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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Arizona Dominates GCU In Season Opener

The Arizona Wildcats proved victorious over the Grand Canyon Antelopes in their first meet of the season with a final score of 219 - 76 for the women and 204 - 90 for the men.  

After a short weather delay, Arizona started and finished strong with an impressive number of top three sweeps from both the men and women. 

On the men's side, the Cats took the top three spots in the 50, 100 and 500 free, 100 back, 100 fly and the 400 IM. On the women's side, the Cats took the top three in the 100 and 200 free, 100 and 200 breast, 200 back, and the 400 IM.  

Fantastic Freshmen

Kelly Wetteland took home her first two collegiate wins in the 100 and 200 breast, while Hayden Ghufran, Haakon Naughton and Billy Oates took home their firsts in the 500 free, 200 fly and the 100 back, respectively.  

Up Next:

The Wildcats will be back in action at Hillenbrand Aquatics Center on Friday, Oct. 21, at 2:00 p.m. MST facing off against Wisconsin and again Saturday, Oct. 22, at 12:00 p.m. MST facing off against Miami.  

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