H2Okies lead Georgia Tech, trail Kentucky after day one of tri-meet

Hespeler, Nazieblo lead Tech after the first day of action

January 6, 2017

Meet Results: Day 1

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech swimming and diving team turned in some strong swims in their return to duals format where both the men and women H₂Okies lead Georgia Tech but trail Kentucky after day one of their tri-meet held at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center.

The Tech women lead the Yellow Jackets, 95-36, and trail the 18th-ranked Wildcats, 72-59. The men’s squad for the H₂Okies are behind the Wildcats, 75-56, but are ahead of No. 25 Georgia Tech, 92-39.

PERFORMANCES OF THE DAY

• Senior Robert Owen ran away with the 200 back, swimming a B cut time of 1:44.82 that was faster than the second-place finisher by almost three whole seconds.
• As was the case in the women’s 200 fly where senior Klaudia Nazieblo swam 1:58.14 to take first. Kentucky’s Haley McInerny finished second with a time of 2:03.37.
• Sophomore Ben Schiesl and junior Thomas Shinholser started the day off strong for the men as Schiesl took first in the one meter with a score of 343.05 while Shinholser placed third with a 335.55.
• Senior Jessica Hespeler, freshman Grace Kowal and freshman Jenna Beattie, who had a standout first half for the H₂Okies, finished first, second and third, respectively, in the 1650 freestyle.
• Hespeler teamed with Adriana Grabski, Fiona Donnelly and Klaudia Nazieblo to take first in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:23.82.

NOTABLE SWIMS

• Ashlynn Peters led the charge in the women’s three meter by earning four points and placing second with a 307.25.
• Despite barely swimming over two minutes in the 200 breast, senior Brandon Fiala finished first anyway with a 2:00.04. Justin Edwards followed him with a time of 2:01.38.
• Laura Schwartz matched her seed time of 2:18.46 and finished third in the women’s 200 breast.
• Junior Adriana Grabski (51.47) and sophomore Danielle Griggs (51.68) placed third and fourth respectively in the 100 free.
• Sophomore Norbert Szabo narrowly missed first in the 200 fly by a few tenths of a second after swimming a 1:46.31.

Day two of the tri-meet is set to start tomorrow at 9 a.m. The diving portion is scheduled to begin at noon. With flurries in the forecast, times are subject to change. Please follow @VT_SwimDive for updates.

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