MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Florida Tech men's and women's swimming teams broke three school records and recorded eight NCAA B-Cut times at the Second Annual Florida Tech Classic on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Panther Aquatic Center.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Tech got its day started in the second event where the men's 200 Free Relay comprised of Caleb Rohacs, Andy Pleiman, Manuel Brander and Akos Hajagos notched a B-Cut time of 1:19.43. They would be a full second ahead of second place Indian River State. Rohacs notched a B-Cut time as the relay leadoff with his 20.23.
- Hajagos would win the 200 IM with an NCAA qualifying time of 1:48.98 and earn the Panthers 20 team points. He broke the Florida Tech record in the 100 IM as he touched the wall in 50.52.
- Melissa Zucco had herself a day with an NCAA qualifying time of 55.77 in the 100 Back. Zucco would then shatter her own school record in the 200 Back with a new record time of 2:00.75.
- The Panthers saw success in the 100 Breast as Grace Largent placed second with a B-Cut time of 1:04.01. For the men, River Streefland would also take second place with an NCAA time of 53.43. His time would be the third new school record in the meet for Tech.
- In the 400 Free Relay, Akos Hajagos led off the 'A' relay with a 21.22 which gave Hajagos a third B-Cut (second individual) of the afternoon.
- In the women's 200 Medley Relay, Sonia Peters, Grace Largent, Sam Bullard and Lia Espinosa combined for a third-place time of 1:45.47.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will be back at the Panthers Aquatic Center on Saturday, Nov. 7 for their tri-meet against Barry and the New College of Florida. The meet is set for a noon start time.
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