Georgia Men and Women Finish Second at Fall Invite

Friday, November 22

Athens, Ga.

9:30 a.m. (Swim Prelims / Mile Finals) | 11:30 a.m. (Diving) | 5:30 p.m. (Finals)

University of Georgia

Georgia Invitational

November 22, 2024 | Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving

Day 3 Results

ATHENS, Ga. – Senior Abby McCulloh's victory in the 1,650-yard freestyle highlighted the final day of competition for the University of Georgia swimming and diving teams at the 2024 Georgia Fall Invitational Friday at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Georgia finished second in both competitions, with the men scoring 796 points, while the women's team tallied 784.5 points. Florida took both competitions, with Alabama, LSU, and Missouri placing in order in each.

Fast Facts

McCulloh continued her dominance in the mile with a winning A-cut time of 15:46.99. Fellow senior Rachel Stege placed fifth with a B-cut time of 16:08.11, followed by senior Duné Coetzee in 10^th with a B-cut of 16:25.64. Juniors Shea Fursee (12^th – 16:28.36) and Heidi Stalkfleet (20^th – 16:41.08) also earned B-cuts.
The women's 400y freestyle relay also picked up an automatic cut with sophomore Helena Jones, seniors Eboni McCarty and Bri Roberson, and junior Ieva Maluka finishing second at 3:12.95. Jones led off with a season-best 100y free split of 48.27, matching the time that placed her second earlier in the 100y freestyle final. Roberson took fifth in the final with a season-best B-cut of 48.97.
Maluka earned her third individual podium finish of the week with a second-place PB of 1:55.35 in the women's 200y butterfly.
Graduate Jake Magahey finished second in the men's 200y butterfly with a new PB of 1:40.07, tying Bulldog legend Gunnar Bentz for the fourth-fastest performer in program history. Magahey later joined teammates Tomas Koski, Reese Branzell, and Ruard van Renen to place fourth in the men's 400y freestyle relay with a B-cut time of 2:49.81, the seventh-fastest time in program history.
Senior Arie Voloschin set two new personal-best times in the men's 200y breaststroke, finishing third in the final with a time of 1:54.20, moving him to fifth all-time in program history.
Junior Sam Powe also took third in the men's 200y backstroke with a season-best B-cut of 1:40.24, followed closely by fellow junior Ruard van Renen with a season-best time of 1:40.37.
At the diving well, senior Allen Mann qualified for the NCAA Zone B Championships with a sixth-place score of 332.00. Sophomore Matthew Bray finished 11^th at 281.30, followed by freshman Bo Bridges in 12^th at 276.80. In the women's competition, junior Hannah Stumpf narrowly missed Zone qualification with a seventh-place mark of 224.00.

Standings
Men

Florida, 1,157.5
Georgia, 796
Alabama, 649.5
LSU, 593
Missouri, 524

Women

Florida, 1,156.5
Georgia, 784.5
Alabama, 669
LSU, 574
Missouri, 492.5
South Carolina, 53.5 (diving)
Wisconsin, 24 (diving)
Georgia Southern, 6 (diving)

Quotes
Tom Cousins Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach Stefanie Williams Moreno
On the meet…
"I thought our girls did a fantastic job from start to finish, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. I don't know if I could pick one race or moment that stood out, but with the 200 freestyle, I don't if in my swimming career that I've ever had an all-Georgia final. The girls just popped off – they did a fantastic job. We got a bunch of A relays, ton of personal bests. I'm just so proud of where we're at because I know the work they put in in the fall."

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach Neil Versfeld
On the team's performance this week. . .
"We've had a rough couple weeks on the health side but a resilient effort as a team to come back, bounce back and throw down some nation-leading times for a couple swimmers. We had fantastic swims all around, so I'm very proud."

Up Next
No. 7/12 Georgia returns to competition on Wednesday, Dec. 18 for a road meet at No. 1/2 Texas at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center.