INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships came to a conclusion on Saturday, naming the Notre Dame men’s team and Louisville women’s team the 2013 BIG EAST Champions. The Fighting Irish reclaimed their title with 991 points while the Cardinals won their third straight championship with 895 points.  Notre Dame was second in the women's competition and Louisville was second in the men's competition.  The Championships were held at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.

 

Notre Dame men won their sixth BIG EAST title and Louisville was named runner-up with 851.50 points. The Louisville women won their third title while the Fighting Irish finished as runner-up for the third straight year with 772 points.

 

The first event of the night was the 1,650-yard women’s freestyle. Senior Hayley Edwards of Villanova won with a mark of 6:14.98, the second fastest time in BIG EAST Championship finals history. Finishing in second was senior Kelsey Herbst of Pittsburgh with a time of 16:20.78 and senior Roxanne Tammadge of Villanova placed third in 16:29.79. Edwards was also the 500 free champion.

 

In the men’s 1,650 free, freshman Bryan Draganosky of Louisville set a meet record time of 15:05.45. The freshman won a full 11 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. Senior Paul Quincy of Georgetown claimed silver with a time of 15:16.90 while sophomore John Nappi of Notre Dame took bronze in 15:21.63.

 

The women’s 200 backstroke featured the top-two times in BIG EAST Championship history. Reigning champion Kelly Ryan of Notre Dame set a meet record with a time of 1:53.86 while teammate Kimberly Holden finished in 1:54.33 to take second-place. Claiming third overall was senior Eszter Povazsay of Louisville with a time of 1:56.27.

 

Louisville claimed first and second-place in the men’s 200 backstroke. Junior Juan Lopez finished first in 1:44.64 and teammate Evan Noble took second in 1:44.71. Rounding out the top-three was sophomore William Franz of Connecticut with a mark of 1:45.78.

 

In the women’s 100 free, the Cardinals swept the top-three finishes. Winning the event was freshman Kelsi Worrell who placed in 49.02. Teammates Breann McDowell and Kristina Brandenburg placed second and third respectively with times of 49.42 and 49.65.

 

Louisville also took the top-three spots in the men’s 100 free. Reigning champion Joao De Lucca set a new meet record, beating his time from last season (42.67) with a mark of 42.43. Teammate Caryle Blondell finished in 43.48 to take second and senior Samuel Hoekstra placed third with a mark of 43.89.

 

Sophomore Emma Reaney of Notre Dame added her third individual BIG EAST Championship when she finished first in the 200 breaststroke. The sophomore claimed the event with a time of 2:08.24. Senior Erin Malone of Villanova placed second with a mark of 2:11.25 and reigning champion Gisselle Kohoyda of Louisville claimed third-place in 2:12.20.

 

The men’s 200 breaststroke featured another Notre Dame win as sophomore Zachary Stephens won his second BIG EAST title with a mark of 1:55.21. Sophomore Addison Bray of Louisville finished shortly after in 1:55.74 while sophomore Cameron Miller of Notre Dame took third in 1:56.24.

 

Louisville captured another championship in the women’s 200 butterfly when sophomore Tanja Kylliainen of Louisville finished in 1:55.75. Coming in second-place was sophomore Bridget Casey of Notre Dame with a time of 1:57.49 while freshman Devon Bibault of Louisville took third in 1:58.00.

 

In the men’s 200 fly, sophomore Jonathan Williamson of Notre Dame reclaimed his title and fell just short of setting a meet record (1:43.51) with a first-place finish mark of 1:43.94. Teammate William Bass placed second overall when he touched the wall in 1:45.27 and sophomore Jonathan Lierley of Pittsburgh placed third with a time of 1:47.16.

 

The men’s platform diving champion, freshman Sean Piner of Louisville, won the event in convincing fashion with 302.55 points. The runner-up, sophomore Ted Wagner of Notre Dame, took second with 258.90 points and senior Nikolas Sachs, the 1-meter dive champion, placed third with 256.65 points.

 

Junior Nicole Scott of Rutgers won the women’s platform championship with a total of 273.25 points. Placing second in the event was senior Hannah Gadd of Louisville with 238.95 points and freshman Lindsey Streepey of Notre Dame finished third with 228.40 points.

 

In the final women’s event of the BIG EAST Championships, Louisville captured the gold in the 400 free relay with a new meet record. The team of Kelsi Worrell, Kristina Brandenburg, Grite Apanaviciute and Breann McDowell placed first with a time of 3:16.89. Finishing second was Notre Dame in 3:19.37 and Villanova placed third with a mark of 3:22.46.

 

The final event of the night saw another BIG EAST record shattered when Louisville narrowly beat its time from last year (2:52.58) with a first-place mark of 2:52.38. The Cardinals, made up of Caryle Blondell, Joao De Lucca, Alex Burtch and Samuel Hoekstra defeated Notre Dame by a full two seconds. The Fighting Irish took second with a time of 2:54.43 while Pittsburgh claimed third in 2:57.57.

 

There were a total of 13 meet records set at the 2013 BIG EAST Championships.

 

Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year

Tim Welsh, Notre Dame

 

Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year

Brian Barnes, Notre Dame

 

Men’s Diving Coach of the Year

Mike Zehnder, Louisville

 

Women’s Diving Coach of the Year

Caiming Xie, Notre Dame

 

Men’s Most Outstanding Swimmer

Joao De Lucca, Louisville, Jr.

 

Women’s Most Outstanding Swimmer

Emma Reaney, Notre Dame, So.

 

Men’s Most Outstanding Divers

Sean Piner, Notre Dame

Michael Kreft, Louisville

 

Women’s Most Outstanding Diver

Jenny Chiang, Notre Dame

 

Men’s Team Standings

 

Rank	Team	Points
1	Notre Dame	991
2	Louisville	851.50
3	Pittsburgh	573.50
4	Connecticut	436
5	Cincinnati	259
6	Georgetown	203
7	Seton Hall	151
8	Villanova	143
9	Providence	97

 

Women’s Team Standings

 

Rank	Team	Points
1	Louisville	895
2	Notre Dame	772
3	Pittsburgh	443
4	Villanova	415
5	Rutgers	410.50
6	Cincinnati	289.50
7	Connecticut	267
8	Seton Hall	115
9	Georgetown	114
10	Providence	74

 

Women’s 1,650-Yard Freestyle Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Hayley Edwards	Villanova	16:14.98
2	Kelsey Herbst	Pittsburgh	16:20.78
3	Roxanne Tammadge	Villanova	16:29.79
4	Carly Munchel	Louisville	16:38.29
5	Kaleigh Ritter	Pittsburgh	16:40.42
6	Grace Fredlake	Notre Dame	16:42.12
7	Abigail Chin	Louisville	16:46.43
8	Lauren Matevish	Pittsburgh	16:52.45

 

Men’s 1,650-Yard Freestyle Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Bryan Draganosky	Louisville	15:05.45
2	Paul Quincy	Georgetown	15:16.90
3	John Nappi	Notre Dame	15:21.63
4	Brennan Jacobsen	Notre Dame	15:22.12
5	Kevin Hughes	Notre Dame	15:25.24
6	Michael Lennon	Connecticut	15:30.57
7	Charles Bolgan	Louisville	15:34.49
8	Francis Bott	Cincinnati	15:35.47

 

Women’s 200-Yard Backstroke Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Kelly Ryan	Notre Dame	1:53.86
2	Kimberly Holden	Notre Dame	1:54.33
3	Eszter Povazsay	Louisville	1:56.27
4	Erica Belcher	Louisville	1:56.70
5	Victoria Mitchell	Louisville	1:57.56
6	Joanna Wu	Rutgers	1:58.65
7	Jessica Piper	Cincinnati	1:58.66
8	Joanna Budzis	Pittsburgh	1:59.07

Men’s 200-Yard Backstroke Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Juan Lopez	Louisville	1:44.64
2	Evan Noble	Louisville	1:44.71
3	William Franz	Connecticut	1:45.78
4	Nolan Tesone	Louisville	1:46.08
5	Joseph Scherpenberg	Cincinnati	1:47.25
6	Bertie Nel	Notre Dame	1:47.27
7	Matthew DeBlasio	Notre Dame	1:49.55
8	Awse Ma’aya	Cincinnati	1:49.87

 

Women’s 100-Yard Freestyle Final Results

 

Place		Name			School	Time
1		Kelsi Worrell			Louisville	49.02
2		Breann McDowell			Louisville	49.42
3		Kristina Brandenburg			Louisville	49.65
4		Kaisla Kollanus			Villanova	49.82
5		Kelly Ryan			Notre Dame	49.88
6		Grite Apanaviciute			Louisville	50.25
7		Weronika Wasiakowska			Cincinnati	50.44
8		Johanna Cowley			Louisville	50.76

Men’s 100-Yard Freestyle Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Joao De Lucca	Louisville	42.43
2	Caryle Blondell	Louisville	43.48
3	Samuel Hoekstra	Louisville	43.89
4	David Sweeney	Pittsburgh	44.27
5	Alex Burtch	Louisville	44.29
6	Alexander Rodenkirk	Pittsburgh	44.52
7	John McGinley	Notre Dame	44.81
8	Kourosh Ahani	Pittsburgh	45.13

 

Women’s 200-Yard Breaststroke Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Emma Reaney	Notre Dame	2:08.24
2	Erin Malone	Villanova	2:11.25
3	Gisselle Kohoyda	Louisville	2:12.10
4	Helena Pikhartova	Cincinnati	2:12.55
5	Veronica Lee	Pittsburgh	2:13.26
6	Greta Leberfinger	Rutgers	2:13.97
7	Camille Dixon	Pittsburgh	2:14.88
8	Laura McGlaughlin	Villanova	2:15.37

 

Men’s 200-Yard Breaststroke Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Zachary Stephens	Notre Dame	1:55.21
2	Addison Bray	Louisville	1:55.74
3	Cameron Miller	Notre Dame	1:56.24
4	Michael Haefner	Louisville	1:57.71
5	Kameron Chastain	Louisville	1:59.54
6	Lachezar Shumkov	Connecticut	1:59.66
7	Christopher Johnson	Notre Dame	1:59.68
8	Luke Nosbisch	Pittsburgh	2:00.38

 

Women’s 200-Yard Butterfly Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Tanja Kylliainen	Louisville	1:55.75
2	Bridget Casey	Notre Dame	1:57.49
3	Devon Bibault	Louisville	1:58.00
4	Hayley Edwards	Villanova	1:59.98
5	Brittany Guinee	Rutgers	2:00.17
6	Courtney Whyte	Notre Dame	2:00.50
7	Melissa Scott	Notre Dame	2:00.74
8	Morgan Pfaff	Rutgers	2:02.24

 

Men’s 200-Yard Butterfly Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Time
1	Jonathan Williamson	Notre Dame	1:43.94
2	William Bass	Notre Dame	1:45.27
3	Jonathan Lierley	Pittsburgh	1:47.16
4	Mackenzie Rice	Pittsburgh	1:47.63
5	Juan Lopez	Louisville	1:47.68
6	Kevin Bandy	Louisville	1:48.55
7	Brett Mackenzie	Louisville	1:50.28
8	Brennan Jacobsen	Notre Dame	1:50.78

 

Men’s Platform Dive Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Points
1	Sean Piner	Louisville	302.55
2	Ted Wagner	Notre Dame	258.90
3	Nikolas Sachs	Louisville	256.65
4	Nicholas Nemetz	Notre Dame	243.65
5	Harris Bergman	Pittsburgh	228.00
6	Michael Kreft	Notre Dame	227.70
7	Anthony Cortright	Connecticut	217.90
8	Erik Moore	Pittsburgh	187.75

 

Women’s Platform Dive Final Results

 

Place	Name	School	Points
1	Nicole Scott	Rutgers	273.25
2	Hannah Gadd	Louisville	238.95
3	Lindsey Streepey	Notre Dame	228.40
4	Nicole Honey	Rutgers	209.10
5	Danielle Cecco	Connecticut	197.95
6	Emma Gaboury	Notre Dame	186.15
7	Allison Casareto	Notre Dame	185.15
8	Emily Stalmack	Louisville	164.70

 

Women’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay Final Results

 

Place	School	Time
1	Louisville	3:16.89
2	Notre Dame	3:19.37
3	Villanova	3:22.46
4	Pittsburgh	3:23.61
5	Cincinnati	3:23.85
6	Connecticut	3:24.38
7	Rutgers	3:24.86
8	Seton Hall	3:30.18

 

Men’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay Final Results

 

Place	School	Time
1	Louisville	2:52.38
2	Notre Dame	2:54.43
3	Pittsburgh	2:57.57
4	Connecticut	2:58.77
5	Cincinnati	3:01.91
6	Georgetown	3:03.76
7	Villanova	3:04.98
8	Seton Hall	3:06.61