Ohio State Set For Eddie Reese Texas Showdown
1/22/2026 12:41:00 PM | Women's Swim & Dive
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 10 Ohio State men's swimming and diving team (2-1) and No. 12 women's swimming and diving team (1-2) head to Austin, Texas to compete at the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown Jan. 23-24.
Meet Info
Meet Info
- The Buckeyes will compete against Texas and Louisville at the two-day, finals only meet.
- The Longhorn men are ranked No. 1, and the women are ranked No. 2. Louisville's men are ranked No. 9, and the women are ranked No. 6.
- On Friday, Jan. 23, session one will begin at 11 a.m. ET and session two will begin at 7 p.m. ET. Session two will stream live on SECN+. Session three on Saturday, Jan. 24 will begin at 11 a.m. ET.
- The Buckeyes downed No. 11 Michigan, 167-133, on Saturday, Jan. 17 at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
- Tomas Navikonis won the 200 free, swimming a time of 1:34.29.
- In the 100 back, the Buckeyes had three top five swimmers, with Cornelius Jahn placing first with an NCAA standard time of 45.99. Joseph Roth finished third, turning in a 47.07 and Krys Gorski finished fifth, swimming a time of 47.88.
- Matt Klinge won the 50 free with an NCAA standard time of 18.86.
- On the 3-meter, Tyler Read won the event with an NCAA Zones qualifying score of 374.40. Ernest Braitenbach followed in second with a 368.03, which is also an NCAA Zones qualifying score.
- The Buckeyes secured first and second in the 200 back. Jahn placed first with an NCAA standard time of 1:41.54 and Roth placed second, swimming a time of 1:43.62.
- Tristan Jankovics earned a first-place finish and an NCAA standard time of 1:54.24 in the 200 breast.
- Klinge won the 100 fly and recorded an NCAA standard time of 45.02.
- The Buckeyes went 1-2-3 on the 1-meter, all diving NCAA Zones qualifying scores. Read placed first with a 378.75, Dom Roberto placed second with a score of 343.58 and Matthew Yuan placed third with a score of 341.55.
- In the 200 IM, Jankovics earned another first-place finish with an NCAA standard time of 1:43.67.
- Closing out the meet with a first-place finish was the 400 free relay team of Navikonis, Klinge, Ismail and Jahn; they turned in a time of 2:50.84.
- Read was named the Big Ten Diver of the Week following his performance on the boards against the Wolverines.
- The Buckeyes fell to No. 4 Michigan, 162-136, last Saturday at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
- The most exciting performance of the day was Mila Nikanorov's time of 9:22.37 in the 1000 free. It earned her a first place finish, and is also an Ohio State program record and a Big Ten record. The time also makes Nikanorov the ninth-best all-time performer in the event.
- The 200 medley relay team of Sienna Rodgers, Maria Ramos, Carrie Furbee and Rachel Bockrath placed second, swimming an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 1:35.96.
- In the 200 free, Bockrath placed second with an NCAA standard time of 1:43.36. Erin Little finished third with an NCAA standard time of 1:43.70. Sienna Angove also turned in an NCAA standard time of 1:45.20 and finished fifth.
- Ramos won the 100 breast with an NCAA standard time of 58.39.
- The Buckeyes took the top three spots in the 3-meter, all recording an NCAA Zone qualifying score. Lena Hentschel came in first with a score of 368.78, followed by Mia Prusiecki in second with a score of 328.20 and Hannah Newbrook in third with a score of 299.93.
- Bockrath finished in first place in the 100 free with an NCAA standard time of 47.85. Little touched fourth with an NCAA Standard time of 48.30.
- The Buckeyes finished 2-3 in the 200 breast, with Ramos turning in a time of 2:08.43 and Paige Delma swimming a 2:10.76. Both times are NCAA standards.
- Nikanorov earned another first-place finish, winning the 500 free with a time of 4:36.97, which is an NCAA standard time.
- On the 1-meter, Hentschel (325.88), Brooklyn Petit (292.13) and Prusiecki (286.28) finished first, second and third, respectively, and all recorded NCAA Zones qualifying scores.
- With an automatic NCAA qualifying time of 3:12.84, the 400 free relay team of Little, KK LeBlanc, Bockrath and Furbee placed second.
- Following their performances, Hentschel was named the Big Ten Diver of the Week and Furbee was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
- The Buckeyes return to McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion to host Pitt, and celebrate senior day, on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m.
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