CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge: Virginia Women, Arizona State Men Advance to Final
Virginia’s women’s team and the Arizona State men’s team advanced to the final of the CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge on Saturday.
At the first of three meets at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Virginia’s women claimed a 43-1 win over Michigan in the winner’s bracket final. The Arizona State men prevailed 33-11 over Tennessee.
Both of the winners go on to Sunday afternoon’s final, meaning they only have to swim once on Saturday. One of the teams they beat could join them there, but they will have to win a second meet on Saturday against the team that prevails from the loser’s bracket final.
A reminder of the scoring format of the first CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge is here. Saturday’s slate of events is different than Friday’s events. The bracket is also below.
Each individual event is worth one (1) point per head-to-head matchup. A team can enter a maximum of 3 athletes and they should be seeded in rank order first, second or third. Teams can earn a maximum of three (3) points per individual event.
Relay events are valued at two (2) points per head-to-head matchup. A team can enter a maximum of 3 relays and they should be seeded in rank order first, second or third. Teams can earn a maximum of six (6) points per individual event.
The brackets are as follows:
Men’s CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge
Friday
- Meet 1: Arizona State 38, Virginia 3
- Meet 2: Tennessee 24, Michigan 16
Saturday
- Meet 3: Arizona State 33, Tennessee 11
- Meet 4: Virginia vs. Michigan, 3 p.m.
- Meet 5: Tennessee vs. Meet 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday
- Meet 6: Third-place meet, Meet 4 loser vs. Meet 5 loser, 10 a.m.
- Meet 7: Final, Arizona State vs. Meet 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Women’s CSCAA Dual Meet Challenge
Friday
- Meet 1: Virginia 30, Arizona State 10
- Meet 2: Michigan 23, Tennessee 17
Saturday
- Meet 3: Virginia 43, Michigan 1
- Meet 4: Arizona State vs. Tennessee, 3 p.m.
- Meet 5: Michigan vs. Meet 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday
- Meet 6: Third-place meet, Meet 4 loser vs. Meet 5 loser, 10 a.m.
- Meet 7: Final, Virginia vs. Meet 5 winner, 1 p.m.
Arizona State 33, Tennessee 11 (Men’s winners bracket)
Ilya Kharun proved just how up for the meet the Sun Devils are, lowering his program record in the 200 fly to 1:37.56. He had been 1:37.94 this year. That’s also a Tennessee pool record.
Kharun split 18.68 off the 200 medley relay to help the team of Adam Chaney, Andy Dorbrzanski and Jonny Kulow win in 1:21.26, a tenth off the season-best for the Sun Devils and a pool record. ASU was a tenth quicker than it has been in the 200 free relay by going 1:13.84. Kharun went 18.40 off the front, joined by Chaney, Tommy Palmer and Kulow.
Remi Fabiani outdueled Koby Bujak-Upton in the 200 free, the grad student’s time of 1:31.38 .18 seconds up. Jordan Tiffany (1:34.08) and JT Ewing (1:43.28) went 1-2 in the 200 IM for ASU. Ewing won the 200 back in 1:40.70. Tiffany was second in the 200 breast, though it was to Dobrzanski’s 1:51.63.
Tennessee had no answer outside of freestyle. Bujak-Upton rallied to win the 500 free in 4:17.40. Gui Caribe blasted a time of 18.47 to win the 50 free ahead of Palmer’s 18.74, though Tolu Young’s 19.01 won his matchup with Pedro Sansone. Caribe went 40.91 to set the pool record in the 100 free and beat Fabiani (41.18), though Kulow was .08 ahead of Sansone for third, and Quin Seider edged Nikoli Blackman by .09 in the third matchup to give ASU the points anyway.
Virginia 43, Michigan 1 (Women’s winners bracket)
Virginia, as is its way, was just a buzzsaw. The 200 medley relay of Sara Curtis, Emma Weber, Claire Curzan and Bryn Greenwaldt went 1:31.91 to start it off. The 200 free relay quartet of Greenwaldt, Curzan, Curtis and Anna Moesch finished it off in 1:24.83.
In between was complete domination. Moesch gouged more than a second out of her NCAA-leading 200 free time by winning in 1:40.25. (Bella Sims was second for Michigan in 1:41.17.) Moesch’s time is a Tennessee pool record. Curtis was .01 off her season-best time in the 50 free, which was the nation’s leader entering the week, at 21.19. Curzan was third in 21.56. Moesch’s 45.98 outdueled Curtis’ 46.62 in the 100 free, with Curzan third in 47.02. Moesch had held the fastest pre-invite time of the year in 45.98.
Aimee Canny, who led the nation in the 200 IM entering the week, punched another second out of her time, going 1:54.05. Leah Hayes was only .05 behind. Canny was slightly behind her pace in the 200 breast, but she still won in 2:07.50 in a 1-2 with Emma Weber (2:08.78).
Tess Howley won the 200 fly in 1:51.81 and the 200 back in 1:51.03. Madi Mintenko won the 500 free in 4:35.79, with Cavan Gormsen second in 4:38.59 and Katie Grimes third in 4:39.02.
Virginia vs. Michigan, 3 p.m. (Men’s losers bracket)
Arizona State vs. Tennessee, 3 p.m. (Women’s losers bracket)
Tennessee vs. Meet 4 winner, 6 p.m. (Men’s losers bracket)
Michigan vs. Meet 4 winner, 6 p.m. (Women’s losers bracket)
