Tennessee Splits Dual Meet with Louisville

Thursday, October 12

Knoxville

2:00 PM

University of Tennessee

Louisville

October 12, 2023 | Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The sixth-ranked Lady Vols tallied a top-five victory in a close battle during their home-opening meet against Louisville on Thursday afternoon at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, while the No. 6 Vols came up just short against the Cardinals.

The women were victorious against the third-ranked Cardinals, outscoring them 152-148. The men battled but lost 156-144 at the hands of No. 12 Louisville.

Josephine Fuller tallied three individual victories to pace the Lady Vols on the day, winning the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM while also finishing first in the 200 medley relay. Mona McSharry also led the way on the women's side with two individual wins of her own in the 100 and 200 breast. McSharry also competed on the 200 medley and 200 free relay squads which finished first and second, respectively.

Jordan Crooks continued his 50 free dominance, as he took the victory for the No. 6 Vols. Martin Erspernberger swept the 100 and 200 fly. Gui Caribe, Landon Driggers and Bryden Hattie all won one event of their own.

Quotables
"I thought we performed pretty well today. I loved the competitive environment that this competition in particular brings. It's amongst one of my favorite dual meets every year. Louisville is incredibly competitive, and they did a great job. We got off to a really hot start in the beginning part of the meet with a lot of event wins and some one-two performances, which was really impressive. Then, we fell back a little bit. Louisville got a little bit of an injection of energy, and their second half of the meet was very strong. We had an opportunity to take it down to the last relay and keep it competitive and interesting. I think it's one of the great rivalries in our sport. I'm happy to come away with one win. We have some things we have to clean up, both competitively and technically. It was great that they helped us see those areas that we need to get better at." - Associate Head Coach Ashley Jahn

"For sure early on they looked like a team that had raced a really competitive invitational last week in Dallas which they did and they did really well there and won their meet. They looked like a team that was coming off of a hard-fought team win. We came out of the gates a little slow and I think that took us a while to gather ourselves after a couple of early losses. Martin Espernberger was really significant, winning both of his events. I think especially the 200 fly, he put up an outstanding swim. That really put us back in the meet and we really appreciated his effort there. Part of the reason why we set up this meet on this day in particular was because it would allow everybody who is going to the PanAm games to sharpen up before that meet. Also, give us a clear sense of where they're at and what they need going into the meet. I think it served that purpose really well. We had some good swims from Gui (Caribe) in the 100 free and Jordan (Crooks), Joaquin Vargas in the 400 free and I think this meet served them really well leading into PanAm's. Also, there were some really good swims from Harrison Lierz, I thought he was his steady, consistent self. Landon (Driggers) really built his impact on the meet as we went through. Also, was really happy to see Björn (Kammann) follow up Martin (Espernberger) in that 100 fly. I think that was a really good swim for him and bodes well for our next meet." - Associate Head Coach Rich Murphy

"It was solid. This time of year, it's early. You would prefer to not see mistakes, but it's the time of the year where we do have some hiccups. There were a lot of positives out there today. I felt like our divers were very competitive against a very competitive team of Louisville divers, like their swimmers. Bryden Hattie got up and did a really good job on the 3-meter. He was in a very close contest in the 1-meter, and he just came up a little shy. We were focusing more on the 3-meter as he leaves for the Pan American games on Sunday. That's been a high priority. The rest of the men's team did a solid job. With the women's team, I'm really pleased with the steps that our freshman Lynae Shorter took today on the 3-meter to help us score. Tanesha Lucoe got a score as well. For the most part, it was positive, but we have some things to work on." - Diving Coach Dave Parrington

Men's 1-Meter Diving
The Vols had three of the top four divers in the event. Bryden Hattie posted a score of 340.88 to come in second, Nick Stone tallied a 327.15 to take third, and Owen Redfearn scored a 289.58 to finish fourth.

Women's 3-Meter Diving
Freshman Lynae Shorter tallied a second-place finish in her first home competition with a score of 300.30. Tanesha Lucoe followed Shorter on the leaderboard, posting a score of 291.75.

Women's 200 Medley Relay
In the first event of the day, two Lady Vols teams placed first and third, respectively. The top squad of Josephine Fuller, Mona McSharry, Katie Mack and Camille Spink placed first by touching the wall in 1:49.66, while a group consisting of Elle Caldow, Emelie Fast, Abby Samansky and Brooklyn Douthwright placed third with a time of 1:53.45.

Men's 200 Medley Relay
The lineup of Björn Kammann, Jed Garner, Micah Chambers and Jack Flanagan placed second with a time of 1:41.56 during the first men's event of the afternoon. A UT team of Ryan Williams, Joseph Jordan, Martin Espernberger and Jacob McDonald came right behind them in third with a time of 1:41.91.

Women's 800 Free
A trio of Lady Vols finished inside of the top three for the event. Kate McCarville tallied a first-place finish with a time of 8:53.24, while Alyssa Breslin came behind her in second and Lauren Wetherell placed third overall.

Men's 800 Free
Joey Tepper earned a second-place finish, touching the wall in 8:11.52. Rafael Ponce de Leon Castilla and Jake Narvid took fourth and fifth, respectively.

Women's 200 Free
Brooklyn Douthwright touched the wall first with a 2:00.90 mark. Julia Mrozinski came right behind her in second, while Julia Burroughs posted a fourth-place finish.

Men's 200 Free
Joaquin Vargas led the way for Tennessee in the event, earning a third-place finish after touching the wall in 1:50.23. Jack Stelter came in fifth after notching a time of 1:54.65.

Women's 100 Back
Josephine Fuller did not lose any steam from last year, posting a time of 1:00.58 to finish first overall in the 100 back. Elle Caldow finished fourth on the day.

Men's 100 Back
Harrison Lierz touched the wall in 55.93 to earn a second-place finish, while Björn Kammann tallied a time of 57.25 to finish third.

Women's 100 Breast
Mona McSharry started off her senior campaign strong by taking first with a time of 1:07.20 in the 100 breast–an event she was the runner up in at NCAAs last season. Freshman Emelie Fast started off her individual career with a 1:10.35 time in the event to come in second place.

Men's 100 Breast
Newcomer Jed Garner placed second overall in the event, touching the wall in 1:04.03. He was followed by fellow newcomer Flynn Crisci, who posted a time of 1:05.85 to come in fifth.

Women's 200 Fly
Sara Stotler registered a first-place finish for the Lady Vols with a time of 2:15.33. Kate McCarville followed her up by swimming a 2:19.03 to claim third.

Men's 200 Fly
The Vols were led by Martin Espernberger, who tallied first in the event by swimming a 1:57.47. Joey Tepper and Gus Rothrock claimed fourth- and fifth-place results, respectively.

Women's 50 Free
Freshman Camille Spink was the top performer for UT, touching the wall in 25.65. She was followed by Jasmine Rumley, newcomer Katie Mack and Olivia Harper.

Men's 50 Free
Jordan Crooks, the reigning NCAA Champion in the 50 free, won the event with a time of 22.54. Micah Chambers was the next Vol to finish, coming in fifth.

Women's 100 Free
Newcomer Laura Littlejohn was the fastest Lady Vol in the event, claiming third with a time of 57.38. She was followed by Julia Burroughs who posted a time of 57.49 to take fourth.

Men's 100 Free
Sophomore Gui Caribe won the event with a time of 49.38. Rafael Ponce de Leon Castilla was the next Vol to finish, swimming a 51.27.

Women's 1-Meter Diving
Tanesha Lucoe and Bailey Davenport were the top performers on the boards for the Lady Vols in the event. Lucoe scored a 262.58 to finish third overall, while Davenport took fourth by posting a result of 251.93.

Men's 3-Meter Diving
Bryden Hattie and Nick Stone finished one-two in the event. Hattie totaled a winning score of 370.35, while Nick Stone had a 337.20 to finish second.

Women's 200 Back
Josephine Fuller dominated the event, tallying a time of 2:12.66 to finish first. Fuller came to a finish over four seconds faster than the next swimmer. Brooklyn Douthwright's result of 2:16.95 put her in third place.

Men's 200 Back
Landon Driggers earned a second-place finish in the event, touching the wall in 2:02.49. Harrison Lierz and Griffin Hadley followed in third and fourth, respectively.

Women's 200 Breast
Mona McSharry earned her second win of the dual meet and completed the sweep in the breaststroke events after recording a 2:28.73 effort in a tight battle in the 200 breast.

Men's 200 Breast
Jed Garner swam a 2:19.94 to continue a successful first dual meet of his Tennessee career, taking second place in the event.

Women's 400 Free
The Lady Vols claimed four of the top five spots in the event. Julia Mrozinski finished second with a time of 4:16.98, and she was followed by fellow UT swimmers Lauren Wetherell, Alyssa Breslin and Kate McCarville.

Men's 400 Free
Joaquin Vargas narrowly missed out on a first-place mark, finishing second in the event by posting a time of 3:56.00. Joey Tepper was the next Vol to touch the wall, claiming third by swimming a 3:58.06.

Women's 100 Fly
Sara Stotler was the first UT swimmer to come to the finish line, touching the wall in 1:01.19. Katie Mack, Abby Samansky and Jordan Aurnou-Rhees followed her on the leaderboards, taking third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

Men's 100 Fly
Martin Espernberger and Björn Kammann took the top spots with times of 53.77 and 54.35, respectively. Jordan Crooks swam a 55.15 to tally a fourth-place finish in the event.

Women's 200 IM
Josephine Fuller earned her third individual victory of the day, swimming a 2:14.35 to take first place in the 200 IM.

Men's 200 IM
Landon Driggers secured an individual victory in the event, touching the wall in 2:04.47. Harrison Lierz was the next Vol to finish, swimming a 2:09.82 and finishing fourth.

Women's 200 Free Relay
The Lady Vols tallied a second-place finish in the relay, posting a time of 1:41.39. The relay team was featured by Mona McSharry, Camille Spink, Jasmine Rumley and Katie Mack.

Men's 400 Free Relay
Tennessee ended the afternoon on a nail-biting victory in the event after being down entering the third leg. The Vols' relay squad consisted of Gui Caribe, Björn Kammann, Rafael Ponce de Leon Castilla and Jordan Crooks. Crooks swam a 48.85 anchor split to clinch the event win for the Vols.

Up Next
Tennessee has two weeks off before resuming competition with an SEC dual meet with Texas A&M on October 27 in College Station, Texas.

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