Alabama vs. Delta State
- September 27, 2024
- Cleveland, Mississippi
- 25 yards (SCY)
- Rating:
- Girls: #22 Alabama – 217.5 def. Delta State – 44.5
- Males: #18 Alabama – 118 def. Delta State – 44
- Full Outcomes
- relay splits solely obtainable on Meet Cell (search: “Alabama vs. Delta State”)
Alabama traveled to the Division II Delta State College for its season opener on Friday, September 27. The Crimson Tide swept the Statesmen, profitable 30 of the 31 occasions on provide. Delta State is presently and not using a head coach after Dan’l Murray, head coach for 14 seasons, introduced he was leaving this system earlier this month.
Girls’s Meet
The Alabama girls received each occasion on the meet. Along with beginning their season on the precise foot, they bought a lift to start out their season as Emily Jones and Jada Scott returned to competitors for the Crimson Tide.
Jones, a three-time All-American by way of Alabama’s 2023 NCAA relays, is an Australian backstroker who didn’t compete for Alabama throughout the 2023-24 season. Scott joined the Crimson Tide final 12 months and was off to a scorching begin throughout her freshman marketing campaign however was sidelined throughout the second semester with a shoulder damage and solely just lately obtained full clearance to compete. Each shall be necessary as Alabama seems to be to climb again up the NCAA standings this season.
Jones and Scott collected wins of their first meet again racing for Alabama. Jones received the 100 backstroke by almost two seconds with a 54.54. She additionally contributed to each profitable relays, placing up a 24.68 backstroke break up to open the meet with a win within the 200 medley relay (1:42.64) together with Kasia Norman, Lockett Bowley, and Emma Sundermeyer. She joined Kailyn Winter, Ella Jones, and Maggie Robbins to win the meet-closing 200 free relay (1:34.02), main off in 23.37.
Scott received the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.89, swam breaststroke on Alabama’s Third-place 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. She turned in a 28.22 breaststroke break up on the 200 medley relay and led off the Alabama ‘C’ 200 free relay in 23.16.
In her Crimson Tide debut, Victoria Raymond swept the butterfly occasions, swimming 54.45 within the 100 fly and a pair of:02.32 within the 200 fly. Raymond spent her freshman season at Tulane College.
Mackenzie Brandt and Kate Christian additionally received two occasions for Alabama, with Brandt profitable the 200/500 freestyle (1:50.70/4:58.78) and Christian profitable the 200 again/200 IM (2:02.79/2:06.76).
Different occasion winners included former ACC champion Liberty Williams (1000 free, 10:11.65), Charlotte Rosendale (50 free, 23.35), Winter (100 free, 51.45), and Sydney Sanders (200 breast, 2:23.41).
Delta State’s highest end of the meet got here within the 50 freestyle when freshman Zinna Nimander tied with Winter for 2nd in 23.65. This was one in all Nimander’s first yards meet as she’s a world scholar from Sweden and the time was ok for an NCAA D2 ‘B’ lower—a stable start line for her. Zimander additionally completed Third within the 100 free (52.19).
Delta State’s different Third-place finishes got here by way of Hannah Murray’s 200 IM (2:10.59) and Reagan Fulton’s 1-meter diving efficiency (188.18 factors).
Males’s Meet
Alabama rolled on the lads’s aspect of the meet as nicely. The one occasion they didn’t win was the 1-meter diving, the place Delta State picked up its lone win of the meet with Braden Moore scoring 252.30. to steer a 1-2-3-4 end for the Statesmen on the boards.
Apart from that, the meet was all Alabama. The Crimson Tide added transfers Toni Dragoja and Kyle Micallef to spark their dash freestyle group and each performed their function nicely of their Alabama debut. Dragoja helped Alabama win each relays, posting a 20.41 free break up on the 200 medley relay and dropping to a 20.19 break up on the 200 free relay.
Dragoja and Micallef break up the sprints, with Micallef clocking 20.21 within the 50 free and Dragoja swimming 44.04 to win the 100 free. Micallef additionally break up 19.76 on Alabama’s 2nd-place 200 freestyle relay.
The Crimson Tide bought loads of assist from their returning swimmers as Tommy Hagar, Bernardo Bondra de Almeida, and Leonardo Alcantara every received two occasions. Hagar, who noticed large enhancements throughout his freshman season in a Crimson Tide cap, received the 100 again (47.64) and 200 IM (1:48.29), whereas Bondra de Almeida claimed the 200 freestyle (1:40.88) and 100 fly (47.91), and Alcantara swept the gap occasions (4:21.50/9:33.59).
Final season’s Nineteenth-place end on the 2024 NCAA Championships was led by Charlie Hawke and Kaique Alves, 200 freestyle specialists who have been Alabama’s two particular person factors scorers on the meet. Neither swam their signature occasion at this twin. As a substitute, Alves received the 100 breast in a private better of 54.09 and completed 2nd within the 100 fly (48.23). Hawke solely raced the 200 fly individually, ending second in 1:50.35.
Each swam relays as nicely; Alves clocked a 24.53 50 breast break up on the profitable 200 medley relay (1:28.78) and a 20.09 free break up on the 4th-place 200 free relay. Hawke swam a 21.21 50 fly break up on the ‘A’ 200 medley relay and a 20.05 free break up on the profitable 200 free relay, combining with Bondra de Almeida, Dragoja, and Leyton Roe (1:21.21).
On each the ladies’s and males’s aspect, Alabama unfold out their prime swimmers amongst a number of relays fairly than loading up the ‘A’ relay.
Along with their dominance on the boards, freshman Michael Robinson was a vivid spot for Delta State. He completed 2nd within the 50 free and 4th within the 100 free, swimming lifetime bests in each (20.08/45.49).
Fellow freshman Kacper Mochnal swam a lifetime greatest 1:53.67 for Third within the 200 fly in his second yards meet. Junior Mateus Franco added one other Third place within the 100 free, clocking 9:42.36.
Up Subsequent
Alabama faces their first in-conference check with a twin in opposition to Florida on Oct. 11. Delta State is again in motion on Oct. 18 after they tackle Ouachita Baptist.
