WILMINGTON, N.C. - Junior Caitlin Kirsteier set a pool record in the 100 Butterfly and swam on a pair of
pool-record setting relays to lead UNC Wilmington to a pair of dual meet wins
over visiting Houston and Emory on Saturday at the Seahawk Natatorium.
UNCW also earned a win on the men's side as the Seahawks topped Emory
170.5-122.5. The Lady Seahawks beat Emory, 164-131, and Houston, 162-135, to
complete the non-conference sweeps. The men improved to 3-1 while the ladies
ran their winning streak to four and stand at 4-1 on the season.
Kirsteier, who was celebrating her 22nd birthday, fashioned a time of
55.09 in the 100 Butterfly and broke her own pool record set just a week ago
against Old Dominion. The senior also swam a leg on the meet-opening 200 Medley
Relay that recorded a pool-record time of 1:44.79. She closed out the meet
swimming the anchor leg of the final pool-record setting 400 Freestyle Relay
(3:28.25).
Junior Bobby Guntoro collected three wins for UNCW, winning the 100
Freestyle (47.13), 100 Butterfly (51.01) and swimming a leg on the winning 200
Medley (1:44.79).
Seniors Rob Anderson and Andrew Rogers were also multiple event winners
for the Seahawks. Anderson claimed first-place in both the 50 Freestyle (21.37)
and 100 Breaststroke (57.51) and swam a leg of the winning 200 Medley Relay. Rogers,
meanwhile, captured the 100 and 200 Backstrokes with times of 52.93 and
1:56.00, respectively.
Joining Kirsteier as individual event winners were sophomores Caroline Little and Hilary Fritz. Little won the women's 100 Breaststroke with a time of
2:10.06, while Fritz checked in at 2:05.30 in the 200 Backstroke.
In diving action, Houston's Anastasia Pozdniakova set a pair of venue
marks in winning the 1- and 3-meter boards. Pozdniakova scored 354.75 points in
the 1-meter and 359.95 in the 3-meter.
Senior Matt Arb won the men's 3-meter board for the Seahawks with 300.45
points while junior Kobi Salinas topped the field in the 1-meter with 293.85
points.
The Seahawks return to action on Nov. 6-7, when they visit Newark, Del.,
for a Colonial Athletic Association quad meet against host Delaware, Towson and
George Mason.