Pitt Women Dominate in 196-104 Win over WVU

Saturday, January 13

Morgantown, WV

1 PM

Pitt

West Virginia

Pitt Women Dominate in 196-104 Win over WVU

1/13/2024 4:34:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Final Results

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The Pitt women's swimming and diving team dominated the pool during the Backyard Brawl as the Panthers compiled five 1-2 finishes in 11 events to defeat West Virginia 196-104 at the Aquatic Center at Mylan Park, Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers won five of the first seven events, including three 1-2 finishes in the 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free and the 100 Back. Tess Mock (10:29.23) and Emily Bucaro (10:31.34) finished first and second in the 1000 Free while freshman Parker Del Balso (56.24) won the 100 Back and Claire Jansen (56.47) finished in second place. Freshman Avery Kudlac (1:52.53) also won the 200 Free while fellow classmate Sydney Gring (2:01.35) won the 200 Fly.

The 200 Medley Relay teams kicked off the meet by taking first and second place. The team of Claire Jansen, Jessica Strong, Sophie Yendell, and Sydney Gring finished first with a time of 1:41.26 while the team of Parker Del Balso, Angelina Messina, Avery Kudlac, and Tara Culibrk finished second with a time of 1:44.97.

Pitt compiled four more first-place finishes with Del Balso (2:02.64) and Jansen (2:03.90) taking first and second place in the 200 Back. Kudlac (51.65) won the 100 Free, Yendell (54.93) won the 100 Fly and Gring (2:03.08) won the 200 IM.

The Panthers secured the Backyard Brawl win with the 200 Free Relay team of Kudlac, Yendell, Jansen, and Culibrk taking first with a time of 1:34.04.

On the diving side, Megan Iannon (278.63) and Rachel Dickerson (271.50) finished in first and second place, respectively, on the 3-meter. The Panthers also finished 1-2-3 on the 1-meter as Dickerson took first (287.78), newcomer Mariana Osorio Mendoza (287.03) came in second and Maggie Foley took third (277.20)

UP NEXT
The Panthers return to Trees Pool to host Minnesota Jan. 19-20 for their Senior Meet. Friday's competition begins with diving at 11:45 a.m., followed by swimming events beginning at 2:15 p.m. Saturday's competition will be in long-course meters, starting at 10 a.m.