Cal Poly Men, Women Cruise Past UC Santa Cruz

Saturday, January 27

Santa Cruz, CA

12 P.M.

UC Santa Cruz

Photo by: Emmy Scherer

Cal Poly Men, Women Cruise Past UC Santa Cruz

1/27/2024 11:00:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

RESULTS

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — In its final road dual of the season, the Cal Poly men's and women's swimming and diving teams rolled to dual victories over UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, capturing a total of 30 event victories.

The Cal Poly men won all 16 events en route to a commanding 237-60 win over the Banana Slugs, while the women secured 14 event wins and earned a dominant 224-69 triumph over Division III UCSC. Overall, the Mustangs swept the top three places in 18 different events and two new top-five marks in program history were recorded.

Seven athletes grabbed two event victories, led by sophomore Drew Huston, and freshmen Justin Dolezal and Rhian Neitzel (pictured above). Huston took first in both the men's 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke, and swam legs on Cal Poly's first-place 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Huston is the school record holder in the men's 100 back and No. 2 all-time in the 200 back.

Dolezal won the men's 1-meter dive with a personal best score of 338.48, soaring to No. 2 all-time in program history in the event. The San Luis Obispo native also placed first in the 3-meter dive with a personal best of 321.45 to remain at No. 5 in school history in the event.

Neitzel broke into the top marks list in the women's 200 breaststroke, swimming the fifth-fastest time in program history (2:18.66) to win the event in the dual. She also captured the top spot in the 400 individual medley.

Senior Sean Keegan (men's 50 free, 500 free), sophomores Mac Follmer (men's 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly) and Alex Seybold (men's 100 breast, 200 breast), and freshman Olivia Sundgren (women's 500 free, 1000 free) all grabbed two event victories as well.

Senior Briana Medvecki won the women's 1-meter dive with a personal best score of 292.13 to remain at No. 2 on Cal Poly's all-time list in the event. Seniors Kelly McDermott (200 back) and Alexa Porter (200 free), juniors Summer Cheng (100 fly), Sarah Jacobson (100 back) and Taylor Lyon (200 fly), sophomores Melia Costa (100 breast) and Jen Reiter (100 free) and freshman Shayna Gayer (3-meter dive) all secured first-place finishes individually. The women won the 200 medley relay as well.

On the men's side, seniors Joshua Billotte (1000 free) and Ryan Trichler (400 IM), junior Evan O'Connell (100 free) and sophomore Nick Elliott (200 free) all earned first-place finishes.

Cal Poly returns home to host Pacific on Saturday, Feb. 3, for its final regular season meet. The meet at the Anderson Aquatic Center is scheduled to start at noon and the Mustangs will honor their nine seniors prior.