The Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships are coming to a close at the Aquatics Center at Mylan Park, as just two days remain.
Texas has capitalized on its talent thus far, holding all but two of the tournament’s 23 event titles. The Longhorns lost their first events of the week on Thursday, with BYU junior Jordan Tiffany winning the men’s 100-yard butterfly and WVU’s Danny Berlitz taking the men’s 400 IM title.
The Mountaineers have three individual finalists on Friday. Senior Justin Heimes led with the top placement of the day as the fourth place finisher in the men’s 100-yard backstroke. Heimes finished the race in 47.03 seconds, exactly half of a second faster than his prelim time and just short of a personal best.
Sophomore Mia Cheatwood posted the fourth best prelim time in the women’s 100 breaststroke and came just short of her 1:00.46 prelim time in finals, finishing fifth in 1:00.6. Rounding the Mountaineer swimmers in finals was senior Joe Schaefer, who placed sixth in the 100 breastroke.
In the consolation finals of the women’s 200 butterfly, WVU senior Lilly Culp won the heat and recorded a time better than several finalists.
West Virginia’s men’s team and women’s team placed third and fifth respectively in the 200 freestyle relay.
In the diving well, senior Sara Haggerty competed as WVU’s sole finalist in women’s platform diving. Haggerty placed eighth with a score of 247.4 points.
Results in each of Friday’s finals are as follows:
Women’s 200-yard Butterfly Swimming Results
1. Kelly Pash (Texas) – 1:51.66 (Pool Record)
2. Emma Sticklen (Texas) – 1:51.68
3. Angie Coe (Texas) – 1:56.2
4. Alondra Ortiz (Houston) – 1:56.93
5. Syd Nethercutt (Houston) – 1:58.93
6. Noor El Gendy (Houston) – 1:59.95
7. Abby Jackson (Houston) – 1:59.97
8. Morgan Gore (TCU) – 2:00.22
Men’s 200-yard Butterfly Swimming Results
1. Brad Prolo (BYU) – 1:41.15 (Pool Record)
2. Cole Crane (Texas) – 1:42.02
3. Ryan Branon Jr. (Texas) – 1:43.08
4. Alec Filipovic (Texas) – 1:43.43
5. Sam Artmann (Texas) – 1:44.19
6. Tommy Eaton (Cincinnati) – 1:44.59
7. Holden Smith (Texas) – 1:46.54
8. Logan Walker (Texas) – 1:47.06
Women’s 100-yard Breaststroke Swimming Results
1. Lydia Jacoby (Texas) – 57.27 (Pool Record)
2. Anna Elendt (Texas) – 57.65
3. Joleigh Crye (Cincinnati) – 58.24
4. Henrietta Fangli (Houston) – 59.29
5. Mia Cheatwood (WVU) – 1:00.6
6. Claire Chahbandour (TCU) – 1:00.64
7. Channing Hanley (Texas) – 1:00.85
8. Mackenzie Miller (BYU) – 1:00.9
Men’s 100-yard Breaststroke Swimming Results
1. Will Scholtz (Texas) – 52.09
2. Brayden Taivassalo (Texas) – 52.28
3. Jadon Wuilliez (TCU) – 52.29
4. Guilherme Camossato (TCU) – 52.46
5. Emerson Edwards (BYU) – 53.88
6. Joe Schaefer (WVU) – 54.2
7. Jacob Ballard (BYU) – 54.24
8. Brogan Robinson (Cincinnati) – 54.33
Women’s 100-yard Backstroke Swimming Results
1. Berit Berglund (Texas) – 51.72
2. Olivia Bray (Texas) – 52.00
3. Emma Kern (Texas) – 52.26
4. Tania Quaglieri (TCU) – 52.95
5. Grace Gavin (Cincinnati) – 53.46
6. Lezli Sisung (Kansas) – 53.98
7. Lily Jones (Cincinnati) – 54.21
8. Sienna Schellenger (Texas) – 54.98
Men’s 100-yard Backstroke Swimming Results
1. Will Modglin (Texas) – 44.75 (Pool record)
2. Chris O’Connor (Texas) – 46.42
3. Edgar Cicanci (TCU) – 46.63
4. Justin Heimes (WVU) – 47.03
5. Hunter Gubeno (Cincinnati) – 47.04
6. Jon Osa (Cincinnati) – 47.31
7. Tanner Edwards (BYU) – 47.66
8. Diego Camacho Salgado (BYU) – 48.06
Women’s Platform Diving Results
1. Jordan Skilken (Texas) – 334.9 points
2. Sarah Carruthers (Texas) – 334.7 points
3. Michelle McLeod (Houston) – 296.55 points
4. Caroline Kupka (Texas) – 284.7 points
5. Chase Farris (Houston) – 276.1 points
6. Anna Kwong (TCU) – 264.3 points
7. Alexia Jackson (BYU) – 259.4 points
8. Sara Haggerty (WVU) – 247.4 points
Women’s 200-yard Freestyle Relay Results
1. Texas – 1:26.66 (Pool Record)
2. TCU – 1:30.13
3. Cincinnati – 1:30.58
4. Kansas – 1:31.43
5. WVU – 1:31.6
6. BYU – 1:32.04
7. Iowa State – 1:32.39
8. Houston – 1:33.11
Men’s 200-yard Freestyle Relay Results
1. Texas – 1:17.02
2. BYU – 1:17.7
3. WVU – 1:18.47
4. Cincinnati – 1:18.56
5. TCU – 1:19.07
Photo from WVU Swimming & Diving
