Georgia Sweeps Florida State in Outdoor Meet

Saturday, October 22

Tallahassee, Fla.

10 a.m.

University of Georgia

179

121

Florida State

Photo by: Ryan Luparello

October 22, 2022 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Results

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On a sunny day in the Florida panhandle, the University of Georgia men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Florida State Saturday afternoon at the Morcom Aquatics Center.

In the women's competition, Georgia (5-0, 1-0 SEC) remained unbeaten with a 176-123 victory over Florida State. In the men's meet, the Bulldogs (4-1, 1-0 SEC) bested the Seminoles by a 179-121 margin.

Women – Georgia 176, Florida State 123
For the meet, Georgia tallied 11 victories, including the closing 400 freestyle relay as junior Sloane Reinstein, freshmen Emma Norton and Shea Furse, and sophomore Eboni McCarty prevailed with a time of 3:21.00. Earlier in the day, Reinstein took first in the 100 freestyle at 50.34, while fellow junior Julianna Stephens won in the 50 freestyle for the second-straight meet with a time of 23.24.

Graduate Marie Schobel remained unbeaten in the backstroke as she swept both events, dropping a B-cut of 1:55.26 in the 200. Seniors Jillian Barczyk and Zoie Hartman also earned a pair of wins, with Barczyk sweeping the distance events and Hartman taking first in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM. Graduate Callie Dickinson finished first in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.31.

In diving, junior Meghan Wenzel earned her fourth win of the year, posting a Zone cut of 309.30 on the 3-meter. On 1-meter, Wenzel finished second with a mark of 282.68, while freshman Hannah Stumpf placed fourth at 244.65.

Men – Georgia 179, Florida State 121
The Georgia men notched 10 victories in the meet, including a sweep of both relays. In the opening 200 medley relay, senior Bradley Dunham, freshman Kristian Pitshugin, junior Wesley Ng, and senior Dillon Downing posted a time of 1:25.94. Dunham, Ng, and Downing later joined junior Jake Magahey for a winning 400 freestyle relay of 2:56.94.

Magahey was victorious twice on the afternoon, winning the 200 freestyle with a B-cut of 1:35.68, followed by another win in the 500 freestyle at 4:22.93. Ng took first in the 100 butterfly, while graduate Andrew Abruzzo won the 200 butterfly with a B-cut of 1:45.78. Seniors Dillon Downing (50 freestyle – 19.84), Ian Grum (200 backstroke – 1:44.71), and Zach Hils (200 IM – 1:47.38) all earned wins, with Grum grabbing a B-cut. Finally, Pitshugin earned his first collegiate win in the 100 breaststroke with a B-cut of 53.58.

At the diving well, sophomore Rhett Hopkins placed second on the 1-meter with a score of 284.48, followed by fellow sophomore Nolan Lewis in third at 276.15. On 3-meter, graduate Kevin Li finished second with a mark of 317.55, with Lewis taking fourth at 273.45.

Up Next
Georgia returns home to face rival Florida on Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

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