CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Three Vanderbilt swimmers combined to claim five victories as action concluded at Illinois’ House of ’Paign Invite held at the ARC Pool on Saturday.
Aubrey Hull won three times on the second day of the meet, with Kailia Utley and Reagan Mathieson also touching the wall first in an event.
“It was a challenging two days for us, Saturday’s swims looked a little more like where we as coaches thought we would be but it was too much to overcome from Friday,” head coach Jeremy Organ said. “Aubrey continues to really have a strong start to the season, she took command of the backstrokes. Reagan winning the 50 free shootout was a testament to her compete level. We had some good swims from a handful of individuals, now we need to turn our attention to the next couple of weeks and preparations for the midseason meet at South Carolina.”
In the team competition, Vandy fell 232-101 to host Illinois and dropped a 194-135 decision to Indiana State.
The Commodores are next in action at the Gamecock Invitational, a three-day meet that will get underway on Nov. 20.
Meet Highlights
-Hull provided the Commodores with victories both in the 50 back shootout and super final, and she would go on to touch the wall first in the 200 back later in the day as well.
-Utley won the 200 fly in her first individual event of the day.
-Mathieson earned a victory in the 50 free super final after qualifying with the Dores’ best time in the shootout heat.
-Emily Constable was runner-up in the 50 breast super final, and she also ended up in third place in the 200 breast.
-Mercedes Traba added a third-place finish for Vandy in the 400 IM, the final individual race of the competition.
Notes
-Hull has now won five races in her first three competitions for the Dores after also claiming the 100 back super final on Friday.
-Utley’s victory was her first of the season, and the 17th of her career.
-Mathieson picked up her first individual win as a Commodore with her effort in the 50 free super final.
-Traba recorded a time of 4:29.22 in the 400 IM to meet the CSCAA NIC B standard in the event.
