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Orange and White Intrasquad Meet
Orange Wins Intrasquad Swim Meet
October 16, 2014 | Swimming & Diving
Oct. 16, 2014
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Coming off a loss at the Orange and White Intrasquad meet a season ago, the Orange team earned the victory this time around Thursday at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
After entering the meet with a 40-point edge in spirit competitions earlier in the week, the orange team was paced by its women's efforts and jumped out to a commanding lead. Team Orange fought off a strong white team performance to take back the meet by a final score of 330-265.
"The intrasquad meet is a chance for the coaches to see the athletes in a competitive environment," said White Team coach Lance Asti. "It's a chance to evaluate their strokes and get a sense of where we are in our preparation for SECs and NCAAs later on. It's just a chance to compete and within the whole team, it's a very competitive week."
The women in orange controlled their half of the meet, winning 13 of 16 events to give the orange team a massive boost on the scoreboard. Faith Johnson earned a pair of victories in the 50-yard freestyle (23.23 seconds) and 100-yard freestyles (51.43), while Anna DeMonte also earned a pair of wins in the 100 butterfly (57.15) and the 200 individual medley (2:06.17) on either side of the second diving break.
Lauren Driscoll earned wins in the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard freestyle. Driscoll, Mary Griffith and Caroline Finkbeiner placed 1-2-3 in the 200 free, while Orange picked up solo victories from Morgan Dickson (1000 Free, 10:10.12), Molly Hannis (100 Breast, 1:06.59) and Amanda Carner (200 Breast, 2:22.82).
"We love to compete and that's the motto of the orange team," said Senior Ryan McFall, a four-year member of the orange team. "We've been underdogs the last couple years and we really value that and we see that as a big advantage. We swim with a chip on our shoulders and it's a great way to compete."
The White team, meanwhile, was led by its core of male swimmers, who won 11 of 16 events to keep the score close until the last event. In his first intrasquad meet, Sam McHugh won three events (500 free, 200 fly, 200 IM), while Jimmy Dagley won the 100-yard backstroke (51.27) and 200-yard backstroke (1:53.44). Sean Lehane (200 Free, 1:40.79), Evan Pinion (1000 Free, 9:18.85), Jacob Thulin (100 Fly, 49.33) and Ross Dibblin (200 Breast, 2:07.90) each recorded victories for the white team.
"It definitely brings excitement to every part that we're doing," said Sophomore Camryne Morris of the white team. "Gettting that kind of isolated excitement with a few of your teammates makes it easier to tap into that when we're at bigger meets, so it's good practice and get the excitement rolling into the rest of the season."
Meanwhile, in the diving well, the orange team asserted its control in both the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions. Sarah Chewning earned a sweep in both events, needing a great final dive to win the 1-meter over teammate Samantha Lera, while Mauricio Robles put together two strong efforts to earn a sweep of his own.
"It's really difficult to emulate or simulate the intensity of a proper meet, so we use (the Orange and White Meet) to work on changes in a competitive environment," said Head Diving Coach Dave Parrington. "We gained more out of today on the mental training side today than anything else. That was a real good lesson for us because adversity comes in all sorts of different forms, but typically the same mistakes repeat themselves regardless of the adversity, so this was a great mental training exercise today."
Tennessee will open up its home regular season schedule Oct. 31, when it hosts Indiana and Kentucky at the AJIAC at 3 p.m.
ORANGE AND WHITE INTRASQUAD MEET
EVENT WINNERS
Women
200 MR: Orange (DeMonte, Hannis, Lubawy, Johnson), 1:44.61
1000 Freestyle: Morgan Dickson, Orange, 10:10/12
200 Freestyle: Lauren Driscoll, Orange, 1:52.08br>
100 Backstroke: Madison Hahn, White, 55.92
100 Breaststroke: Molly Hannis, Orange, 1:06.59
200 Butterfly: Heather Lundstrom, White, 2:02.58
50 Freestyle: Faith Johnson, Orange, 23.23
1-meter Diving: Sarah Chewning, 336.23
100 Freestyle: Faith Johnson, Orange, 51.43
200 Backstroke: Madison Hahn, White, 2:00.72
200 Breaststroke: Amanda Carner, Orange, 2:22.82
500 Freestyle: Lauren Driscoll, Orange, 4:58.63
100 Butterfly: Anna DeMonte, Orange, 57.15
3-Meter Diving: Sarah Chewning, Orange, 296.48
200 IM: Anna DeMonte, Orange, 2:06.17
400 Free Relay: Orange (Lubawy, Finkbeiner, Johnson, Driscoll), 3:28.38
Men
200 MR: White (Lehane, Dibblin, Mills, Dagley), 1:31.45
1000 Freestyle: Evan Pinion, White, 9:18.85
200 Freestyle: Sean Lehane, White, 1:40.79
100 Backstroke: Jimmy Dagley, White, 51.27
100 Breaststroke: Peter John Stevens, Orange, 56.12
200 Butterfly: Sam McHugh, White, 1:50.85
50 Freestyle: Chris Sadsad, Orange, 20.75
1-meter diving: Mauricio Robles, Orange, 373.88
100 Freestyle: Troy Tillman, Orange, 45.15
200 Backstroke: Jimmy Dagley, White, 1:53.44
200 Breaststroke: Ross Dibblin, White, 2:07.90
500 Freestyle: Sam McHugh, White, 4:33.67
100 Butterfly: Jacob Thulin, White, 49.33
3-Meter Diving: Mauricio Robles, Orange, 437.70
200 IM: Sam McHugh, White, 1:53.36
400 Free Relay: White (Slater, Lehane, Coetzee, Dagley), 3:03.33
