Casto's Win Highlights Swimming Action At Washington

Junior transfer captured 200 IM against strong D-I competition

Yuka Kobayashi was the top finisher for the Aggie women, placing third at 58.95 in the 100 backstroke. <br>(Wayne Tilcock, <i>Davis Enterprise</i>)
 
Yuka Kobayashi was the top finisher for the Aggie women, placing third at 58.95 in the 100 backstroke.
(Wayne Tilcock, Davis Enterprise)
  

Jan. 17, 2004

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SEATTLE, Wash. --- Matt Casto won the 200 individual medley at 1:52.49 and placed third in in the 100 breaststroke with a 57.04 mark to highlight UC Davis action in a triple dual meet at a men's and women's swimming triple dual meet at the University of Washington Saturday.

The Aggie men lost to the host Huskies by a 97-24 margin, fell to British Columbia, 80-41, and beat Simon Fraser of British Columbia by a 75-46 score. The UC Davis women also went 1-2 in the meet, losing to UW, 97-24; and UBC, 80-41. The Aggie women beat Simon Fraser, 75-46.

Sophomore Yuka Kobayashi was the top finisher for the UC Davis women, placing third in the 100 backstroke at 58.95. Michelle Jennings shaved three full seconds off her previous season-best mark in the 1,000 free. Her time of 10:30.27 was good for third place in the event.

Christina Droubay and Cecilia Macchiavelli also enjoyed season-best marks against strong competition. Droubay clocked in at 1:58.23 in the 200 free while Macchiavelli finished the 100 fly in 1:01.24.

On the men's side, Patrick Jacobson took second place in the 100 freestyle with a 46.19 time, improving on his season-best mark by .60. He met the qualifying standard for the American Short Course Championships earlier in the year.

The foursome of Kyle Wooldridge, Jacobson, Casto and Kevin Williams placed second in the 200 medley relay with a season-best mark of 1:35.21. Eddie Fernandez and Michael Fahy each made their season debuts in the 200 fly, narrowly missing national-qualifying standards with respective times of 1:59.40 and 1:59.67.


 

 

Both the Aggie men and women remain in Washington for a dual at Seattle University Sunday.

 

Women's Team Scores - Washington 105, UC Davis 16; British Columbia 68, Washington 53; Washington 105, Simon Fraser 16, British Columbia 99, Simon Fraser 22; British Columbia 100, UC Davis 21; UC Davis 65, Simon Fraser 56.

Women's 200 Medley Relay (winner plus UC Davis) - 1. British Columbia, 1:45.18... 5. UC Davis 'A' (Yuka Kobayashi, Vanessa Sallee, Hannah Watanabe, Jessica Weeks), 1:51.12; 6. UC Davis 'B' (Abbey Cornell, Zahra Shahalayi, Debbie Seiler, Katie Griffin), 1:55.39; 7. UC Davis 'C' (Sara Morrell, Ashley Elgas, Alex Ricks, Carlene Laurence), 2:01.26.

Women's 1,000 Free - 1. Sharon Olson, Washington, 10:04.90... 3. Michelle Jennings, UC Davis, 10:30.27.

Women's 200 Free - 1. Liya Liu, Washington, 1:51.10... 9. Christina Droubay, 1:58.23; 10. Rachelle Compton, 1:59.22; 11. Laura Leppke, 2:03.48.

Women's 100 Back - 1. Desiree Johnson, Washington, 56.57... 3. Yuka Kobayashi, 58.95; 9. Sara Morrell, 1:04.26; 10. Katie Griffin, 1:04.40.

Women's 100 Breast - 1. Mila Zvijerac, British Columbia, 1:05.68... 7. Vanessa Sallee, 1:09.19; 9. Zahra Shahalayi, 1:10.81; 10. Ashley Elgas, 1:11.73.

Women's 200 Fly - 1. Anissa Hilyard, Washington, 2:02.64... 5. Debbie Seiler, 2:12.39; 6. Abbey Cornell, 2:13.52; 10. Alex Ricks, 2:20.80.

Women's 50 Free - 1. Jennifer Ng, British Columbia, 23.76... 8. Hannah Watanabe, 25.10; 10. Jessica Weeks, 25.91; 11. Lisa Petersen, 26.82.

Women's 100 Free - 1. Liya Liu, Washington, 51.46... 8. Hannah Watanabe, 54.50; 10. Rachelle Compton, 55.15; 11. Jessica Weeks, 57.34.

Women's 200 Back - 1. Caitlin Meredith, British Columbia, 2:00.65... 5. Yuka Kobayashi, 2:09.36; 8. Abbey Cornell, 2:12.17; 10. Katie Griffin, 2:15.53.

Women's 200 Breast - 1. Mira Zvijerac, British Columbia, 2:23.64... 5. Vanessa Sallee, 2:28.45; 7. Zahra Shahalayi, 2:30.80; 10. Ashley Elgas, 2:38.10.

Women's 500 Free - 1. Sharon Olson, Washington, 4:58.60... 8. Yuka Kobayashi, 5:13.00; 10. Rachelle Compton, 5:22.94; 11. Carlene Laurence, 5:38.60.

Women's 100 Fly - 1. Kelly Stefanyshyn, British Columbia, 55.97... 5. Cecilia Macchiavelli, 1:01.24; 7. Abbey Cornell, 1:02.08; 10. Debbie Seiler, 1:04.52.

Women's 200 Individual Medley - 1. Michele Landry, British Columbia, 2:04.56... 6. Vanessa Sallee, 2:11.52; 7. Christina Droubay, 2:13.72; 9. Michelle Jennings, 2:15.69.

Women's 10x50 Free Relay - 1. British Columbia 4:02.02... 3. UC Davis (Jessica Weeks, Hannah Watanabe, Lisa Petersen, Laura Leppke, Cecilia Macchiavelli, Ashley Elgas, Carlene Laurence, Katie Griffin, Rachelle Compton, Zahra Shahalayi), 4:21.53.

Men's Team Scores - Washington 97, UC Davis 24; Washington 79, British Columbia 42; Washington 103, Simon Fraser 27; British Columbia 90, Simon Fraser 31; British Columbia 80, UC Davis 41; UC Davis 75, Simon Fraser 46.

Men's 200 Medley Relay - 1. Washington, 1:30.94; 2. UC Davis 'A' (Kyle Wooldridge, Patrick Jacobson, Matt Casto, Kevin Williams), 1:35.21... 6. UC Davis 'B' (Matt Jones, Eddie Fernandez, Michael Fahy, Kevin Bacharach), 1:38.96; 7. UC Davis 'C' (Jacob Damante, Cameron Poya, Brandon Bireley, Jeff McGee), 1:42.71.

Men's 1,000 Free - 1. Kevin Quinn, Washington, 9:39.89... 4. Matt Roper, UC Davis, 10:10.02.

Men's 200 Free - 1. Lorant Divald, Washington, 1:42.11... 4. Kevin Williams, 1:44.09; 9. Daniel Jablonski, 1:47.34; 11. Jeff McGee, 1:49.51.

Men's 100 Back - 1. Derek Rose, Washington, 49.73... 6. Matt Jones, 54.18; 7. Kyle Wooldridge, 54.40.

Men's 100 Breast - 1. Phil Davis, Washington, 55.41... 3. Matt Casto, 57.04; 10. Cameron Poya, 1:01.61; 11. Kyle Payne; 1:02.51.

Men's 200 Fly - 1. Justin Adrian, Washington, 1:52.78... 5. Eddie Fernandez, 1:59.40; 6. Mike Fahy, 1:59.67; 11. Matt Roper, 2:07.00.

Men's 50 Free - 1. Derek Rose, Washington, 20.78... 4. Kevin Williams, 21.24; 6. Patrick Jacobson, 21.87; 11. Kevin Bacharach, 22.54.

Men's 100 Free - 1. Justin Adrian, Washington, 44.92; 2. Patrick Jacobson, UC Davis, 46.19... 5. Kevin Williams, 47.98; 11. Brandon Bireley, 50.38.

Men's 200 Back - 1. Diogo Bezerra, Washington, 1:50.74... 4. Matt Jones, 1:56.90; 7. Jacob Damante, 1:59.93; 8. Kyle Wooldridge, 2:00.11.

Men's 200 Breast - 1. Matthew Huang, British Columbia, 2:01.60... 4. Matt Casto, 2:04.78; 8. Eddie Fernandez, 2:10.47; 11. Cameron Poya, 2:16.82.

Men's 500 Free - 1. Aaron Blair, British Columbia, 4:38.09... 8. Daniel Jablonski, 4:49.71; 10. Vincent Mecozzi, 4:57.61; 11. Ryan Driscoll, 4:57.80.

Men's 100 Fly - 1. Justin Adrian, Washington, 48.47... 8. Michael Fahy, 54.35; 10. Kevin Bacharach, 55.03.

Men's 200 Individual Medley - 1. Matt Casto, UC Davis, 1:52.49... 7. Eddie Fernandez, 2:00.36; 10. Kyle Payne, 2:02.80.

Men's 10x50 Free Relay - 1. British Columbia, 3:35.60... 4. UC Davis (Kevin Bacharach, Matt Roper, Brandon Bireley, Michael Fahy, Matt Jones, Jeff McGee, Jacob Damante, Cameron Poya, Daniel Jablonski, Ryan Driscoll), 3:45.75.

 

 

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