Florida Gators

FULL MEET RESULTS
 
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Gator women earned a big conference win Thursday night, defeating Arkansas (1-1) 188-112 at the Arkansas Natatorium.
 
No. 18 Florida won 11 of the 16 events, including the 200 of each stroke and both relay events. The victories were widespread – eight different swimmers generated the nine individual wins.
 
Amelia Maughan led the Gators as the only multiple-individual-event winner on the night, placing first in the 100 (51.71) and 200 free (1:49.79). Sherridon Dressel and Autumn Finke were the other two Florida freestyle winners, with Dressel touching first in the splash and dash at 23.69 and Finke taking the 1000 free title in 9:54.24.
 
Emma Ball collected her second dual-meet title in the 100 back at 54.40, an NCAA B-standard time, and Sydney Sell earned her first win of the season in the 200 back at 1:59.59.
 
Freshmen Savanna Faulconer and Kay Sargent put themselves into the scoring mix as well, with Faulconer winning the 200 breast in a B-standard time of 2:15.67 and Sargent taking the 200 IM in 2:03.79.
 
To round out the individual swimming titles, Alyssa Yambor-Maul placed first in the 200 fly in a B-standard time of 1:59.43.
 
Florida's A-team also won both relay titles. Ball, Dani Keymont, Yambor-Maul and Dressel combined in the 200 medley relay to touch in 1:40.91, while Dressel, Kelsey Dambacher, Mollie Pulte and Maughan took first in the 400 free relay at 3:27.60.
 
Senior Taylor Katz, who has been sidelined with an injury, eased back into the pool with appearances in the 100 and 200 fly.
 
Arkansas took both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving titles, but freshman Brooke Madden finished second in the 1-meter with a season-best total of 283.73 points, and sophomore Teya Syskakis was the 3-meter runner-up as well with 293.93 points.
 
Madden and Syskakis achieved NCAA-qualifying point totals in the 1-meter, and Syskakis and Abigail Howell earned qualifying scores in the 3-meter.
 
On Saturday, the women's team will rejoin the men in College Station, Texas, for a 3 p.m. ET meet with Texas A&M. The Aggie women, who moved to 2-1 on the season with a Thursday night road loss to No. 7 Texas, are ranked 14^th in the latest CSCAA poll, while the Aggie men (2-0) are unranked.

POPPELL'S TAKE ON SWIMMING
"The girls did a fantastic job competing on the road against a strong Arkansas team. We had several season-best performances both in the pool and on the diving boards. In addition, it was nice to see some new faces making major contributions today, which will surely help our team down the road."
 
GILLOOLY'S TAKE ON DIVING
"Once again, we were able to raise our level and compete very well. It was great to see (Arkansas diving coach) Dale (Schultz) and a lot of fun on a personal level for myself and the divers. He was an excellent host with a really good team. I was especially proud to have Abby and Brooke join Teya and Miranda (Goss) in achieving their zone qualifying scores for the women's team. Once again, we leave a better team than when we arrived."

FLORIDA'S WINS
50 free – Sherridon Dressel (23.69)
100 back – Emma Ball (54.40)
100 free – Amelia Maughan (51.71)
200 back – Sydney Sell (1:59.59)
200 breast – Savanna Faulconer (2:15.67)
200 fly – Alyssa Yambor-Maul (1:59.43)
200 free – Amelia Maughan (1:49.79)
200 IM – Kay Sargent (2:03.79)
1000 free – Autumn Finke (9:54.24)
200 medley relay – A-team (Emma Ball, Dani Keymont, Alyssa Yambor-Maul, Sherridon Dressel) [1:40.91]
400 free relay – A-team (Sherridon Dressel, Kelsey Dambacher, Mollie Pulte, Amelia Maughan) [3:27.60]

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