Nov. 17, 2005
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The UC Davis men's swim team finished the first day of the Speedo Cup in fourth place out of the 11 teams competing in the three day meet being held at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach, Calif. Scott Weltz had the top individual finish for the Aggies with a season best mark of 1:52.37 in the 200-yard individual medley.
The UC Davis 'A' 200-yard free relay got the day off to a good start with a sixth place finish, coming in at 1:26.16, the top time for the Ags this season. The 'B' relay was only a couple seconds behind with a time of 1:28.38 and a 17th place finish.
Alex Arbios took 11th in the consolation finals for the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:36.66, the team's best mark this season. Nik Kemp finished one place behind Arbios with season best 4:38.08 and teammate Kyle Leto finished behind Kemp with a 4:38.47.
In the 200 individual medley, Russell Taylor had the next best finish behind Weltz with a 19th place finish clocking in at 1:55.59. Jason Kim and Kyle Payne also both posted season best times in the event.
Evan Kraus had the top Aggie finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a 21.82 in consolation finals and a placing of 22nd. Matt Crawford finished 29th and posted a season best 21.96 in the event's prelims.
The Aggie 'A' 400-yard medley relay took seventh in finals with a season best time of 3:30.39.
Stanford leads the pack on the men's side after the first day of competition with 546 points, the Aggies are in fourth with 176 points. The meet will continue through Saturday.
SPEEDO CUP: Day One
Event winners plus Aggies
200 Free Relay: 1. Stanford A, 1:20.68... 6. UC Davis A, 1:26.16; 14. UC Davis B, 1:28.38; 17. UC Davis C, 1:30.76.
500 Freestyle: 1. Andy Grant, Stanford, 4:18.43... 11. Alex Arbios, UC Davis, 4:36.66; 12. Nik Kemp, UC Davis, 4:38.08; 13. Kyle Leto, UC Davis, 4:38.47; 21. Lars Rockholm, UC Davis, 4:48.94; 24. Michael Stoner, UC Davis, 4:54.02 (4:49.32 prelims); 26. Arie Van Gemeren, UC Davis, 4:50.95; 28. Toki Burke, UC Davis, 4:53.12; 29. Kaleb Wallen, UC Davis, 4:55.99; 41. Peter Hagens, UC Davis, 4:58.06; 50. Matt Crawford, UC Davis, 5:10.09; 57. Brandon Bireley, UC Davis, 5:26.96.
200 Individual Medley: 1. Hongzhe Sun, Stanford, 1:46.08... 7. Scott Weltz, UC Davis, 1:52.37; 19. Russell Taylor, UC Davis, 1:55.59; 25. Jason Kim, UC Davis, 1:56.98; 38. Kyle Payne, UC Davis, 1:59.38; 39. Nik Kemp, UC Davis, 1:59.79; 55. Adam Pluemer, UC Davis, 2:03.64; 58. Toki Burke, UC Davis, 2:04.03; 72. Michael Stoner, UC Davis, 2:07.54.
50 Freestyle: 1. Brett Allen, BYU, 20.16... 22. Evan Kraus, UC Davis, 21.82 (21.46 prelims); 29. Matt Crawford, UC Davis, 22.12 (21.96 prelims); 40. Russell Taylor, UC Davis, 21.76; 42. Jason Kim, UC Davis, 22.08; 47. Peter Hagens, UC Davis, 22.28; 49. Kaleb Wallen, UC Davis, 22.33; 56. Travis Williams, UC Davis, 22.49; 57. Brandon Bireley, UC Davis, 22.49; 69. Kyle Payne, UC Davis, 22.77; 73. Adam Pluemer, UC Davis, 23.00; 82. Arie Van Gemeren, UC Davis, 23.33; 89. Lars Rockholm, UC Davis, 23.83.
400 Medley Relay: 1. Stanford A, 3:16.71... 7. UC Davis A, 3:30.39; 16. UC Davis B, 3:36.18; UC Davis C, 3:47.47.
