Pitt Breaks Records on Senior Day Weekend in the Western PA Invite

Friday, January 28

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Western Pennsylvania Invite (Senior Meet)

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Pitt Breaks Records on Senior Day Weekend in the Western PA Invite

1/29/2022 3:44:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Western PA Invite Results

PITTSBURGH — Pitt men's and women's swimming & diving claimed first place in every event in the Western Pennsylvania Invitational Friday and Saturday. The invite was the last of the season at Trees Pool and served as a key meet as ACC Championships approach next month (Feb. 15-19).

Senior Day was held in the last day of the invite. Four divers (Wesley Ahart, Serena Buchwald, Josh Parquet, and Amy Read) and nine swimmers (Serhii Ahadzhanian, Alyssa Conley, Dakota Elliott, Kayla Graham, Stephen Hopta, Madison Nalls, Quinton Pierce, Jilian Schulte, and Jacqueline Tinneny) were honored in a ceremony between the diving and swimming portions of the day with Pitt head coach John Hargis, diving head coach Katie Kasprzak and sport administrator/Executive Associate Athletic Director Wendy Meyers.

"This weekend is always about our seniors," said Hargis. "It's always a special weekend when we can race fast and recognize this special group. Every class leaves something special, and this class is no exception. Just so proud of this group and all they've done for Pitt swimming and diving."

"It was a great send off for our seniors," said Kasprzak. "They have been integral in building the team culture and success we see today, so it was great to have so much energy in this meet. It's always fun and rewarding to see them perform in their last home meet, so for Amy to break her record and get so close to the springboard records was really exciting. I'm just so thankful for the opportunity to coach these four divers over their collegiate career."

"I'm excited to finish final prep for ACC's. We are in a good place confidence wise, and it should be a great finish to the season."

Day One-Friday
Read opened the invitational by breaking her own school record in the platform with a score of 322.50, also a Trees Pool record. Claire McDaniels (276.20) and Emma Gravgaard (264.45) also set new personal records. In the three-meter, it was another personal best and event win of 3?5?3.40 for Read with McDaniels right behind her for second with her personal-best of 350.10 to earn her first NCAA Zone cut in the event this season.

The final round dive that officially broke her own school record ??#H2oP https://t.co/1usyo87elH pic.twitter.com/ZcOctk1nyW
— Pitt Swim & Dive (@Pitt_SWIM_DIVE) January 28, 2022

For the men, Jackson Salisbury smashed his previous personal-best in platform by over 100 points with a score of 384.80 to win the event. Dylan Reed (369.25), Ahart (312.45) and Parquet also established new personal-records as well.In the 3-meter, Pitt men swept the top three spots with Cameron Cash (personal-record 381.90), Parquet (personal-best 367.65) and Reed (325.65) all earning NCAA Zone cuts.

The men and women all swept the relays. Sophie Yendell, Kate Fuhrmann, Nalls and Janelle Schulz (1:31.79) and Flynn Crisci, Marcin Goraj, Szymon Pytlarczyk and Dominic Toledo (1:20.56) took first in the 200 Free. In the 400 Medley, it was Goraj, Cooper Van der Laan, Ahadzhanian and Toldeo (3:12.25) and Graham, Tatum Detwiler, Sophie Yendell and Nalls (3:41.97) claiming first-place.

Van der Laan broke the Trees Pool record in 100 Breast with a time of 52.21. Crisci won both the 200 Individual Medley (1:50.63) and the 100 Free (personal record of 44.53). Wojciech Dutkowiak claimed the 500 Free at 4:29.17. Goraj tied his 200 Back personal record of 1:42.92 to win the event. Adam Mahler won the 200 Fly (1:47.81) for the third time this season.

New Trees Pool record for Cooper Van Der Laan in the 1??0??0??-breaststroke at 52.21!!!

?? @ChenJrry - 55.63#H2oP pic.twitter.com/hw8X4qcCy0
— Pitt Swim & Dive (@Pitt_SWIM_DIVE) January 28, 2022

Daisy Anderson started the individual swimming events for the ladies in the 200 Individual Medley, with a personal record of 2:00.05 to win and then won the 200 Fly with another personal record of 1:58.87. Tinney won the 500 Free with a personal-best of 4:51.32. Tatum Detwiler took first in the 100 Breast (1:03.06) while Sarah Shepherd won in the 200 Breast (2:01.19). Nalls earned first-place in the 100 Free at 50.38, her best time of the season.

Day Two-Saturday
Read was less than two points away from breaking another school record in the 1-meter, held by Meme Sharp (327.08), with a personal record of 325.60. McDaniels also set a personal best of 309.25. Reed (344.85) and Cash (340.35) had the top two scores for the men.

Anderson won her second individual medley event in the 400 at a time of 4:18.49. Fuhrmann set a personal record (23.13) to take 50 Free, and Nalls won the 200 Free in 1:48.14. Shepherd set a new personal record of 2:15.67 to win the 200 Breast. Graham claimed first in the 100 Back at 56.12. Tinney turned in the best 1,650 Free time of the season at 16:34.26.

Goraj claimed first in the 100 Back (48.00) and 200 Free (1:37.29). Van der Laan claimed first in the 200 Breast at 1:56.41. Toledo won for the first time this season in the 50 Free with a personal record of 20.66. Mahler was first in the 100 Fly at 48.44. Dutkowiak won the 1,650 Free in 15:58.79.

The Panthers earned first place in the 200 Medley Relay with Radziszewski, Chen, Ahadzhanian and Toledo (1:28.00) and Graham, Detwiler, Yendell and Nalls (1:40.08) earning first. In the 400 Free Relay, the tandems of Schulz, Nalls, Yendell and Fuhrmann (3:22.37) and Toldeo, Goraj, Crisci and Ahadzhanian (2:58.89) won the event.

The Panthers return to action next Friday for the three-day Cavalier Invitational hosted by fellow ACC member Virginia.

NCAA Qualifier Time/Zone Cut Scores
Men:
1-Meter – Reed (344.85), Cash (340.35) and Parquet (312.35)
3-Meter – Cash (381.90), Parquet (367.65) and Reed (325.65)
Platform – Salisbury (385.80), Reed (369.25), Cash (344.35) and Ahart (312.45)
100 Breast – Van der Laan (52.21), B Standard
200 Breast – Van der Laan (1:56.41) and Chen (1:57.41), B Standart
200 Back – Goraj (1:42.92), B Standard

Women:
1-Meter – Read (325.60), McDaniels (309.25), Buchwald (278.90) and Gravgaard (270.40)
3-Meter – Read (353.40) and McDaniels (350.10)
Platform – Read (322.50), McDaniels (276.20), Gravgaard (264.45), Buchwald (254.75)
200 Fly – Anderson (1:58.87), B Standard

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