Sunday, September 25
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Maxime Rooney totaled 101 points at the three-day All-Florida Invitational, the most of any male competitor. Kay Sargent earned the highest on the women's side with 102 points.
UF Takes All-Florida Invitational Title for Seventh-Straight Season
Sunday, September 25, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
The Gators swept the team and individual titles for the three-day meet
FULL MEET RESULTS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – For the seventh straight season, Florida swept the men's and women's team titles at the three-day All-Florida Invitational, totaling 1,099 and 1,076 points respectively.
Throughout the meet, the Florida men won 12 events (nine individual and three relays), while the women were first in 15 (12 individual and three relays).
Freshmen Maxime Rooney and Kay Sargent also won host Nova Southeastern's Michael D. Fish High Point Award, which is given to the most outstanding male and female swimmer with the highest number of points. Rooney collected 101 points and Sargent 102 from their finishes in each event.
The Gators wrapped up the meet with seven event titles on Sunday.
UF swept the 1650 free, with Georgia Darwent winning on the women's side at 16:52.53 and Ben Lawless on the men's at 15:37.56.
Alyssa Yambor-Maul contributed two individual wins, finishing first in the 200 back (2:01.67) and 200 fly (2:01.41)
Rooney took home a win in the 200 back at 1:47.63.
Mark Szaranek won his third individual title on the weekend, the 200 fly at 1:52.21.
Florida concluded the weekend finishing first in the men's 400 free relay. Rooney and Szaranek teamed up with Christoph Margotti and Enzo Martinez-Scarpe on UF's A-team to swim a 3:02.39.
TROY'S TAKE
"It was a great way to start the season and showed us many things we need to work on. There was tremendous attitude and focus by both teams."
Florida is back in action on Thursday, Oct. 13, when it takes on Florida State in Tallahassee beginning at 2 p.m.
TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. FLORIDA (1,099)
2. Nova Southeastern (894)
3. Keiser (578)
Women
1. FLORIDA (1,076)
2. Miami (FL) [744]
3. Florida Gulf Coast (692)
4. Nova Southeastern (617)
5. Keiser (38)
FLORIDA'S WINS
Men's Events
1-meter dive – Samuel Smith
3-meter dive – Samuel Smith
100 back – Tyler Silver
200 back – Maxime Rooney
200 fly – Mark Szaranek
200 free – Mark Szaranek
200 IM -- Mark Szaranek
400 IM – Andrew Brady
1650 free – Ben Lawless
400 free relay – Maxime Rooney, Christoph Margotti, Enzo Martinez-Scarpe, Mark Szaranek (A-team)
400 medley relay – Bayley Main, Marco Guarente, Ben Kennedy, Ben Lawless (B-team)
800 free relay – Drew Clark, Andrew Brady, Grady Heath, Mark Szaranek (B-team)
Women's events
1-meter dive – Teya Syskakis
3-meter dive – Miranda Goss
50 free – Sherridon Dressel
100 back – Emma Ball
100 fly – Alyssa Yambor-Maul
200 back – Alyssa Yambor-Maul
200 fly – Alyssa Yambor-Maul
200 free – Amelia Maughan
200 IM – Kay Sargent
400 IM – Savanna Faulconer
500 free – Kay Sargent
1650 free – Georgia Darwent
200 medley relay – Emma Ball, Dani Keymont, Alyssa Yambor-Maul, Sherridon Dressel (A-team)
400 medley relay – Emma Ball, Dani Keymont, Alyssa Yambor-Maul, Sherridon Dressel (A-team)
800 free relay – Niki Urquidi, Autumn Finke, Georgia Darwent, Alyssa Yambor-Maul (B-team)
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – For the seventh straight season, Florida swept the men's and women's team titles at the three-day All-Florida Invitational, totaling 1,099 and 1,076 points respectively.
Throughout the meet, the Florida men won 12 events (nine individual and three relays), while the women were first in 15 (12 individual and three relays).
Freshmen Maxime Rooney and Kay Sargent also won host Nova Southeastern's Michael D. Fish High Point Award, which is given to the most outstanding male and female swimmer with the highest number of points. Rooney collected 101 points and Sargent 102 from their finishes in each event.
The Gators wrapped up the meet with seven event titles on Sunday.
UF swept the 1650 free, with Georgia Darwent winning on the women's side at 16:52.53 and Ben Lawless on the men's at 15:37.56.
Alyssa Yambor-Maul contributed two individual wins, finishing first in the 200 back (2:01.67) and 200 fly (2:01.41)
Rooney took home a win in the 200 back at 1:47.63.
Mark Szaranek won his third individual title on the weekend, the 200 fly at 1:52.21.
Florida concluded the weekend finishing first in the men's 400 free relay. Rooney and Szaranek teamed up with Christoph Margotti and Enzo Martinez-Scarpe on UF's A-team to swim a 3:02.39.
TROY'S TAKE
"It was a great way to start the season and showed us many things we need to work on. There was tremendous attitude and focus by both teams."
Florida is back in action on Thursday, Oct. 13, when it takes on Florida State in Tallahassee beginning at 2 p.m.
TEAM RESULTS
Men
1. FLORIDA (1,099)
2. Nova Southeastern (894)
3. Keiser (578)
Women
1. FLORIDA (1,076)
2. Miami (FL) [744]
3. Florida Gulf Coast (692)
4. Nova Southeastern (617)
5. Keiser (38)
FLORIDA'S WINS
Men's Events
1-meter dive – Samuel Smith
3-meter dive – Samuel Smith
100 back – Tyler Silver
200 back – Maxime Rooney
200 fly – Mark Szaranek
200 free – Mark Szaranek
200 IM -- Mark Szaranek
400 IM – Andrew Brady
1650 free – Ben Lawless
400 free relay – Maxime Rooney, Christoph Margotti, Enzo Martinez-Scarpe, Mark Szaranek (A-team)
400 medley relay – Bayley Main, Marco Guarente, Ben Kennedy, Ben Lawless (B-team)
800 free relay – Drew Clark, Andrew Brady, Grady Heath, Mark Szaranek (B-team)
Women's events
1-meter dive – Teya Syskakis
3-meter dive – Miranda Goss
50 free – Sherridon Dressel
100 back – Emma Ball
100 fly – Alyssa Yambor-Maul
200 back – Alyssa Yambor-Maul
200 fly – Alyssa Yambor-Maul
200 free – Amelia Maughan
200 IM – Kay Sargent
400 IM – Savanna Faulconer
500 free – Kay Sargent
1650 free – Georgia Darwent
200 medley relay – Emma Ball, Dani Keymont, Alyssa Yambor-Maul, Sherridon Dressel (A-team)
400 medley relay – Emma Ball, Dani Keymont, Alyssa Yambor-Maul, Sherridon Dressel (A-team)
800 free relay – Niki Urquidi, Autumn Finke, Georgia Darwent, Alyssa Yambor-Maul (B-team)
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