#5/8 Tennessee Splits Senior Day Meet vs. #7/11 Georgia

Saturday, January 25

Knoxville, Tenn.

2 PM

University of Tennessee

Georgia

#5/8 Tennessee Splits Senior Day Meet vs. #7/11 Georgia

January 25, 2025 | Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving, Men's Swimming & Diving

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee swimming & diving split meets against Georgia for Senior Day at Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. The fifth-ranked Lady Vols cruised past the No. 11 Bulldogs, 209-91, while the eighth-ranked Vols fell in a tight battle to the No. 7 UGA men, 155-144.

Tennessee fans packed out the AJIAC for an electric day of competition. With 1,215 fans in attendance, this marked the largest home crowd for a dual meet in school history.

Lady Vol Hot Streak Continues

The Lady Vols extended their SEC dual meet win streak to six in a row, including three victories this month.
During their last four dual meets, the Lady Vols have won 54 of 61 events against No. 11 Georgia, No. 15 Alabama, Arkansas and Kentucky.
Against the Bulldogs, Tennessee took first in 14 of the 16 events.

Top Performer

McKenzie Siroky led the charge for the Lady Vols creating two new top-10 times in program history while sweeping the breaststroke events. She clocked a 57.80 in the 100 breast, making this the new second-best effort in the event. In the 200 breast, she touched the wall with a time of 2:07.12, securing the fourth-best mark in Lady Vol history.

Vols Sprint Free Crew Wiped the Deck

In a dominant showing for the group, Tennessee swept the 50 free and 100 free events and posted the fastest time in the 400 free relay.
When it came to the 50 free, Jordan Crooks placed first (18.44), Gui Caribe took second (19.16), while Nikoli Blackman came in third (19.76).
During the 100 free, Caribe came out on top with a time of 42.16, Blackman followed at 42.37, while Lamar Taylor (42.89) rounded out the event.
The quartet of Taylor, Caribe, Blackman and Crooks posted the fourth-best time in program history in the 400 free relay with a joint effort of 2:46.77.

New Top-10 Times in School History
2. McKenzie Siroky – 100 Breast – 57.80
4. McKenzie Siroky – 200 Breast – 2:07.12
4. Lamar Taylor, Kevin Houseman, Gui Caribe, Jordan Crooks – 200 Medley Relay – 1:21.90
4. Lamar Taylor, Gui Caribe, Nikoli Blackman, Jordan Crooks – 400 Free Relay – 2:46.77
8. Ella Jansen – 200 Fly – 1:54.55
10. Lexi Stephens – 100 Back – 52.44
10. Kevin Houseman – 100 Breast – 52.76

Women's Meet Notables

The Tennessee women swept two events on the day, posting the top four times in the 200 back and the top three in the 200 fly.
In total, five different Lady Vols won multiple individual events on the day.
A close second for top performer was Camille Spink. The sophomore won all three of her individual events and helped the Lady Vol 400 free relay to a victory on the day. She swept the sprint freestyles with times of 21.46 (50 free), 46.94 (100 free) and 1:42.78 (200 free).
Lynae Shorter swept the springboards. She opened the meet with the win on 3-meter thanks to a 297.45 score. She followed that up later with a 289.58 on 1-meter.
Josephine Fuller swept the backstroke events. She touched the wall in 50.85 in the 100 back and clocked a 1:52.02 mark in the 200 back. She added a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 1:56.62.
Sara Stotler swept the butterfly races thanks to a 52.22 time in the 100 fly and a 1:54.19 mark in the 200 fly. She also finished third in the 200 IM (1:57.47).
The Lady Vols secured the top times in both relays on the day. The 200 medley relay of Josephine Fuller, Sara Stotler, McKenzie Siroky and Amber Myers posted a time of 1:35.69. The 400 free relay went 3:13.46 with a lineup of Camille Spink, Julia Mrozinski, Jillian Crooks and Brooklyn Douthwright.
Ella Jansen won the 500 free with a time of 4:39.06 and also finished third in the 200 fly (1:54.55) and fourth in the 200 IM (1:57.96).
Julia Mrozinski took second in a pair of events, clocking a 1:45.08 in the 200 free and a 4:40.94 in the 500 free.
Maddie Reese posted a pair of top-3 finishes in diving. She took second on 1-meter (262.43), completing a 1-2 finish for the Lady Vols in the event, and she placed third on 3-meter (259.65)

Men's Meet Notables

Bennett Greene swept the men's springboards, as he secured the number one spot in the 1-meter (354.90) and 3-meter (387.00) competitions.
The 200 medley relay of Lamar Taylor, Kevin Houseman, Gui Caribe and Jordan Crooks notched the fourth-fastest time in school history, touching the wall in 1:21.90. Crooks posted a 17.66 split for his 50 free anchor.
Kevin Houseman won the 100 breast with a time of 52.76, while Jed Garner took first in the 200 breast with a mark of 1:56.62. Garner also finished third in the 100 breast (53.26).
Nick Stone posted a pair of third-place finishes in diving, notching a 337.65 effort on 1-meter and a mark of 347.48 on 3-meter.