Georgia Women Earn Second Win in Split at Arizona State

Saturday, September 23

Tempe, Ariz.

12 p.m.

University of Georgia

117

183

Arizona State

Georgia Women Earn Second Win in Split at Arizona State

September 23, 2023 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

TEMPE, Ariz. – Boosted by numerous B-cuts and a pair of top-10 program times, the University of Georgia women's swimming and diving team earned a second win against Arizona State Saturday morning in short-course competition at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.

Women | Georgia 184, Arizona State 111

The Georgia women improved to 2-0 on the season with a strong performance, winning 12 overall events and posting top times in two exhibition events. The Bulldogs' distance group continued to excel, turning in top-three sweeps in both the 500 and 1,000-yard freestyle races. In the 1,000y free, junior Duné Coetzee prevailed with a personal-best time of 9:35.69, making her the fifth-fastest performer in program history. Fellow junior Rachel Stege also posted a PR of 9:37.37, moving up to seventh-all time, while junior Abby McCulloh rounded out the sweep with a third-place time of 9:40.49. Later in the 500, Stege touched first at 4:43.31, with the junior trio all earning B-cuts in the process.

After earning two wins on Friday, fifth-year Zoie Hartman swept the breaststroke events with B-cut times in each win. Hartman took first in the 100 with a time of 1:01.13, followed by a cut of 2:11.67 in the 200. Hartman also joined junior Eboni McCarty, sophomore Emma Norton, and freshman Helena Jones to win the 200y medley relay at 1:38.77. In their individual races, McCarty was victorious in the 100y backstroke with a B-cut of 52.60, Jones took the 50y freestyle at 22.68, and Norton won the 100y butterfly with a time of 54.03.

Senior Sloane Reinstein also notched two wins in the meet, leading a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200y freestyle with a B-cut time of 1:46.35, followed by a winning time of 49.49 in the 100y freestyle. Additionally, graduate Millie Sansome took first in the 200y backstroke with a time of 1:57.23. At the diving well, senior Meghan Wenzel earned her second-straight win, topping the 1-meter springboard with a Zone cut of 295.35. Sophomore Hannah Stumpf finished third with a mark of 242.78, while freshman Michelle Cummo placed sixth at 213.68.

Men | Arizona State 183, Georgia 117

In the men's meet, the Bulldogs picked up four wins, led by a sweep of the 100y backstroke, with graduate Bradley Dunham (45.56) and sophomore Ruard van Renen (45.94) each posting B-cut times. The Bulldogs prevailed in both backstroke events as fifth-year Ian Grum won the 200y backstroke with a B-cut time of 1:41.25. Grum also picked up a B-cut in the 200y butterfly, finishing second at 1:45.05. Earlier, Georgia took the top two spots in the 1,000y freestyle as sophomore Sam Powe dropped a personal-best time of 9:06.93, followed by senior Jake Magahey in second at 9:08.45. Magahey went on to win the 500y freestyle with a B-cut of 4:19.82, followed by Dunham in second with a B-cut of 4:20.93.

In the 100y freestyle, fifth-year Zach Hils placed third with a B-cut time of 43.34. Hils joined van Runen, Dunham, and junior Reese Branzell to finish third in the opening 200y medley relay with a time of 1:26.07. The same group also placed third in the 400y freestyle relay with a time of 2:53.93. At the diving well, a pair of Bulldogs earned Zone cuts on the 1-meter springboard. Freshman Matthew Bray finished second with a score of 306.00, followed by junior Allen Mann in third with a qualifying mark of 304.95. Junior Nolan Lewis just missed earning a cut himself with a fourth-place 297.00, while fellow junior Rhett Hopkins finished sixth at 275.33.

Up Next
Georgia opens its home season with a matchup against in-state rival Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

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