbed first-place finishes as the Cal Poly men's and women's swimming teams took on rival UC Santa Barbara on Saturday in their first dual of the season.
McNulty captured first in the men's 500-yard (4:34.26) and 1000-yard freestyle (9:20.77), two events he currently holds the school record in. He also finished fourth in the 100 free with a personal-best time of 46.66.
Freshman Courtney Cross and senior Samantha Rankin earned individual victories on the women's side in the 200 free (1:53.21) and 200 individual medley (2:11.67) respectively. Cross also placed second in the 500 free and third in the 100 free.
Ryan Trichler, a junior transfer from Ohio State, placed first in the men's 200 IM (1:56.27).
The Mustang men fell to the Gauchos 186-105 and the women lost 192-99 to UCSB.
"Courtney and Kieran stepped up in a big way once again swimming a full complement of events and achieving individual wins tonight," head coach Phil Yoshida said. "We made some progress from a week ago, but still have a long way to go."
Other highlights for the men included senior Brian Wong grabbing second in the 200 butterfly, junior Sean Keegan earning second in the 200 backstroke and freshmen Alex Seybold and Cole Groom finishing second and third respectively in the 200 IM. The men's 400 free relay team, made up of freshman Nick Elliott, sophomore Evan O'Connell, McNulty and Keegan, also placed second.
Sophomore Taylor Lyon had a strong showing in the women's 200 fly to earn second, while freshmen Katie Treacy and Melia Costa (pictured above) secured second and third in the 200 IM.
"A few of our veterans made their season debuts and showed some good intensity," Yoshida said. "As we continue our fall schedule, we head into a pivotal part of the season where we are balancing academics, six weeks of back-to-back competitions, and tough training both in the weight room and in the pool. The challenge is real, and I'm excited to see who will step up."
Cal Poly swimming and diving travels to CSU Bakersfield on Oct. 14-15 to compete in the CSUB Sprint Invitational and the Roadrunner Invitational.
McNulty captured first in the men's 500-yard (4:34.26) and 1000-yard freestyle (9:20.77), two events he currently holds the school record in. He also finished fourth in the 100 free with a personal-best time of 46.66.
Freshman Courtney Cross and senior Samantha Rankin earned individual victories on the women's side in the 200 free (1:53.21) and 200 individual medley (2:11.67) respectively. Cross also placed second in the 500 free and third in the 100 free.
Ryan Trichler, a junior transfer from Ohio State, placed first in the men's 200 IM (1:56.27).
The Mustang men fell to the Gauchos 186-105 and the women lost 192-99 to UCSB.
"Courtney and Kieran stepped up in a big way once again swimming a full complement of events and achieving individual wins tonight," head coach Phil Yoshida said. "We made some progress from a week ago, but still have a long way to go."
Other highlights for the men included senior Brian Wong grabbing second in the 200 butterfly, junior Sean Keegan earning second in the 200 backstroke and freshmen Alex Seybold and Cole Groom finishing second and third respectively in the 200 IM. The men's 400 free relay team, made up of freshman Nick Elliott, sophomore Evan O'Connell, McNulty and Keegan, also placed second.
Sophomore Taylor Lyon had a strong showing in the women's 200 fly to earn second, while freshmen Katie Treacy and Melia Costa (pictured above) secured second and third in the 200 IM.
"A few of our veterans made their season debuts and showed some good intensity," Yoshida said. "As we continue our fall schedule, we head into a pivotal part of the season where we are balancing academics, six weeks of back-to-back competitions, and tough training both in the weight room and in the pool. The challenge is real, and I'm excited to see who will step up."
Cal Poly swimming and diving travels to CSU Bakersfield on Oct. 14-15 to compete in the CSUB Sprint Invitational and the Roadrunner Invitational.
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