Jan. 27, 2008

Complete Results

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The UC Davis men's and women's swimming and diving teams won 16 of the 26 events and swam the final four races as exhibitions to sweep a dual with Cal State Bakersfield at the Hillman Aquatics Center Sunday afternoon. The men defeated the Roadrunners by a score of 129-78, while the women's squad won 120-79.

It was the final home dual for Cal State Bakersfield and marked the second consecutive season the Aggies have swept the `Runners. The Aggie men have now won five of their last six duals and are 6-2 this season. The women improve to 12-4 in duals this season.

Juniors Emily Medved and Alex Arbios led their respective teams with victories in each both distance freestyle events. Medved won the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle with times of 5:17.87 and 11:02.36, respectively. Arbios won those events on the men's side with times of 9:28.21 in the 1,000 and 4:37.47 in the 500.

The women's team started the dual in dominant fashion by taking the top three spots in the opening 200 medley relay. Seniors Melanie Covert and Ashley Cayford, junior Mary Struempf and freshman Samantha Capozzo won the event in 1:51.97. They Aggies then went on to win the next five races to jump up big against a team they have now defeated every year since 2003-04.

Overall, the women's team won eight of the 13 events and claimed the top three spots in the 200 individual medley. Other event winners for the Aggies were: sophomore Heidi Kucera in 200 free (1:57.56); freshman Amanda Holman in the 50 free (24.85); freshman Samantha Lougee in the 200 IM (2:15.47); senior Jill Olson in the 100 free (54.16), and Krysta Chaldekas on the 3-meter board (234.45).

The men's team also had a strong run to start their dual, led by the winning 200 medley relay team of freshman Jimmy Fong, senior Russell Taylor, sophomore Daniel Donnelly and junior Evan Kraus (1:33.90). They would go on to win six of the first seven events, including 1-2 finishes in the 1,000 free, 200 butterfly and 100 free, en route to eight wins in their 13-event meet.

Other event winners for the men were: Kraus in the 50 free (21.55); junior Jason Kim in the 200 IM (1:56.16); senior Stephen Lee in the 1-meter competition (192.53); Donnelly in the 200 fly (1:54.19), and senior Nik Kemp in the 100 free (48.06).

Both teams swam the final four events (two for each team) as exhibition swims and had the top times in half of them.

The Aggies return home to Schaal Aquatics Center for the fourth and final time on Friday with a 1 p.m. dual with Big West front-runners UC Santa Barbara. It marks the final home dual meet for 14 UC Davis seniors.

UC Davis vs. Cal State Bakersfield

TEAM SCORES:
MEN: UC Davis 129, Cal State Bakersfield 78
WOMEN: UC Davis 120, Cal State Bakersfield 79

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Top finisher and UC Davis only):
Women's 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. UC Davis (Melanie Covert, Mary Struempf, Samantha Capozzo, Ashley Cayford), 1:51.97; 2. UC Davis (Samantha Lougee, Jessica Lee, Jennifer Ginsberg, Amanda Holman), 1:52.79; 3. UC Davis (Jill Olson, Lisa Bender, Amber Bonds, Heidi Kucera), x1:54.82; 5. UC Davis (Kathryn Jovino, Julie Peri, Bergen Beck, Carolynne Charvoz), x2:00.80.

Men's 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. UC Davis (Jimmy Fong, Russell Taylor, Daniel Donnelly, Evan Kraus), 1:33.90; 3. UC Davis (Adam Pluemer, Kyle Anderson, Eric Kim, Jason Kim), 1:38.10.

Women's 1,000-Yard Freestyle: 1. Emily Medved, UC Davis, 11:02.36; 2. Janice Leung, 11:18.20.

Men's 1,000-Yard Freestyle: 1. Alex Arbios, UC Davis, 9:28.21; 2. Matt Herman, 9:33.17; 4. Adam Borchard, 9:40.83; 6. Lars Rockholm, x10:12.80.

Women's 200-Yard Freestyle: 1. Heidi Kucera, UC Davis, 1:57.56; 3. Ellen Barton, 2:02.48; 4. Carolynne Charvoz, 2:06.14.

Men's 200-Yard Freestyle: 1. Brian Lenecioni, CSUB, 1:42.61; 2. Nik Kemp, 1:44.10; 4. Kyle Leto, 1:46.99; 5. Trent Richardson, 1:49.41; 6. Walter Eggert, x1:49.84.

Women's 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Amanda Holman, UC Davis, 24.85; 2. Jill Olson, 25.23; 4. Linda Hermann, 25.77; 6. Mary Struempf, x26.39; 9. Jessica Lee, x28.46.

Men's 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Evan Kraus, UC Davis, 21.55... 3. Russ Underwood, 22.26; 5. Brandt Robinson, 22.62; 7. Eric Kim, x23.16.

Women's 200-Yard Individual Medley: 1. Samantah Lougee, UC Davis, 2:15.47; Jennifer Ginsberg, 2:15.83; 3. Melanie Covert, 2:15.96; 6. Lisa Bender, x2:23.69.

Men's 200-Yard Individual Medley: 1. Jason Kim, UC Davis, 1:56.16; 2. Russell Taylor, 1:58.80; 3. Kyle Anderson, 2:01.71; 5. Adam Pluemer, x2:04.51; 8. Michael Stoner, x2:08.42.

Women's 1-Meter Diving: 1. Emily Bissett, CSUB, 214.28; 2. Jamie Flynn, 209.55; 3. Kendra Hughes, 198.23; 5. Courtney Kings, 154.43; 6. Erica Stricker, x126.80; 7. Krysta Chaldekas, x2.22.

Men's 1-Meter Diving: 1. Stephen Lee, UC Davis, 192.53; 2. Jason Andrade, 191.48; 3. Paul Navo, 190.73; 5. Michael Androus, x187.73; 6. Kevin Reagle, x157.73; 7. Tristan Kaiser, x134.25.

Women's 100-Yard Butterfly: 1. Lexie Kelly, CSUB, 1:03.13; 2. Melanie Covert, 1:03.74; 3. Linda Hermann, 1:03.75; 4. Ashley Cayford, 1:04.16; 5. Ellen Barton, x1:04.45.

Men's 200-Yard Butterfly: 1. Daniel Donnelly, UC Davis, 1:54.19; 2. Toki Burke, 1:59.46; 4. Adam Borchard, 2:02.14; 6. Eric Kim, x2:06.99.

Women's 100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Jill Olson, UC Davis, 54.16; 2. Jennifer Ginsberg, 54.45; 4. Bergen Beck, 58.14.

Men's 100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Nik Kemp, 48.05; 2. Russ Underwood, 48.31; 6. Brandt Robinson, 48.79; 7. Walter Eggert, x50.06; 8. Trent Richardson, x51.56.

Women's 100-Yard Backstroke: 1. Erin Craft, CSUB, 1:01.31... 3. Samantha Capozzo, 1:06.10; 4. Amber Bonds, 1:06.44; 6. Ashley Cayford, 1:07.10; 8. Kathryn Jovino, x1:09.95.

Men's 100-Yard Backstroke: 1. Luka Leskur, CSUB, 1:52.51; 2. Jimmy Fong, 1:53.12; 3. Daniel Donnelly, 2:01.89; 4. Adam Pluemer, 2:04.11; 6. Michael Stoner, x2:10.09.

Women's 500-Yard Freestyle: 1. Emily Medved, UC Davis, 5:17.87... 3. Julie Peri, 5:31.31.

Men's 500-Yard Freestyle: 1. Alex Arbios, UC Davis, 4:37.47... 3. Adam Borchard, 4:42.74; 5. Kyle Leto, 4:47.35; 6. Matt Herman, x4:51.03.

Women's 3-Meter Diving: 1. Krysta Chaldekas, UC Davis, 234.45... 4. Jamie Flynn, 203.25; 5. Kendra Hughes, 181.95; 6. Courtney King, x157.58; 7. Erica Stricker, x134.85.

Men's 3-Meter Diving: 1. Evan Crocker, CSUB, 235.05; 2. Paul Navo, 222.15; 3. Stephen Lee, 190.50; 4. Kevin Reagle, 179.18; 5. Michael Androus, x172.95; 6. Tristan Kaiser, x139.95.

Women's 100-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Veronica Campbell, CSUB, 1:08.67... -. Mary Struempf, x1:09.71; -. Bergen Beck, x1:12.26; -. Carolynne Charvoz, x1:13.42; -. Samantha Capozzo, x1:13.87.

Men's 200-Yard Breaststroke: 1. T.J. Whitacker, CSUB, 2:15.43... -. Eric Kim, x2:12.30; -. Kyle Anderson, x2:12.52; -. Toki Burke, x2:29.48.

Women's 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. CSUB (Leah Felber, Rachel Schell, Katrina Thomas, Tessa Brown), 3:54.04... -. UC Davis (Kathryn Jovino, Heidi Kucera, Janice Leung, Amber Bonds), x3:47.22; -. UC Davis (Whitney Burton, Samantha Lougee, Jessica Lee, Linda Hermann), x3:52.85.

Men's 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. CSUB (Filip Zemier, Justin Burdine, Luka Leskur, Rene Hjorth), 1:26.94... -. UC Davis (Evan Kraus, Lars Rockholm, Jimmy Fong, Brandt Robinson), x1:27.70; -. UC Davis (Russ Underwood, Walter Eggert, Eric Kim, Nik Kemp), x1:28.30.