KENTWOOD, Mich - In their first event in program history, the Davenport University men's swimming & diving program defeated Olivet Nazarene, 107-89. Meanwhile, the women kicked off their third season by taking care of business over the Tigers as well, 136-97.
"I'm very happy with how our team competed today," said head coach,
Justin Vasquez. "We've only been in the water for 18 days, but we had some amazing swims today and some great diving. It was awesome to watch the men and women cheer each other on today. Today was a very fun day and we're happy to be back."
The men won seven of the 11 events they competed in while the women stood atop the podium in nine of their 13 events.
Victories - Men
- 1000 freestyle - Matthew Monday - 10:17.72
- 50 freestyle - John Gill III - 22.13
- 200 IM - Ronan Pleass - 2:00.01
- 100 freestyle - Mitch Dickey - 48.53
- 500 freestyle - Matthew Monday - 5:01.91
- 100 breaststroke - Richard Polasek - 57.24
- 200 freestyle relay - Drew Hinckley, John Gill III, Miguel Hernandez, Mitch Dickey - 1:27.73
Victories - Women
- 200 medley relay - Anna Wooters, Emma Wallis, Mackenzie Knowlton, Sara Mumby - 1:51.34
- 1000 freestyle - Megan Fraula - 11:03.14
- 200 freestyle - Rebecca Wallis - 1:56.84
- 200 IM - Emma Wallis - 2:10.94
- 1 meter dive - Lexis Mirandette - 277.43 (NCAA Cut)
- 100 backstroke - Dominyka Rapsyte - 1:01.62
- 500 freestyle - Rebecca Wallis - 5:17.37
- 3 meter dive - Lacey Mirandette - 253.50 (NCAA Cut)
- 200 freestyle relay - Rebecca Wallis, Megan Fraula, Anna Wooters, Sara Mumby - 1:40.45
Next up, both the men and women will be at Saginaw Valley State on Jan. 30 with the action set to begin at 1 p.m.
Story by:
Cooper Weidenthaler
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