The Auburn swimming and diving team faced Tennessee and Louisville at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee Friday.
The women's team (6-0-1, 3-0-1 SEC) kept its winning streak alive as they opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:40.35).
The men topped Tennessee 157-143, but fell to Louisville, 171-129, while the women tied Tennessee with 150 apiece and defeated Louisville, 185-114.
The women continued their run as sophomore Ashley Neidigh won the women's 1000 free with a personal-best time of 9:44.82. Freshman Valerie Hull earned a win in the 200 free, touching in at a season-best 1:49.58. Junior Jillian Vitarius posted a time of 54.54 to win the 100 back. Junior Alexandria Merritt finished second in the women's 200 fly (1:59.17), and sophomore Kristen Murslack took third (1:59.84) for the Tigers. Junior Carly Scheper had a strong showing on the 1-meter. She posted a score of 270.00. Senior Shanna Schuelein took third (265.40). Senior Megan Fonteno took second in the 100 fly (54.14) followed by Merritt, who placed third (54.34). Neidigh picked up her second win of the day with a time of 4:28.22 in the 500 free. Junior Annie Lazor finished third in the 200 IM with a time of 2:02.40, her best time of the season in the event. Auburn's women took second in the 200 FR (1:30.86).
For the men's (3-2, 3-0 SEC), they took second in the 200 MR with a 1:28.72. Sophomore Joe Patching won the 200 free with a time of 1:37.16, the 200 IM with a time of 1:46.60 and second in the 200 back (1:44.02). Senior Alex Hancock claimed second in the men's 200 fly (1:48.30), just edging junior Arthur Mendes (1:48.31) who finished third. Sophomore Kyle Darmody took second in the men's 50 free with a time of 20.25.
In diving, McKean placed second in the men's 1-meter competition with a 344.55, while junior Justin Youtsey finished third with a score of 339.55. Women's senior Cinzia Calabretta won the 3-meter springboard vs. Tennessee and Louisville with a score of 296.90. McKean earned the win in the 3-meter competition, taking first with a score of 413.40.
Auburn will compete next at the Georgia Invitational in Athens, Georgia on Dec. 5-7. The Tigers' divers will compete next at the Georgia Tech Diving Invite on Nov. 20-22 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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