RedHawks Fall to the Bearcats, 182-118
1/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Miami University’s men’s swimming and diving teams fell in its first road meet of 2015 to the University of Cincinnati, 182-118, at the Keating Aquatic on Saturday afternoon.
The RedHawks had top finishes in multiple events. Junior Sean Neri brought home a first-place finish for the team in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.93 followed by junior Heshan Unamboowe in third and junior Jacob Prodoehl in fourth. Senior Joe Baumgartner also brought home a first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, clocking a time of 20.73. Baumgartner also placed second in the 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 46.25.
The 200-yard medley relay earned first through the efforts of freshman Hutch Blackstone, freshman Peter Simcox, Neri and Baumgartner, with a final team time of 1:34.35. Sophomore Jack Strauss, Prodoehl, freshman Ross Westrick and Baumgartner made up the relay team for the 400-yard freestyle relay. They clocked a combined time of 3:07.14, earning them second.
Another top finish was turned in by junior Davis Staley, who finished second in the 200-yard backstroke with a final time of 1:53.49, followed by Neri in third.
Other point scorers for the RedHawks included senior Sam Crockett, who finished third in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching the wall at 1:00.33. Sophomore Bryan McNamara also earned third with his time of 4:45.90 in the 500-yard freestyle. Simcox had a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, clocking a time of 52.50. Freshman Ross Rybakowicz was third in the 400-yard IM with a final time of 4:10.75.
In the 200-yard butterfly, Staley finished third, clocking a time of 1:55.86, followed by Rybakowicz in fourth and senior Michael Heavilon in fifth, respectively. Junior Christopher Dieter finished in fourth in the 200-yard freestyle. In the 1000-yard freestyle, Rybakowicz was the top finisher for the RedHawks, touching the wall at 9:50.93.
Miami returns to their home pool on Friday, Jan. 16 at noon hosting Buffalo.
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