PROVO -- The Cougars showed very few signs of a month long lay-off on Thursday as both the men and women's swim and dive teams came out on top of the visiting Horned Frogs. The BYU men won 140-95 and the women finished above TCU 126-100.
"We swam better than I thought we would today since we have not raced in so long," BYU women's coach Stan Crump said. "Most of our girls were within a tenth of a second of their previous season-best time which is great. I would attribute that to our tough training over the Christmas break."
The Cougar women had a complete sweep by winning every race against the Horned Frogs. A trio of swimmers, who each won two events -- Natasha Menezes, Aleesha Miller and Sara Jayne Christiansen, highlighted this impressive performance by the BYU women.
Menezes touched the wall first in the 200 and 500 freestyle events with times of 1:52.79 and 5:03.18, respectively. Miller dominated the freestyle sprint distances as she finished with a time of 23.52 in the 50 free and a time of 51.45 in the 100 free, while Christiansen finished first in the 200 IM (2:06.87) and in the 100 backstroke (58.61).
The BYU men were able to mirror the women's performance as they finished 45 points ahead of the visiting TCU. The Cougar men swept the two relays on the day. In the 200 medley, BYU finished in a time of 1:31.40 which is two second faster than the second-place team, while in the 200 free the top Cougar team won with a time of 1:23.90.
"Our competitive attitude was positive today which I am very pleased with," BYU men's coach Tim Powers said. "Since we are just coming off of a long lay over, you could tell that there were some places where we're a bit rusty but overall it was a good meet."
Individually, the BYU men saw freshman Vytenis Slenys of Lithuania win the 100 breaststroke as well as the 200 IM. Slenys recorded a time of 57.38 in the 100 breast and finished with a time of 1:54.43 in the 200 IM.
After such an impressive performance on Thursday, the men's swim team does not have any time to waste in getting to their next meet tomorrow at 12 p.m. in Federal Way, Wash. The team boarded a bus less than an hour after the end of the TCU meet to arrive in Washington at 11 p.m. and to face-off with the University of Washington Huskies less than 12 hours later.
The Cougar women will be back in action on Saturday at 1 p.m. as San Diego State comes to Provo. This will be held in the Richards Building Pool and is free to the public.
TCU at BYU
January 10, 2008
Team Rankings - Through Event 26
Women - Team Scores
Place School Points
1 Byu BYU 126
2 Tcu TCU-NT 100
Total 226.00
Men - Team Scores
Place School Points
1 Byu BYU 140
2 Tcu TCU-NT 95
Total 235.00
1 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
TeamRelayFinals Time
1BYUA1:46.89
Christiansen, Sara Jayne FRBloom, Jamie SR
Price, Angela SRMiller, Aleesha FR
27.8929.9325.7823.29
2TCU-NTA1:49.40
Martinez, Brittney M FRBradley, Elllie
Melenric, Natalie F SOPappas, Nicole J FR
28.1130.5826.3424.37
3TCU-NTB1:52.26
Shipps, Crystal M SOPottenger, Maribeth M SR
Futscher, Stephanie L SOZander, Macy V FR
28.8730.6827.9024.81
4BYUB1:52.52
McHenry, Celleigh JRStacey, Johanna SO
Smith, Carly SRYocom, Audra FR
28.6730.5727.4325.85
5TCU-NTCx1:52.96
Smith, Samantha A FRRosen, Katie A JR
Jones, Shannon L FRAlvarez, Maria
28.7431.2127.8625.15
#2 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay
TeamRelayFinals Time
1BYUA1:31.40
Slenys, Vytenis FRMason, David JR
Azevedo, Jorge SRMerrell, Andrew JR
24.3525.4121.1520.49
2TCU-NTA1:33.34
Berrettini, Jonathon V SRAllred, Cameron E SR
Hauck, Jason D JRMcCracken, Scott M SR
23.2026.8823.1120.15
3BYUB1:34.96
Ferrell, John SRMorin, Justin JR
Henderson, Blake SRGreiner, Gregor SR
24.6326.6422.8820.81
4TCU-NTB1:40.39
Gettel, Jeffrey S FRMurphey, Charles F SO
Weaver, Garrett G FRBodin, Daniel V FR
24.6428.7724.4722.51
#3 Women 1000 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Grant, Rachel FRBYU10:18.46
28.7130.4830.6630.75
31.3331.1231.3331.42
31.2531.1430.8831.13
31.5431.0031.4731.62
31.7531.4231.4528.01
2Chan, U-Nice SRBYU10:46.60
30.3732.1832.2632.67
32.0932.5032.5332.35
32.2032.2932.1732.32
32.7632.4332.2832.46
32.6032.3933.1432.61
3Bardwell, Sarah C JRTCU-NT10:51.15
29.6131.5832.2032.32
32.4632.6132.5132.81
32.8332.8833.0433.08
32.9933.1533.0332.86
32.9433.1032.8132.34
4Walker, Keilah D SRTCU-NT10:55.09
29.4431.0331.7532.49
32.5833.3033.3233.38
33.1633.4033.2533.44
33.3133.1733.1933.20
33.2933.1633.0732.16
5Livengood, Elise JRBYU11:06.16
30.8833.1633.3433.82
34.0533.9133.9034.02
34.2533.8133.5733.63
33.8233.6133.3333.22
32.8432.8232.6231.56
#4 Men 1000 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Bates, Samuel FRBYU9:44.08
26.8029.1129.1229.66
29.6829.6829.6629.78
29.6729.7529.7529.51
29.4129.5929.4229.16
29.0328.5328.2928.48
2Hamilton, Neal SRBYU9:48.62
26.7029.3429.4529.58
29.5729.5129.5829.56
29.5429.5129.3129.48
29.5429.6029.6929.88
29.8229.8329.7529.38
3Anderson, Zach SRBYU9:54.98
27.4329.8229.7829.59
30.0529.5929.9129.72
29.7029.8329.7729.70
29.9230.1229.5729.98
29.8930.1330.4830.00
4Woods, Trevor R FRTCU-NT10:05.37
27.3029.6830.1830.15
29.9930.1630.3930.33
30.5630.6930.7430.65
30.5530.6930.6430.68
30.9730.9530.6029.47
5Majek, Mike L FRTCU-NT10:20.26
27.4729.5430.3030.72
30.8630.8831.2030.97
31.4731.7831.8831.71
32.0631.6931.5131.79
31.5331.2631.4030.24
#5 Women 200 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Menezes, Natasha SOBYU1:52.79
26.7728.4428.4929.09
2Hall, Whitney JRBYU1:55.74
28.2329.1629.2729.08
3Alvarez, MariaTCU-NT1:55.83
27.9329.3029.7628.84
4Menezes, Michelle FRBYU1:55.92
27.7128.7529.8329.63
5Martinez, Brittney M FRTCU-NT1:58.87
27.7829.7530.5530.79
6Miles, Jessica E FRTCU-NT2:00.42
27.3629.9731.6031.49
7Futscher, Stephanie L SOTCU-NTx2:06.05
28.8332.0032.6932.53
#6 Men 200 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Price, Travis SRBYU1:41.78
24.0325.8725.9125.97
2Clark, Kenny JRBYU1:43.30
24.6826.7126.2425.67
3Hauck, Jason D JRTCU-NT1:44.81
25.0727.1126.9625.67
4Hofstedt, Daniel FRBYU1:45.04
24.6326.8127.1026.50
5Hendricks, Jeffery A FRTCU-NT1:47.26
25.1627.0627.3927.65
6Goodfellow, Jacob FRBYUx1:49.73
25.4927.4628.0628.72
7Bodin, Daniel V FRTCU-NT1:52.00
25.4228.3229.3528.91
#7 Women 50 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Miller, Aleesha FRBYU23.52
2Ferrell, Kirsty SOBYU24.50
3Lynch, Mychala R FRTCU-NT24.99
4Crist, Samantha FRBYU25.19
5Zander, Macy V FRTCU-NT25.32
6Pappas, Nicole J FRTCU-NT25.43
7Melenric, Natalie F SOTCU-NTx25.45
8Yocom, Audra FRBYUx26.39
#8 Men 50 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1McCracken, Scott M SRTCU-NT21.07
2Merrell, Andrew JRBYU21.13
3Su, Jeffrey SRBYU21.24
(#8 Men 50 Yard Free)
4Mason, David JRBYU21.57
5Bagby, Joshua D SOTCU-NT21.63
6Savic, Nikola FRBYUx22.11
7Iannacone, Benjamin G FRTCU-NT22.27
8Allred, Cameron E SRTCU-NTx22.93
#9 Women 200 Yard IM
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Christiansen, Sara Jayne FRBYU2:06.87
27.7531.3737.3230.43
2Roberts, Leilani JRBYU2:08.36
28.4933.3237.2629.29
3Smith, Carly SRBYU2:12.03
30.2133.3338.2730.22
4Townsend, Cheryl JRTCU-NT2:12.56
29.6033.8238.7330.41
5Grubb, Meredith E SOTCU-NT2:14.07
29.3434.7539.0930.89
6Marriott, Julia FRBYUx2:17.73
30.1934.7738.7933.98
7Pottenger, Michelle T SRTCU-NT2:19.10
29.7735.5641.1332.64
8Rosen, Katie A JRTCU-NTx2:22.08
30.5439.3438.5633.64
#10 Men 200 Yard IM
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Slenys, Vytenis FRBYU1:54.43
28.4933.3237.2615.36
2Jacobson, Jacoby JRBYU1:55.12
30.2133.3338.2713.31
3Rutherfurd, Andrew FRBYU1:55.72
27.7531.3737.3219.28
4Wells, Brady FRBYUx1:57.41
30.1934.7738.7913.66
5Biefnes, Ben R SOTCU-NT1:58.81
29.6033.8238.7316.66
6Peyro, Edgar A FRTCU-NT1:58.92
29.7735.5641.1312.46
7Todd, Peter C SOTCU-NT2:04.62
30.5439.3438.5616.18
8Gettel, Jeffrey S FRTCU-NTx2:06.66
29.3434.7539.0923.48
#11 Women 1 mtr Diving
NameYr TeamFinals Score
1Hale, Hannah S JRTCU-NT220.65
2Glampe, Destiny J SOTCU-NT168.38
---Malmrose, Holly SOBYUX157.28
---Bowen, Tricia SOBYUX225.70
---Chang, Kimberly JRBYUX236.33
---Woods, Emily SOBYUX242.55
---Jackman, Ava SOBYUX273.30
---Jones, Tawni SOBYUX291.60
#12 Men 3 mtr Diving
NameYr TeamFinals Score
1Hesselberg, Raymond J JRTCU-NT344.10
2Callens, Joseph S FRTCU-NT280.20
3Moulton, Drew FRBYU248.40
4Engstrom, Bryce SOBYU235.50
#13 Women 100 Yard Fly
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Price, Angela SRBYU57.88
2Melenric, Natalie F SOTCU-NT58.44
3Lynch, Mychala R FRTCU-NT58.59
4Ferrell, Kirsty SOBYU58.75
5Chan, U-Nice SRBYU1:00.59
6Pottenger, Michelle T SRTCU-NT1:01.91
#14 Men 100 Yard Fly
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Azevedo, Jorge SRBYU49.04
22.6026.44
2Broadbent, Douglas SRBYU51.33
24.3926.94
3Henderson, Blake SRBYU51.56
24.2527.31
4Hauck, Jason D JRTCU-NT52.64
24.5728.07
5Peyro, Edgar A FRTCU-NT52.66
24.8927.77
6Weaver, Garrett G FRTCU-NT55.36
25.4029.96
7Majek, Mike L FRTCU-NTx56.49
25.8230.67
#15 Women 100 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Miller, Aleesha FRBYU51.45
24.8226.63
2Roberts, Leilani JRBYU52.36
25.3726.99
3Miles, Jessica E FRTCU-NT55.27
26.4228.85
4Crist, Samantha FRBYU55.37
26.6128.76
5Jones, Shannon L FRTCU-NT55.54
26.9328.61
6Zander, Macy V FRTCU-NT55.78
26.4329.35
7Walker, Keilah D SRTCU-NTx56.03
26.9029.13
8Yocom, Audra FRBYUx57.59
27.2830.31
#16 Men 100 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Su, Jeffrey SRBYU45.54
22.1323.41
2Greiner, Gregor SRBYU46.13
22.9123.22
3Bagby, Joshua D SOTCU-NT46.57
22.7623.81
4Clark, Kenny JRBYU48.06
23.0625.00
5Hofstedt, Daniel FRBYUx48.28
23.3224.96
6Iannacone, Benjamin G FRTCU-NT49.27
23.8525.42
7Hendricks, Jeffery A FRTCU-NT49.33
23.6825.65
8Murphey, Charles F SOTCU-NTx54.06
26.1627.90
#17 Women 100 Yard Back
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Christiansen, Sara Jayne FRBYU58.61
28.9229.69
2Grant, Rachel FRBYU59.23
29.1230.11
3Martinez, Brittney M FRTCU-NT1:00.83
29.8730.96
4Shipps, Crystal M SOTCU-NT1:01.31
29.8531.46
5Patience, Tara SRBYU1:01.44
30.0931.35
6Townsend, Cheryl JRTCU-NT1:01.87
30.5931.28
7Smith, Samantha A FRTCU-NTx1:02.20
30.1232.08
#18 Men 100 Yard Back
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Berrettini, Jonathon V SRTCU-NT50.76
24.6526.11
2Gettel, Jeffrey S FRTCU-NT52.01
25.3226.69
3Jacobson, Jacoby JRBYU52.15
25.7126.44
4Ferrell, John SRBYU52.82
25.9926.83
5Ferrell, Jeff SOBYU53.53
26.0127.52
6Savic, Nikola FRBYUx54.96
26.7828.18
7Todd, Peter C SOTCU-NT58.38
28.0930.29
#19 Women 500 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Menezes, Natasha SOBYU5:03.18
28.1429.2430.4030.94
31.1531.1730.6730.92
30.8629.69
(#19 Women 500 Yard Free)
2Alvarez, MariaTCU-NT5:09.84
28.9330.2930.8031.08
31.0631.1931.6631.94
31.9630.93
3McHenry, Celleigh JRBYU5:13.27
29.4430.8031.0731.49
31.4931.4832.0932.30
31.9131.20
4Menezes, Michelle FRBYU5:13.47
29.6231.0031.1131.92
31.6331.9731.5931.95
32.0230.66
5Grubb, Meredith E SOTCU-NT5:17.71
28.5330.2231.3031.99
32.2632.5032.7933.02
32.5732.53
6Bardwell, Sarah C JRTCU-NT5:23.18
29.3731.8032.0932.41
32.5432.7332.9033.17
33.1932.98
7Pottenger, Michelle T SRTCU-NTx5:38.54
29.9831.5632.6833.25
33.4033.1833.5033.46
33.4744.06
#20 Men 500 Yard Free
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Price, Travis SRBYU4:37.71
25.6827.5627.9927.94
27.8428.4028.2328.28
28.3227.47
2Biefnes, Ben R SOTCU-NT4:53.58
26.5928.7829.2729.52
29.1628.5928.7930.66
31.6830.54
3Woods, Trevor R FRTCU-NT4:53.97
26.4329.1129.3529.73
29.9529.8830.0330.04
30.0529.40
---Bates, Samuel FRBYUX4:43.65
26.1928.4028.6828.62
29.1329.0128.6628.43
28.6527.88
---Anderson, Zach SRBYUX4:46.32
27.1229.3629.3329.21
29.4828.9828.4329.11
28.5826.72
---Hamilton, Neal SRBYUX4:46.63
26.8429.7329.7729.09
29.1528.9628.8729.15
28.1326.94
#21 Women 3 mtr Diving
NameYr TeamFinals Score
1Hale, Hannah S JRTCU-NT219.83
2Glampe, Destiny J SOTCU-NT121.75
---Chang, Kimberly JRBYUX247.88
---Woods, Emily SOBYUX259.96
---Jackman, Ava SOBYUX272.03
---Jones, Tawni SOBYUX279.98
#22 Men 1 mtr Diving
NameYr TeamFinals Score
1Engstrom, Bryce SOBYU286.95
2Callens, Joseph S FRTCU-NT261.30
3Hesselberg, Raymond J JRTCU-NT246.52
4Moulton, Drew FRBYU223.05
#23 Women 100 Yard Breast
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Bradley, ElllieTCU-NT1:06.46
31.4435.02
2Rosen, Katie A JRTCU-NT1:07.27
31.8135.46
3Pottenger, Maribeth M SRTCU-NT1:08.43
32.2436.19
---Bloom, Jamie SRBYUX1:05.53
30.8434.69
---Stacey, Johanna SOBYUX1:08.46
32.7335.73
---Marriott, Julia FRBYUX1:10.18
33.7636.42
#24 Men 100 Yard Breast
NameYr TeamFinals Time
1Slenys, Vytenis FRBYU57.38
26.8330.55
2Allred, Cameron E SRTCU-NT58.73
27.5731.16
3Peyro, Edgar A FRTCU-NT1:00.26
28.6431.62
4Biefnes, Ben R SOTCU-NT1:01.02
28.1632.86
5Murphey, Charles F SOTCU-NTx1:03.21
29.7333.48
---Morin, Justin JRBYUX58.73
27.5931.14
---Grant, Bradley SOBYUX58.85
---Wells, Brady FRBYUX59.46
27.8231.64
---Duffin, Avery FRBYUX1:00.04
---Rutherfurd, Andrew FRBYUX1:00.43
28.4831.95
#25 Women 200 Yard Free Relay
TeamRelayFinals Time
1TCU-NTA1:39.98
Pappas, Nicole J FRLynch, Mychala R FR
Jones, Shannon L FRMiles, Jessica E FR
25.5424.7124.8424.89
2TCU-NTB1:41.33
Grubb, Meredith E SOTownsend, Cheryl JR
Shipps, Crystal M SOWalker, Keilah D SR
25.8825.4825.2524.72
---BYUAX1:36.50
Grant, Rachel FRFerrell, Kirsty SO
Menezes, Natasha SORoberts, Leilani JR
24.7123.9424.0123.84
---BYUBX1:39.47
Menezes, Michelle FRPrice, Angela SR
Hall, Whitney JRChan, U-Nice SR
25.2124.5325.0524.68
---BYUCX1:42.83
Crist, Samantha FRLivengood, Elise JR
Bloom, Jamie SRStacey, Johanna SO
25.2526.0725.1826.33
#26 Men 200 Yard Free Relay
TeamRelayFinals Time
1TCU-NTA1:24.59
Berrettini, Jonathon V SRMcCracken, Scott M SR
Iannacone, Benjamin G FRBagby, Joshua D SO
21.2220.4821.8921.00
2TCU-NTB1:31.51
Bodin, Daniel V FRHendricks, Jeffery A FR
Woods, Trevor R FRMajek, Mike L FR
23.1022.2623.2022.95
---BYUAX1:23.90
Su, Jeffrey SRMerrell, Andrew JR
Azevedo, Jorge SRPrice, Travis SR
21.0821.0920.9920.74
---BYUBX1:24.11
Greiner, Gregor SRClark, Kenny JR
Mason, David JRSavic, Nikola FR
21.3521.2320.5920.94