Cal Poly Swim and Dive Captures Blue-Green Rivalry Win Over UCSB

Friday, October 4

San Luis Obispo, CA

Diving: 1:00 P.M. / Swimming: 5:00 P.M.

UC Santa Barbara

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Cal Poly Swim and Dive Captures Blue-Green Rivalry Win Over UCSB

10/4/2024 10:00:00 PM | Swimming and Diving

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Cal Poly men's swimming and diving program earned its first victory over UC Santa Barbara (151-143) since 2021-22 thanks in part to six event wins, while the women's program put up a valiant effort despite falling to the Gauchos 100-194.

Evan Yoo, the standout transfer who made waves after earning King of the Pool a few weeks ago, captured a pair of event wins (1000 free and 200 breast) and helped Cal Poly to a second place finish in the 400 medley relay. In winning the 200 breast, Yoo posted the third-fastest time in program history (1:58.64), narrowly overtaking Paolo Stanchi's second-best mark from 2014 (1:58.41).

Highlighted by Alex Seybold's 100 breast win (56.27), the Seybold brothers combined for six top-3 placements between the two of them. Alex and Sam led off the 400 medley relay together in front of Krishna Clarke and Lucas Crother-Collado while placing third in that event (3:21.87), just over three seconds behind teammates Drew Huston, Yoo, Finn Schlamp, and Jonathan Butler. Alex also followed behind Yoo in the 200 breast with a 2:04.09 time that earned him third place before earning second in the 200 IM (1:53.81). In that same event, Sam earned fourth (1:55.68) but swam even better in the pair of backstroke events, capturing third in the 100-yard (50.62) and finishing just behind Drew Huston in second for the 200-yard (1:50.77)

Huston, holder of Cal Poly's 100 and 200 backstroke all-time records, captured first in the 200-yard (1:49.96) while falling narrowly behind UCSB's Matt Driscoll for second place in the 100-yard (49.13). In other men's events, sophomore Austin Lathrop earned a second place finish in the 200 fly (1:52.69), Jonathan Butler blitzed the 50 free competition to win first (21.08), and Lucas Meneghetti won the 500 free (4:37.75).

2024 King of the Dive, Justin Dolezal, totaled 302.70 points in the men's 1-meter, which meets the zone diving championship score qualifications. True freshman Lucas Lehrer won the 3-meter with a combined score of 283.73.

On the women's side, Olivia Sundgren earned a pair of event victories, pacing the pack in the 1000 free (10:32.53) and 500 free (5:07.76). Although Sundgren was the only Cal Poly women's swimmer to place first, Amalie Claus-Udarbe earned second in the 100 breast (1:06.32), Ella Bettencourt had a quartet of top-5 finishes in the 50 free (24.71), 200 and 400 medley, and 200 free (1:56.69), and finally Summer Cheng placed third in the 100 fly (58.07) and 200 free relay (1:38.79).

Women's diving had some parity as a pair of freshman won the day. Ava Lazovsky took first in the 1-meter, earning a 230.78 total score, while Ava Geronimo totaled 232.05 in the 3-meter.

Cal Poly swimming and diving heads on the road next weekend for two invitationals at Big West opponent Cal State Bakersfield's John S. Hillman Memorial Aquatic Center.