WINTER PARK, Fla. – Rollins returned to the Alfond Pool on Saturday afternoon, earning a pair of convincing victories over New College of Florida. The women took the meet by a score of 151-40, while the men earned a 170-34 win.
The Tars set the tone early in the 200 medley relay, taking the top two spots on both sides. The women's quartet of
Holly Hirsch,
Alexa Kwarcinski,
Madison Patel, and
Gardner Viney touched first in 1:49.83, while
Cullen Descalzo,
Austin O'Steen,
Wade Chandgie, and
Brig Barnett took the men's race in 1:36.06.
Rollins carried the momentum into the 200 freestyle, sweeping the top two spots in both races. Viney led the women with a winning time of 2:02.17, followed closely by
Abby Jessup at 2:02.30. Zach Poskon paced the men in 1:44.46, while
Cooper Wiese and Matt Mack followed in second and third, respectively.
The Tars continued to pile up victories in the backstroke events, with Isabella Van Waesberghe taking the women's 50 back in 28.01 ahead of Hirsch in second.
Valentino Montegrande earned the win for the men in 24.20, followed by
Cole Conlan in second.
Julianne Armstrong led another Rollins sweep in the women's 100 butterfly, touching first in 59.92 ahead of
Melanie Angelov and
Payton Menely. Danny Garcia-Lopez followed with a win in the men's race at 51.30, with
Marcos Bravo and Wiese rounding out the top three.
Rollins kept rolling in the sprint events as Patel won the women's 50 freestyle in 24.43, followed by
Sydney Strieb and
Libby Holmes.
Seth Basinger led a 1-2-3 finish for the men, clocking a 22.07 ahead of
Carter Kegle and Chandgie. Kwarcinski then grabbed the 100 freestyle in 53.77 before Chandgie returned to the pool to win the men's race in 48.58.
Van Waesberghe collected her second individual win of the afternoon in the 100 backstroke, touching in 1:03.34. Conlan followed suit for the men with a winning time of 54.06, edging teammate
Rex Biebel, who finished second at 54.18.
Reese Vetor added a victory in the women's 100 breaststroke at 1:09.73, while Garcia-Lopez picked up his second win of the meet in the men's race, touching in 59.54 just ahead of Barnett at 59.71. Armstrong also earned her second individual victory with a 28.05 in the women's 50 butterfly, while
Peyton Conner took the men's event in 24.48.
The individual portion of the meet wrapped up with the 100 IM, where Kwarcinski earned her second individual win of the day with a 59.02. Holmes and
Megan Furuichi followed to complete the Rollins sweep. O'Steen took the men's race in 53.20, with Basinger and
Samuel Cook rounding out the top three.
Rollins closed the afternoon with another pair of relay victories. Hirsch, Kwarcinski, Patel, and Viney combined for a 1:40.08 in the women's 200 freestyle relay, while Descalzo, Conner, Williams, and Barnett won the men's race in 1:29.73 to cap the Tars' sweep.
The Tars return to the pool next Saturday, October 17, to travel to Tampa to take on the Spartans and the Barry Buccaneers at 12 p.m.
