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Pinch A Penny All Florida Invitational
Florida Wins Fifth-Straight Pinch A Penny All Florida Invite
Sunday, October 5, 2014 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Florida's men captured 13 individual titles and all five relay victories, while the Gator women notched six individual and two relay event wins en route to both teams fifth-straight Pinch A Penny All Florida Invitational title.
UF”s men won four individual titles and one relay, and the women took home two individual race titles on the third and final day (Sunday, October 5) of the Invite in the Stephen O'Connell Center Natatorium in Gainesville. Florida's men and women won the meet with 1,395 and 956 points, respectively.
Individually on day three, the Gator men were led by redshirt freshman Blake Manganiello, as he won the first race of his collegiate career in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:50.76. Junior Jessica Thielmann paced the women, as she won the same event in an NCAA 'B' standard time of 16:27.06.
Florida registered 16 NCAA 'B' standard times throughout the weekend.
Scores:
Men's team rankings:
1. University of Florida, 1,395 2. Florida State University, 923
3. Nova Southeastern University, 688
Women's team rankings:
1. University of Florida, 956 2. California, 861
3. Florida Gulf Coast, 661 4. Florida State, 634
5. Miami (FL), 389 6. Nova Southeastern, 169
7. North Florida, 97
TROY'S TALKING
On the men and women winning their fifth-straight All Florida Invite…
“It's just the beginning of the season. It's nice to know where we are and it's always good when you win, but this weekend just gave us a good chance to race. There was a lot of good racing this weekend.”
On the freshmen following their first Invitational…
“They've got some learning to do. The women are a little more inexperienced then the men, but each freshman stood out a lot. They learned a lot about racing in college and we will have to clean up a few of their mistakes. But it's a lot different race than high school and they learned that.”
Head Coach Gregg Troy
SWIMMING FOR THOUGHTS
Junior Natalie Hinds
On her NCAA 'B' standard times she swam this weekend…
“I think for the season, it's really good. I didn't expect to go that fast, but we have been doing well as a team in practice, so I'm just glad I was able to go that fast. It makes me very excited for what's still to come.”
Junior Corey Main
On what stands out to him about this year's freshman class…
“They have been tremendous. Caeleb (Dressel) is one of our top sprinters and guys are able to back him up, such as Ben Kennedy, Andrew Brady among others. They always have our backs and they have created a lot of competition, which is good.”
INVITE HISTORY
Both the Florida men's and women's squads defended its crowns for the fifth-straight time. UF won the inaugural All Florida Invitational in the fall of 2010.
RELAY MAGIC
UF won the men's 400-yard freestyle relay, as senior Matt Curby, junior Pawel Werner, freshman Caeleb Dressel and Main won the event in 2:57.61.
FREE TIME
Werner and Hinds each won their respective genders 100-yard freestyle races in NCAA 'B' standard times of 44.12 and 48.95 seconds, respectively.
BACK IT UP
Main finished off his outstanding weekend with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke in an NCAA 'B' standard time of 1:45.51.
BREASTSTROKE
Senior Matt Elliott captured first place in the 200-yard breaststroke in an NCAA 'B' standard time of 1:58.05.
POSTSEASON FOCUS
In addition to competing in an identical format to the NCAA meet in March, the Gators recorded 16 NCAA 'B' standard marks throughout the Invite.
· Mitch D'Arrigo (500 Free, 4:24.67)
· Caeleb Dressel (100 Fly, 47.74)
· Matt Elliott (200 IM, 1:47.95; 400 IM, 3:51.04; 100 Breast, 54.72; 200 Breast, 1:58.05)
· Corey Main (100 Back, 48.45; 200 Back, 1:45.51)
· Eduardo Solaeche-Gomez (200 IM, 1:47.58)
· Pawel Werner (100 Free, 44.12; 200 Free, 1:37.08)
· Natalie Hinds (50 Free, 22.44; 100 Free, 48.95; 100 Fly, 53.44; 100 Back, 54.67)
· Jessica Thielmann (1,650 Free, 16:27.06)
UP NEXT
Florida rounds out its current three-week home stand when Southeastern Conference-rival LSU comes to Gainesville on Friday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. The women's squad will look to improve to 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the SEC, while that meet will be the first dual for the UF men's squad.
LOOKING BACK
Click here for a complete day one recap.
Click here for a complete day two recap.
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