Vock Leads S&D on Day 1 of SMU Classic
LEWISVILLE, Texas – The Miami Hurricanes ended Day One of the 21st annual SMU Classic in impressive fashion, finishing with a number of strong performances across nine events at the Westside Natatorium.
Miami was led by senior diver Thea Vock, who captured the top finish in the 1-meter event.
“It was a great first night for the Canes!” head coach Andy Kershaw said. “It certainly starts with Thea, who won the 1-meter. She looked great.”
Kershaw was equally as encouraged by the performance of his swimmers, who competed against some of the nation’s top teams in a tournament featuring host SMU, LSU, USC, Louisville and NC State.
“On the swimming side, we had a lot of great performances all the way through the meet,” Kershaw said. “We improved in a lot of the areas we targeted over last two weeks.”
Sophomore Cameron Davis opened the night with a time of 4:32.63 in the 400-yard IM, while freshman Julie Suarez (1:52.15) and sophomore Angela Algee (1:53.38) continued momentum with strong finishes in the 200-yard freestyle.
Senior Heather Arseth touched the wall in a time of 23.34 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle. Freshman Rebeka Repman also impressed in the same event, finishing with a time of 24.24 seconds.
Vock delivered Miami’s first top finish Friday night, earning 303.50 points in the 1-meter diving event to capture top honors. Her score bested second-place Alex Bettridge of LSU (296.96) and third-place Rachael Mumma of NC State (292.90).
Team captain My Fridell followed up Vock’s showing with a time of 54.56 seconds in the 100-yard butterfly. Her performance was bolstered by a strong showing from Algee, who finished narrowly behind Fridell in a time of 54.91 seconds.
Suarez (56.90) and Arseth (55.05) competed for the Hurricanes in the 100-yard backstroke, while senior Amy Wiley ended the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:04.13. Sophomore Julia Schippert also competed in the 100 back, finishing the event in a time of 1:04.27.
Miami’s 800-yard freestyle relay team, comprised of Suarez, Repman, Davis and Fridell, finished the night’s action with a time of 7:33.75. The Hurricanes ended Day One with 111 points.
“Now we get sleep, regroup and see if we can move up in the team standings tomorrow,” Kershaw siad.
The Hurricanes will wrap up their trip to the SMU Classic on Saturday, with nine more events scheduled from the Westside Natatorium. Live results and scores will be available through SMUMustangs.com as well as the Meet Mobile phone application.
