Air Force Academy
Seattle/South Dakota/Northern Colo.
Falcons sweep meet for second straight day
1/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
For the second straight day, the Air Force men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept a multi-team meet at the Academy's Cadet Natatorium on Saturday, Jan. 16. The men's team (13-0 overall this season) defeated South Dakota (136.00-91.00) and Seattle (143.00-83.00). The women (12-7 overall) defeated South Dakota (149.00-91.00), Seattle (138.00-99.00) and Northern Colorado (143.00-97.00).
On the women's side, the Falcons won the first event as the team of Emma Strom, Gaby Miller, Elise Hart and Brianna Mount won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:48.36. Senior Sara Menke won the 1000 free (10:45.95) and the 200 free (1:55.45). Jinan Andrews was second in the 200 free (1:57.17) while Maria Schroeder was third (1:57.40). In the 50 free, Mount was second (24.55), Hart was third (24.85) and Jessica Chen was fourth (25.31). In the 400 IM, Genevieve Miller was second (4:40.77)and Georgia Sims was third ( 4:56.04). Schroeder won the 100 fly (57.67). Andrews was second in the 100 free (53.79). Hart was third in the 100 back (1:01.67). Genevieve Miller won the 500 free (5:12.47). Gaby Miller was third in the 100 breast stroke (1:09.57).
In women's diving, Jessica Horn was third in 1-meter with 248.85 points. Isabella Farrell was fourth in 3-meter diving (220.35) while Horn was fifth (218.30).
The men opened the meet by taking the top two places in the 200 medley relay. The team of Devon Davis, Michael Barnosky, Steffen Mount and Jordan Dahle won with a time of 1:29.84 while the team of Kris Tillery, Zach Knoche, Kevin Mitchell and Symen Ooms was second (1:33.27). Air Force took the top two spots in the 1000 free as Andrew Faciszewski won (9:46.93) and Jackson was second (9:55.88). Several Falcons won their respective events as Dahle won the 200 free (1:44.77), Michael Hannigan won the 50 free (21:09), Faciszewski won the 400 IM (4:12.83), Davis won the 100 fly (50.36), Lars Knutson won the 100 free (45.88), Joey Gebhart won the 100 back (50.99), Jackson won the 500 free (4:47.51) and Barnosky won the 100 breast stroke (55.08). In the final men's event of the day, Air Force won the 400 free relay as the team of Knutson, Davis, Ooms and Gebhart posted a time of 3:05.29.
In men's diving, Nathanael Zillweger won 3-meter with 311.10 points. Erich Drollinger was third with 246.50. Zillweger also won the 1-meter (229.95) while Drollinger was third (241.70).
Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams travel to UNLV for a dual meet on Jan. 23 in Las Vegas, Nev. -30-
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