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Utah Swim & Dive’s First Home Meet Pits Them Against UNLV
10/31/2024 11:58 AM | General, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Utes, Rebels to square off for fourth time in last four seasons
SALT LAKE CITY – Two meets are in the rearview mirror for the University of Utah swimming and diving team in its 2024-25 season and the third event on the docket for the Utes will also be squad's first opportunity to compete at home, as they are preparing to entertain the UNLV Rebels on Friday, with diving at 2:10 p.m. and swimming at 3 p.m. inside the Ute Natatorium in Salt Lake City.
The Utes' first dual meet of the season doubled as their first Big 12 competition of 2024-25, as they visited the Arizona Wildcats and left with a split that included a 159.50 – 140.50 win on the men's side.
Utah and UNLV locked horns in Las Vegas in 2023 and the Utes snatched a pair of wins by scores of 162-137 on the women's side and 179-119 in the men's competition. Elias Petersen, Erin Palmer, Evan VanBrocklin and Brandon Miller all posted multiple first place finishes, leading a parade of Utes to the winner circle that included 15 Utah swimmers and divers.
In the Pool
On the Boards
New Year, New Staff
In addition to some new faces in the pool, Persson also added a new coach to his staff.
Former Auburn swimmer, Aly Tetzloff was hired to the Ute staff in May after a busy couple years at Florida Gulf Coast University. In her final year, she helped the Eagles post a perfect 5-0 record in conference, then collect nine medals at the ASUN Championships. Tetzloff joined the staff at FGCU after a phenomenal career in the pool for Auburn, achieving All-American status 14 times for the Tigers in a variety of disciplines. The Crown Point, Indiana native competed professionally as well, after competing in both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Head diving coach Richard Marschner is back for his 15th season with the Utes and brought assistant dive coach Gabrielle Logozzo back for her third season.
Associate swim coach and primary middle-distance coach Jos Smith is back for his seventh season, with assistant swim coach and Utah alum Brody Lewis starting his third season as the head of the breaststroke group. Jordan Taylor, assistant swim and sprint group coach is beginning his second season in Utah.
Big (XII) Changes
The Utes are in their debut season as members of the Big 12 Conference, after competing in the Pac-12 Conference for 13 years. The Big 12 is the fourth conference the Utes have competed in since the program's inception as members of the WAC in 1982. Their debut season as a program was marked with a 3-8-0 record, but then jumped to the men's squad taking fifth at Pac-12 Championships in 2011.
"I think our schedule for competing and our training schedule set us up well to have great success this year," said Persson. "Joining the Big 12 is certainly a big change, but it's a great change."
With the new conference, comes new rivals. The Utes will swim against two lone-star state rivals, University of Houston, the runners-up in the Big 12 Conference meet last year, and Texas Christian University. Still meeting old foes, Utah is scheduled to face-off with long-time rival BYU, but now at a conference level and previous conference rivals Arizona and Arizona State.
Looking Ahead
The next opportunity to compete for Utah's divers will be at the Texas Diving Invitational on Nov. 15 – 17, while the swimmers will head to Grand Junction, Colo., the site of the CMU Invitational on Nov. 20 – 23.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
The Utes' first dual meet of the season doubled as their first Big 12 competition of 2024-25, as they visited the Arizona Wildcats and left with a split that included a 159.50 – 140.50 win on the men's side.
Utah and UNLV locked horns in Las Vegas in 2023 and the Utes snatched a pair of wins by scores of 162-137 on the women's side and 179-119 in the men's competition. Elias Petersen, Erin Palmer, Evan VanBrocklin and Brandon Miller all posted multiple first place finishes, leading a parade of Utes to the winner circle that included 15 Utah swimmers and divers.
In the Pool
- Nick Chirafisi helped lead Utah's men's squad to victory by capturing victories in the 1000 free and 500 free.
- On the women's side, Norah Hay pocketed a pair of wins, first in the 200 back, followed by a triumph in the 100 back.
- Lily Milner took the top spot in the 100 free and only narrowly missed out on a first-place finish in the 200 free.
- The list of first-place finishers for the Utes also included Erin Palmer, Will Woodall, Ella Derby, Kelson Flynn and Parker McOmber, who contributed to a Utah victory in the 200 medley relay as well.
On the Boards
- Emilia Nilsson Garip got her season off an excellent start with a performance that included a first-place score of 293.33 in the women's 1m.
- Elias Petersen's mark of 167.43 in the 3m was good enough to put him at the top of the leaderboard.
- Nilsson Garip, senior Holly Waxman, freshman Callie Eaglestone and junior Kathryn Grant all earned their 3m Zones cut.
- Petersen and graduate Jesco Helling both earned their Zones cut with their 1m performances.
- Helling's score earned him a spot at third, his first medal of the season.
New Year, New Staff
In addition to some new faces in the pool, Persson also added a new coach to his staff.
Former Auburn swimmer, Aly Tetzloff was hired to the Ute staff in May after a busy couple years at Florida Gulf Coast University. In her final year, she helped the Eagles post a perfect 5-0 record in conference, then collect nine medals at the ASUN Championships. Tetzloff joined the staff at FGCU after a phenomenal career in the pool for Auburn, achieving All-American status 14 times for the Tigers in a variety of disciplines. The Crown Point, Indiana native competed professionally as well, after competing in both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Head diving coach Richard Marschner is back for his 15th season with the Utes and brought assistant dive coach Gabrielle Logozzo back for her third season.
Associate swim coach and primary middle-distance coach Jos Smith is back for his seventh season, with assistant swim coach and Utah alum Brody Lewis starting his third season as the head of the breaststroke group. Jordan Taylor, assistant swim and sprint group coach is beginning his second season in Utah.
Big (XII) Changes
The Utes are in their debut season as members of the Big 12 Conference, after competing in the Pac-12 Conference for 13 years. The Big 12 is the fourth conference the Utes have competed in since the program's inception as members of the WAC in 1982. Their debut season as a program was marked with a 3-8-0 record, but then jumped to the men's squad taking fifth at Pac-12 Championships in 2011.
"I think our schedule for competing and our training schedule set us up well to have great success this year," said Persson. "Joining the Big 12 is certainly a big change, but it's a great change."
With the new conference, comes new rivals. The Utes will swim against two lone-star state rivals, University of Houston, the runners-up in the Big 12 Conference meet last year, and Texas Christian University. Still meeting old foes, Utah is scheduled to face-off with long-time rival BYU, but now at a conference level and previous conference rivals Arizona and Arizona State.
Looking Ahead
The next opportunity to compete for Utah's divers will be at the Texas Diving Invitational on Nov. 15 – 17, while the swimmers will head to Grand Junction, Colo., the site of the CMU Invitational on Nov. 20 – 23.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UTAHswimdive | Instagram: @utahswimdive | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahUtesSwimDive), and the official mobile app of Utah Athletics, Utah360 -- download here.
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