Saturday, November 5
Riverside, CA / Lancer Aquatics Center
2 P.M.
at
Cal Baptist & San Diego
Photo by: Eyasu Betwos
Mustangs Claim Seven Individual Victories in Duals at Cal Baptist
11/5/2022 9:00:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Seniors Kaia Anderson and Brian Wong each secured a pair of individual victories to highlight a strong showing by the Cal Poly swimming and diving program during duals Saturday at Cal Baptist.
The Mustang men battled the Lancers, while the women went head-to-head with San Diego and Cal Baptist. Overall, the Mustangs took home seven individual victories.
Head coach Phil Yoshida was pleased with what he saw from his swimmers in Riverside.
"There is no substitute for being aggressive," Yoshida said. "We are starting to see some real progress with attacking the races and responding to deficits to get back into races. We are starting our final preparations for the Utah Tech Invite in a couple weeks where we get to see how the team responds when suited up with some rest after six tough weeks of intense conditioning and lots of midterms."
Anderson grabbed first in the women's 400 individual medley (4:34.53) and 1650 free (17:33.90). Anderson also placed third in the 200 breaststroke. Sophomore Summer Cheng earned a win in the 100 butterfly (59.22) and swam the first leg on Cal Poly's second place 200 medley relay team, which also featured freshman Melia Costa, senior Sophie Jackson and senior Amy Harter.
Wong's victories came in the men's 100 fly (51.08) and 200 fly (1:51:04). Junior Ryan Trichler, who transferred from Ohio State over the summer, captured first in the 400 IM (4:03.60) and placed third in the 200 fly.
Freshman Nick Elliott earned his first individual win as a Mustang, grabbing first in the 500 free. Wong, junior Sean Keegan, sophomore Evan O'Connell and senior Ryan Iannaccone led Cal Poly's 200 free relay team to a victory.
Iannaccone also secured a pair of runner-up finishes in the 50 and 100 free, while Keegan placed second in the 200 back. Freshman Alex Seybold was second in the 200 breast and 400 IM, and freshman Cole Groom took third in the 100 fly and 400 IM.
Freshman Anthony Moskalenko brought home second in the 100 fly, junior Jimmy Butler placed third in the 1650 free and Elliott earned third in the 200 free. Senior Max Powell, the school record holder in the men's 1-meter and 3-meter dives, finished third in the 1-meter dive to round out some of the top performances for the Cal Poly men.
On the women's side, junior Kelly McDermott nabbed second in the 400 IM and third in the 200 back. Senior Jacqueline Samaniego, the school record holder in the women's 1-meter dive, took second in the 1-meter and third in the 3-meter.
Senior Samantha Rankin earned third in the 400 IM and Harter was third in the 400 IM. Jackson, Costa, Harter and freshman Courtney Cross teamed up to bring home second for the Mustangs in the 200 free relay.
The men fell to Cal Baptist 180-112, while the women lost 181-107 to the Lancers and 163-137 to San Diego.
Cal Poly heads to St. George, the site of the 2023 MPSF Swimming Championships, for the Utah Tech Invitational on Nov. 17-19.
The Mustang men battled the Lancers, while the women went head-to-head with San Diego and Cal Baptist. Overall, the Mustangs took home seven individual victories.
Head coach Phil Yoshida was pleased with what he saw from his swimmers in Riverside.
"There is no substitute for being aggressive," Yoshida said. "We are starting to see some real progress with attacking the races and responding to deficits to get back into races. We are starting our final preparations for the Utah Tech Invite in a couple weeks where we get to see how the team responds when suited up with some rest after six tough weeks of intense conditioning and lots of midterms."
Anderson grabbed first in the women's 400 individual medley (4:34.53) and 1650 free (17:33.90). Anderson also placed third in the 200 breaststroke. Sophomore Summer Cheng earned a win in the 100 butterfly (59.22) and swam the first leg on Cal Poly's second place 200 medley relay team, which also featured freshman Melia Costa, senior Sophie Jackson and senior Amy Harter.
Wong's victories came in the men's 100 fly (51.08) and 200 fly (1:51:04). Junior Ryan Trichler, who transferred from Ohio State over the summer, captured first in the 400 IM (4:03.60) and placed third in the 200 fly.
Freshman Nick Elliott earned his first individual win as a Mustang, grabbing first in the 500 free. Wong, junior Sean Keegan, sophomore Evan O'Connell and senior Ryan Iannaccone led Cal Poly's 200 free relay team to a victory.
Iannaccone also secured a pair of runner-up finishes in the 50 and 100 free, while Keegan placed second in the 200 back. Freshman Alex Seybold was second in the 200 breast and 400 IM, and freshman Cole Groom took third in the 100 fly and 400 IM.
Freshman Anthony Moskalenko brought home second in the 100 fly, junior Jimmy Butler placed third in the 1650 free and Elliott earned third in the 200 free. Senior Max Powell, the school record holder in the men's 1-meter and 3-meter dives, finished third in the 1-meter dive to round out some of the top performances for the Cal Poly men.
On the women's side, junior Kelly McDermott nabbed second in the 400 IM and third in the 200 back. Senior Jacqueline Samaniego, the school record holder in the women's 1-meter dive, took second in the 1-meter and third in the 3-meter.
Senior Samantha Rankin earned third in the 400 IM and Harter was third in the 400 IM. Jackson, Costa, Harter and freshman Courtney Cross teamed up to bring home second for the Mustangs in the 200 free relay.
The men fell to Cal Baptist 180-112, while the women lost 181-107 to the Lancers and 163-137 to San Diego.
Cal Poly heads to St. George, the site of the 2023 MPSF Swimming Championships, for the Utah Tech Invitational on Nov. 17-19.
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