HOME OF BULLDOG SWIMMING & DIVING - 11 SCIAC Championships

The University of Redlands swimming & diving teams defeated Cal Lutheran University on Saturday afternoon in Thousand Oaks. The men downed the Kingsmen, 182-48, while the women escaped with a 135-104 victory over the Regals.

Cal Lutheran’s women’s team gave the Bulldogs all they could handle, but Redlands’ depth proved too much for the Regals in the end.

Freshman Allie Bollella (Palo Alto, CA) gained two individual-event victories, both of which proved vital to the Bulldogs’ cause. She clocked the top time in the 50 freestyle (24.97) before blasting the field in the 100 freestyle (54.77).

Freshman Lauren Craig (Newcastle, CA) led throughout the entirety of the 200 individual medley and finished first with a time of 2:15.38.

Cal Lutheran’s Amanda Graves jumped out to an early lead in the 200 butterfly and held the advantage through the first 150 yards of the race. Senior Melanie Loo (Waipahu, HI) then overtook her down the home stretch and stopped the clock first at 2:14.19.

The women’s final individual-event triumph of the afternoon came from sophomore Jenny Bates (Littleton, CO) in the 500 freestyle (5:29.35).

Both Bulldog relays compiled important first-place points. The 400 medley relay contingent of freshman Caitlin Michaels (Hanover, NH), Craig, freshman Lauren Zehner (Portland, OR) and sophomore Casey Sripramong (Glendale, CA) combined for a 4:08.48 time while Sripramong, Bollella, senior Kelly Goeres (Tigard, OR) and freshman Shirin Sedaghat (Boulder, CO) teamed up for the top standard in the 400 freestyle relay (3:44.28).

Other strong performances came from: senior Katie Heer (Scottsdale, AZ) in the 1650 freestyle (19:26.28), Goeres in the 200 freestyle (2:02.58), Sedaghat in the 50 freestyle (25.28), junior Kayla Desai (Lakewood, CO) in the 200 backstroke (2:17.73), sophomore Joy Corona (Lake Bluff, IL) in the 500 freestyle (5:30.38) and sophomore Shelby Mann (Bainbridge Island, WA) in the 3-meter (170.90).

The Redlands men had no problems handling the Kingsmen as they won all but one event.

Three Bulldogs doubled up the competition.

Sophomore Tyler Harp (San Bernardino, CA) cruised through the 200 freestyle (1:46.35) before unleashing a 2:00.51 200 butterfly.

Both sprint freestyle events went to junior Miran Terzic (Mostar, Bosna i Hercegovina). He clocked a 21.54 50 freestyle before capping off his individual-event slate with a 47.98 100 freestyle.

Junior Alec Alders (Los Angeles, CA) placed first in the 200 individual medley (2:03.86) and authored a 4:49.85 500 freestyle.

Taking on the 66-lap 1650 freestyle, sophomore Greg Heinicke (East Wenatchee, WA) provided a solid swim, registering the first-place standard of 17:22.20.

In the 200 breaststroke, freshman Patrick Roth (Salt Lake City, UT) emerged from a deadlocked field during his third 50 and held on for a 2:27.77 win.

Finally, Redlands dominated on the boards. Senior Matt Adams (Vista, CA) placed first on the 3-meter (209.75) while junior Tim Sanders (Pasadena, CA) offered the winning mark on the 1-meter (197.85).

The Maroon and Gray earned the gold standard in each of the relay events. The contingent of senior Ned Voytovich (Salt Lake City, UT), junior Danny Boessenecker (Clayton, CA), senior Chad Kyffin (San Jose, CA) and freshman Matt Zaggy (University City, MO) edged Cal Lutheran’s squad to take first in the 400 medley relay (3:44.89) while Harp, Zaggy, sophomore Steven Zarian (Superior, CO) and senior Ryan Floersch (San Jose, CA) assembled a 3:16.25 effort in the 400 freestyle relay.

Second-place finishes came from: senior Sheldon Gruendl (Danville, CA) in the 1650 freestyle (17:36.69), Depew in the 200 freestyle (1:50.21) and the 500 freestyle (4:56.41), senior John Floersch (San Jose, CA) in the 50 freestyle (22.01), Sanders in the 3-meter (167.75), sophomore Will Houser (Woodinville, WA) in the 200 butterfly (2:05.24), R. Floersch in the 100 freestyle (48.48), Voytovich in the 200 backstroke (2:05.10) and Adams in the 1-meter (195.00).

Both squads remain in a tie for first in their respective conference standings with Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges. The dual-meet titles could potentially be decided on Saturday, Feb. 6, when the two programs meet in Claremont. The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) team champions are determined based on overall records in dual meets as well as their finish at the SCIAC Championship meet.

Redlands (5-1, 5-0 SCIAC; 5-1, 5-0 SCIAC) celebrates Senior Day on Saturday, Jan. 30, in its final home meet of the season against Whittier College. Diving is set for 10 a.m. while the swimming portion is scheduled for 11 a.m.