Golden Bears collect seven wins at Midway
VERSAILLES, Ky. — WVU Tech collected seven individual event victories and had nine swimmers contribute to at least one top-three finish Saturday as the Golden Bears competed against Midway University.
Jacobo Ramos Pinzon led the way with three victories, while Lorenzo Silva added two wins. Oleguer Siscart Muntane and Neda Vaicaite also reached the top of the podium as Tech recorded 14 top-three event finishes between individual races and relays.
Ramos Pinzon swept his three individual events, winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.17, the 100 free in 49.17 and the 200 individual medley in 2:01.08. He finished with a meet-high 27 points and also helped the Golden Bears take second in the 200 medley relay.
Silva accounted for two more victories in the distance freestyle events. He won the 1,000 free in 11:27.46 before touching first in the 500 free at 5:30.66. Silva finished second in the men’s high-point standings with 20 points and also placed fourth in the 200 IM in 2:29.13.
Siscart Muntane won the 100 butterfly in 57.14 and added a third-place finish in the 50 free at 24.03. He was also part of both runner-up relays, giving him four top-three showings for the meet.
Bryson George added an individual runner-up finish in the 100 fly, clocking 58.86, and joined Ramos Pinzon, Siscart Muntane and Malachi Smith on Tech’s second-place 200 medley relay. The quartet finished in 1:42.41, just 0.61 seconds behind Midway’s winning team.
Smith also reached the podium individually with a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.75. He later joined Siscart Muntane, Sebastian Morales Tito and Brady Bowie on the Golden Bears’ second-place 400 freestyle relay, which finished in 3:34.63.
Morales Tito competed in the 100 free and 100 fly in addition to his relay effort, finishing fifth in both individual races with times of 55.84 and 1:00.14, respectively. Bowie placed fifth in the 50 free in 24.48, fourth in the 100 free in 55.78 and sixth in the 100 fly in 1:01.05 before helping Tech to the relay runner-up finish.
Chase Chandler rounded out Tech’s men’s podium performers with a third-place finish in the 200 free in 2:12.43. He also finished eighth in the 50 free at 25.24.
On the women’s side, Vaicaite won the 100 backstroke in 1:05.59 and finished second in the 50 free in 26.44, accounting for 13 of WVU Tech’s 16 points.
Mallory Parks also scored for the Golden Bears in both of her events. Parks finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke in 3:16.54 and fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:31.60, contributing three points to the team total.
Midway won the men’s dual 134-84 and the women’s dual 192-16.
Golden Bear podium finishes
- 🥇 Ramos Pinzon — 200 free, 1:47.17
- 🥇 Ramos Pinzon — 100 free, 49.17
- 🥇 Ramos Pinzon — 200 IM, 2:01.08
- 🥇 Silva — 1,000 free, 11:27.46
- 🥇 Silva — 500 free, 5:30.66
- 🥇 Siscart Muntane — 100 fly, 57.14
- 🥇 Vaicaite — 100 back, 1:05.59
- 🥈 George — 100 fly, 58.86
- 🥈 Vaicaite — 50 free, 26.44
- 🥈 Men’s 200 medley relay — 1:42.41
- 🥈 Men’s 400 free relay — 3:34.63
- 🥉 Siscart Muntane — 50 free, 24.03
- 🥉 Smith — 100 breast, 1:08.75
- 🥉 Chandler — 200 free, 2:12.43
What’s next
WVU Tech is scheduled to return to competition Nov. 20-23 at the Centre Mid-Season Invite in Danville, Ky.
