UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Davenport University men's and women's swimming & diving teams each improved to 2-0 on Saturday as Davenport defeated Saginaw Valley State with scores of 127-110 and 126-115, respectively. The men won eight out of their 13 events while the women were victorious in seven of their 13 podiums.
"Today was a lot of fun," said head coach,
Justin Vasquez. "These were two closely matched teams that battled in the pool, so a lot of good swimming and diving happened today. I couldn't be more proud of the culture that is being built in our program. We have great leadership from our captains, our kids have great attitudes and they love to compete."
Victories - Men
- 1000 freestyle - Matthew Monday - 10:08.08
- 200 freestyle - Isaac Inman - 1:44.65
- 200 IM - Richard Polasek - 1:57.38
- 200 backstroke - Ronan Pleass - 1:58.51
- 500 freestyle - Mitch Dickey - 4:51.97
- 3 meter dive - Gabriel Zeigler - 227.85
- 200 breaststroke - Richard Polasek - 2:06.05
- 400 freestyle relay - Drew Hinckley, Ronan Pleass, Isaac Inman, Mitch Dickey - 3:12.32
Victories - Women
- 1000 freestyle - Rebecca Wallis - 10:36.74
- 200 freestyle - Megan Fraula - 1:55.78
- 200 IM - Emma Wallis - 2:09.04
- 100 freestyle - Rebecca Wallis - 53.27
- 500 freestyle - Megan Fraula - 5:15.49
- 200 breaststroke - Emma Wallis - 2:22.19
- 400 freestyle relay - Emelie Hellgren, Megan Fraula, Sara Mumby, Rebecca Wallis - 3:36.62
Next up, Davenport will face rival Grand Valley State on Saturday, Feb. 6. The divers will be in Allendale while everyone else will compete in Kentwood.
Story by:
Cooper Weidenthaler
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