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Men's Swimming & Diving
vs Alumni Meet
Friday, January 10
Salt Lake City, UT
2 p.m.
University of Utah
261
vs
137
Colorado Mesa
Photo by: Axe Tang/Utah Athletics
Utah Swim and Dive Dominates CMU and Diving Invite
1/10/2025 8:46 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Men and women’s teams come away with 80-point surplus
SALT LAKE CITY– The University of Utah swim and dive team kept busy commanding their first two meets of the year, in the same day. The swimmers faced off with the Colorado Mesa University Mavericks, ending with a pair of wins, while the dive team earned two golds, a silver and a bronze in the Utah Diving Invite on Friday in the Ute Natatorium.
The first competition of the day was the preliminary round of the diving invite, where the top eight divers on both boards would continue on to the evening finals session. For the Utes, Holly Waxman, Callie Eaglestone, Kathryn Grant, Jesco Helling and Elias Petersen earned a place in finals.
"The team did so well today, everyone put on a great performance in front to a big crowd," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "Being our first meet after the break, it was great to see everyone pick up right where they left off."
Dive In(vite) on 1m
Three for 3m
"To be able to go out and dive the way we did was truly impressive," said Marschner. "Callie had the best meet of her young career and the present and future of Utah diving is burning bright."
On the swimming side, the Utah men finished with 240 points, finishing more than eighty points ahead of the competition. The women's total of 261 was over 120 points ahead of the lady Mavericks, who were sitting at 137.
"I thought it was a good meet. We went out and raced hard, and we did what we were supposed to do," said head coach Jonas Persson. "We had fun and I think that was really good for both of our teams to go out and get back to racing and enjoy what they're doing. It was a lot of fun and different and it's nice to be back at it."
In the Pool with CMU
On the Boards with CMU
Adding a different dynamic to their meet, Utah opted to participate in some skins races. The race starts with three swimmers from each team racing against each other, the top two from each team advancing to semifinals, where they swim the same race again. After semifinals, the top swimmer from each team then has a swim off of the same race to see who wins gold.
For example, three Utah swimmers raced three CMU swimmers in the 100-yard freestyle. The two fastest from each team, then swam the 100-free again for semifinals. The fastest swimmer from each team in the semifinals, then swims the 100-free one more time for the title.
(Shirts vs.) Skins Races
"It's always nice to get away with a win on both sides and now we know where we're at," said Persson. "We'll make some adjustments for tomorrow to get better and improve what we're doing, but overall, I'm really pleased."
Looking Ahead
On Saturday, the Utes will have a pair of dual meets, men with UCSB and women taking on UCLA and UCSB while the divers continue with the second day of the diving invite at 12 p.m. in the Ute Natatorium.
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 first competition of the day was the preliminary round of the diving invite, where the top eight divers on both boards would continue on to the evening finals session. For the Utes, Holly Waxman, Callie Eaglestone, Kathryn Grant, Jesco Helling and Elias Petersen earned a place in finals.
"The team did so well today, everyone put on a great performance in front to a big crowd," said head diving coach Richard Marschner. "Being our first meet after the break, it was great to see everyone pick up right where they left off."
Dive In(vite) on 1m
- Helling finished his preliminary list with a total score of 345.90, notching his name into the Utah top ten and earned the first-seed for the evening competition. In finals, Helling earned 309.70 and finished with a bronze. His final dive, an inward two and a half pike, added 61 points to his overall score.
- Coming in third-place in prelims, Petersen earned a top spot in the evening final with a score of 310.13. Not willing to back down, he fought his way into first in finals, finishing with 375.25, almost 30 points ahead of second place.
Three for 3m
- Eaglestone went into finals seeded second, after her six-dive list in prelims earned her a 300.30, just two points behind first. In finals, she bumped herself into the gold with a 324.05 after her third dive, a reverse two and a half pike, added 61.50 to her total.
- Waxman finished prelims close behind Eaglestone with a 292.35 and a third-place finish and she followed suit in finals, finishing with a silver. Her final dive, a front 2 ½ with a full twist, or full out, accumulated 58.50 points, giving her a total of 303.45, which earned her a second-place finish.
- Grant earned her spot in finals after scoring a 278.40 and taking fifth-place. In finals, she stayed in fifth, but added to her score, finishing with a 282.20. Grant's money-maker was her last dive, a full out, bringing in 61.50 points.
"To be able to go out and dive the way we did was truly impressive," said Marschner. "Callie had the best meet of her young career and the present and future of Utah diving is burning bright."
On the swimming side, the Utah men finished with 240 points, finishing more than eighty points ahead of the competition. The women's total of 261 was over 120 points ahead of the lady Mavericks, who were sitting at 137.
"I thought it was a good meet. We went out and raced hard, and we did what we were supposed to do," said head coach Jonas Persson. "We had fun and I think that was really good for both of our teams to go out and get back to racing and enjoy what they're doing. It was a lot of fun and different and it's nice to be back at it."
In the Pool with CMU
- The Utes took charge from the get-go, both sides taking the gold in all but one relay.
- Marlene Sandberg and Jones Lambert took the first individual golds for each team in the 800-yard freestyle with an 8:25.62 and 7:30.63, respectively.
- Utah followed that performance with two more golds in the 400-yard IM with both Teagan Steinmetz and Strahinja Maslo showing out for the Utes.
On the Boards with CMU
- All three Utes earned a medal on the springboards, with Attila Bernatsky kicking them off on 3m, earning a 279.90, taking first and hitting a season-best.
- The next medal came from Sydney Kowalski on the 1m, finishing with 244.13 and taking gold. Before the day was done, Kowalski racked up a second gold on the 3m, finishing with 244.28.
- Sarah Kauffman followed close behind, taking the silver on 1m with a 231.75 and silver on 3m with 243.90, and earning two season's bests on her way.
Adding a different dynamic to their meet, Utah opted to participate in some skins races. The race starts with three swimmers from each team racing against each other, the top two from each team advancing to semifinals, where they swim the same race again. After semifinals, the top swimmer from each team then has a swim off of the same race to see who wins gold.
For example, three Utah swimmers raced three CMU swimmers in the 100-yard freestyle. The two fastest from each team, then swam the 100-free again for semifinals. The fastest swimmer from each team in the semifinals, then swims the 100-free one more time for the title.
(Shirts vs.) Skins Races
- For the 100-yard IM, Ella Derby came out victorious for the Utes, swimming a 57.26.
- Both men and women finished on top for the 100-yard butterfly, Norah Hay with a 56.10 and Evan VanBrocklin swimming a 48.27.
- Alexia Duncan dominated the 100-yard backstroke for the Utes, swimming 56.25 and earning a gold.
- The Utes earned another pair of firsts from Rylee McColley and Layton Sealman on the 100-yard breaststroke, swimming a 1:03.21 and 56.88 respectively.
"It's always nice to get away with a win on both sides and now we know where we're at," said Persson. "We'll make some adjustments for tomorrow to get better and improve what we're doing, but overall, I'm really pleased."
Looking Ahead
On Saturday, the Utes will have a pair of dual meets, men with UCSB and women taking on UCLA and UCSB while the divers continue with the second day of the diving invite at 12 p.m. in the Ute Natatorium.
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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