Ohio State
Shamrock Invitational
Buckeyes Competing at Strong Shamrock Invitational
1/24/2020 10:08:00 PM | Men's Swim & Dive, Women's Swim & Dive
ADDITIONAL INFO
Session 1 Results | Session 2 Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Nos. 14/7-ranked Ohio State men's and women's swimming and diving team is competing in the four-team, two-day Shamrock Invitational, hosted by the University of Notre Dame. The women are solidly in second place after the first two sessions with 651 points and trailing only Notre Dame and its 754.5 points. Iowa and Akron are also taking part in the invite.
The Ohio State men are in third after the first 13 events of the meet with 553 points. Notre Dame (869 points) and Iowa (586) are ahead of the Buckeyes with Missouri State in fourth.
Amanda Palutsis holds the highest finish by for the Buckeye women after Day 1, winning the 50 freestyle. Kathrin Demler has a pair of second-place finishes in the 200 and 400 individual medley events. Mackenzie Crawford was second on the 3-meter springboard. Joseph Canova led a one-two-three sweep for the men's divers with a first-place score of 354 points. Three men's swimmers: Paul DeLakis in the 200 individual medley, Jason Mathews in the 100 breaststroke and Colin McDermott in the 100 backstroke, have the top swimming individual finishes, respectively.
Women's Results
1. Notre Dame – 754
2. No. 7 Ohio State – 651
3. Akron – 488
4. Iowa – 442.5
Top Ohio State Finishes
200 free relay – 3. Ohio State "A" (Petrak, Rayner, Bradley, Fulmer) – 1:31.88
500 free – 3. Grace Kowal – 4:51.86
200 IM – 2. Kathrin Demler – 1:57.64
50 free – 1. Amanda Palutsis – 23.01; 4. Amy Fulmer 23.23; 4. Freya Rayner 23.23
400 medley relay – 5. Ohio State "B" (Wolfe, Gresser, Demler, Petrak) – 3:44.20
200 medley relay – 3. Ohio State "A" (Bradley, Gresser, Luft, Rayner) – 1:40.25
400 individual medley – 2. Kathrin Demler – 4:11.94; 6. Sally Tafuto – 4:21.33; 8. Grace Kowal 4:23.58
100 butterfly – 5. Becca Luft – :54.15; 7. Aslinn Walsh :54.53;
200 freestyle – 8. Lauren Kurzydlo – 1:50.82
100 breaststroke – 3. Sarah Sperber 1:01.69; 4. Leah Baker – 1:01.92; 5. Hannah Bach – 1:02.30; 6. Laura Banks – 1:02.46; 7. Hanna Gresser – 1:02.69
100 backstroke – 6. Rebekah Bradley – :55.56; 7. Devin Landstra – :56:16
3-meter diving – 2. Mackenzie Crawford – 286.80; 4. Jacqueline Brenn – 278.00; 6. Lexie Barker – 270.60
800 free relay – 4. Ohio State "A" (Jurkovic-Perisa, Tafuto, Demler, Romano) – 7:22.33; 8. Ohio State "B" (Kurzydlo, Fye, Moellering, Kowal) – 7:30.18.
Evening Session
The 200 medley relay "A" team of Rebekah Bradley, Hanna Gresser, Becca Luft and Freya Rayner took third – and 32 points – with a time of 1:40:25 with the "C" relay team contributing 24 points with a seventh-place finish. Kathrin Demler then led a trio of Buckeyes in the 400 individual medley final with her second, second-place finish of the day in a time of 4:11.94. Three races later Sarah Sperber led a huge point-producer for the Buckeyes, the 100 breaststroke, by taking third in 1:01.69 with Leah Baker, Hannah Bach, Laura Banks and Hanna Gresser taking the next four places, respectively, for a total of 81 points. Divers Mackenzie Crawford, Jacqueline Brenn and Lexie Barker all placed in the top six and totaled 45 points for the Buckeyes. The 800-free relay team of Lucija Jurkovic-Perisa, Sally Tafuto, Kathrin Demler and Kristen Roman was fourth in 7:22.33.
Morning Session
The women opened day one of competition with a third-place showing in the 200 freestyle relay. Taylor Petrak, Freya Rayner, Rebekah Bradley and Amy Fulmer touched at 1:31.88, earning 32 points for the Buckeyes. Grace Kowal and Kathrin Demler posted a combined 33 points for the women as Kowal finished third in the 500 freestyle and Demler picked up a second-place finish in the 200 IM. Sophomore Amanda Palutsis swam to victory in the 50 free with a time of 23.01 while teammates Fulmer and Rayner tied for fourth. The trio tallied a combined 49 points from the event. In the 400 medley relay, the Ohio State "B" team finished fifth while the "D" team touched seventh to earn points for the women.
Men's Results
1. Notre Dame – 869
2. Iowa – 586
3. No. 14 Ohio State – 553
4. Missouri State – 309
Top Ohio State Finishes
200 free relay – 2. Ohio State "A" (Andreis, Loy, DeLakis, Pohlmann) – 1:20.88
500 free – 12. John Sampson – 4:32.59
200 IM – 2. Paul DeLakis – 1:48.15; 4. Andrew Loy – 1:48.85
50 free – 1. Sem Andreis – :20.13
400 medley relay – 4. Ohio State "A" (Kondalski, Mathews, Gustafson, Loy) – 3:16.66
200 medley relay – 2. Ohio State "A" (Kondalski, McDaniel, Pohlmann, Andreis) – 1:27.77; 3. Ohio State "B" (McDermott, Mathews, Gustafson, Loy) – 1:28.80
400 individual medley – 12. Paul DeLakis – 3:58.56
100 butterfly – 5. Trey Gribble – :48.78; 7. Evan Stapp – :49.08
200 freestyle – 12. Jay Johnson – 1:39.80
100 breaststroke – 2. Jason Mathews – :54.63; 6. Hudson McDaniel – :55.42
100 backstroke – 2. Colin McDermott – :48:02; 3. Evan Stapp – :48.50; 6. RJ Kondalski – :49.35.
1-meter diving – 1. Joseph Canova – 354.00; 2. Jacob Fielding – 349.70; 3. Lyle Yost – 338.65
800 free relay – 7. Ohio State "A" (Loy, DeLakis, Weaver, Johnson) – 6:43.15; 8. Ohio State "B" (Andreis, Watkins, Burt, Sampson) – 6:47.18.
Evening Session
The men opened the evening session in fine fashion with the 200 medley relay "A" team taking second in 1:27.77 with RJ Kondalski, Hudson McDaniel, Joe Pohlmann and Semuede Andreis swimming the legs. The "B" relay of Colin McDermott, Jason Mathews, Chachi Gustafson and Andrew Loy was third for a big 66-point scoring event. Jason Mathews had the top individual finish among the swimmers with a second-place showing in the 100 breaststroke with a time of :54.63. Ohio State came on strong in the next event, the 100 backstroke, with Colin McDermott taking second in :48.02 and Evan Stapp third in :48.50 with the team earning a total of 54 points with five total point scorers. Joseph Canova led a one-two-three sweep for the divers with a first-place score of 354 points with Jacob Fielding second and Lyle Yost third for a total of 53 team points.
Morning Session
The 200 freestyle relay team of Sem Andreis, Andrew Loy, Paul DeLakis and Joe Pohlmann started the men off with a second-place finish at 1:20.88, earning 34 points for the Buckeyes. DeLakis and Loy both earned points in the 200 IM as DeLakis touched second at 1:48.15, good for 17 points and Loy posted a time of 1:48.85 for an additional 15 points. Andreis completed the Buckeye's perfect outing in the 50 free as he posted a first-place finish with a time of 20.13. Colin McDermott, Colin Roy and Pohlmann all finished in the top 16 to earn points. Last up, the Ohio State "A" and "B" 400 medley relay teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively to earn a combined 58 points to finish off the first session of the day.
Up Next
Ohio State will continue competition tomorrow at 11:15 a.m. with heats for the 1,650 free beginning at 9 a.m. Session three events will include the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle relay. Diving championships will feature the women on the 1-meter springboard and men on the 3-meter springboard.
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