TCU
West Virginia
TCU #SwimDive Falls to West Virginia
1/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- The TCU swimming and diving teams fell to West Virginia in a Big 12 dual meet at the WVU Natatorium on Saturday.
The men's team lost 184-116, while the women's squad was defeated 221-89. With Saturday's loss, the women move to 4-1 all time against the Mountaineers.
The Races
Freshman Radu Duican had a meet to remember as he posted three victories for the Horned Frogs. Duican's first win came in the 200 medley relay with junior Jakub Swierczynksi, junior Matt Spallas and senior Garrett Hills combining for the win at 1:33.40. Duican went on to top the podium again in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.21 before rounding out the day with a win in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:52.86.
TCU swept the 200-yard IM with a 1-2-3 finish led by sophomore Tommy Thach (1:53.58). Junior Carlos Hunnicutt placed second (1:55.25), and Dayne Odendaal took home third (1:55.86) to complete the event's sweep.
Hunnicutt won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:51.33 and logged a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle at 4:39.94.
Senior John Remetta and freshman Migs Martin produced a 1-2 finish for TCU in the 200-yard breaststroke with times of 2:06.21 and 2:08.12, respectively.
On the women's side, sophomore Micaela Roemer and freshman Claire Munster combined for a 1-2 finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Roemer logged a first-place time of 54.28, while Munster clocked in at 54.41.
Freshman Elise Forzley earned two second-place finishes in her events on Saturday. She placed second in the 200-yard backstroke at 2:05.70 before taking home silver in the 200-yard IM at 2:09.98.
Also placing second for the women's squad throughout the meet was freshman Nicqueline Rettberg in the 500-yard freestyle, senior Ashley Dyke in the 200-yard breaststroke, junior Devin Newton in the 100-yard breaststroke, and freshman Hannah Burt in the 200-yard freestyle.
Up Next
The Frogs will hit the pool again on Jan. 27 as they host North Texas at the University Recreation Center at 6 p.m.
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