TUCSON, Ariz. – The Wildcats left little room for NAU and SIU in the pool this afternoon, dominating their opponents in almost every event.
The Wildcat women came out on top with scores of 177-118 over the Salukis and 180-117 over the Lumberjacks while Arizona’s men defeated SIU with 212-79. The Cats took the top spot in 16 of 24 individual events and secured two of four relay wins.
Freshman Kelsey Wasikowski continues to show out for Arizona, taking first in the 100 and 200 breast, and swimming on the winning 400 medley relay team. Also with double first place finishes are Ralph Daleiden in the 100 and 200 frees and Haakon Naughton in the 100 and 200 flys.
On the diving side, junior Brooke Earley and sophomore Gage DuBois took first place in the 1-meter and 3-meter men’s and women’s events.
Arizona boasted several top-three sweeps this afternoon, further proving their dominance in today’s meet.
Top-Three Sweeps
Women’s 200 Free: Tia Lindsay 1st, Elisabeth Timmer 2nd, Stella Copeland 3rd
Women’s 100 Breast: Kelsey Wasikowski 1st, Caroline Kramer 2nd, Eleni Gewalt 3rd
Men’s 100 Breast: Daniel Young 1st, Jacob Hand 2nd, Tavner Wisdom 3rd
Men’s 100 Free: Ralph Daleiden 1st, Orion Henderson 2nd, Ryan Purdy 3rd
Men’s 200 Breast: Jacob Hand 1st, Daniel Young 2nd, Tavner Wisdom 3rd
Men’s 500 Free: Hayden Ghufran 1st, Mason Nyboer 2nd, Riley Babson 3rd
Up Next
The Cats are back in action next weekend to host a dual meet against GCU on Friday, Jan. 12 at 2:00 p.m. MST.
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Players Mentioned
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Ralph Daleiden
- FR/FLY
- 5′ 11″
- Sophomore
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Gage DuBois
- D
- Sophomore
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Hayden Ghufran
- FR/FLY
- 5′ 11″
- Sophomore
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Jacob Hand
- IM/BREAST
- 6′ 2″
- Senior
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Orion Henderson
- IM/FR/BR
- Sophomore
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Haakon Naughton
- FLY/IM
- 6′ 0″
- Sophomore
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Mason Nyboer
- FR
- 5′ 10″
- Senior
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Ryan Purdy
- BACK/FR/IM
- 6′ 1″
- Fifth Year
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Tavner Wisdom
- BR
- Sophomore
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Daniel Young
- BR
- 6′ 1″
- Senior
Players Mentioned
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Ralph Daleiden
- 5′ 11″
- Sophomore
- FR/FLY
-
Gage DuBois
- Sophomore
- D
-
Hayden Ghufran
- 5′ 11″
- Sophomore
- FR/FLY
-
Jacob Hand
- 6′ 2″
- Senior
- IM/BREAST
-
Orion Henderson
- Sophomore
- IM/FR/BR
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Haakon Naughton
- 6′ 0″
- Sophomore
- FLY/IM
-
Mason Nyboer
- 5′ 10″
- Senior
- FR
-
Ryan Purdy
- 6′ 1″
- Fifth Year
- BACK/FR/IM
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Tavner Wisdom
- Sophomore
- BR
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Daniel Young
- 6′ 1″
- Senior
- BR