The Michigan State men and Northwestern women came away victorious on the final day of the TYR Invitational. There was fast swimming on both sides of the meet, and featured several NCAA B cuts. The Northwestern women also set three pool records in the final session of the meet.
The best performance of the night came from Jordan Wilimovsky, who won the men’s mile. He tied for the third fastest time in the nation with Arthur Frayler of Florida with his swim.
Wilimovsky just missed going under 15 minutes, swimming a 15:00.91 for the win, blowing out the rest of the field.
Jon Burke was a very distant second for Michigan State in 15:25.97. Wilimovsky got out to a 4 second lead after the 200 and didn’t let up from there, building up to almost a seven second lead through the 300. Borth Wilimovsky and Burke swam B cuts.
Joe Szczupakiewicz of Michigan State was third in 15:38.58.
Final team scores are below.
Men:
- Michigan State: 1330.5
- Northwestern: 1091.5
- Saint Louis: 530
- University of Illinois Chicago: 459
- Truman State University: 231
Full men’s results are available here.
Women:
- Northwestern: 1287.5
- Michigan State: 856
- Air Force: 614.5
- University of Illinois Chicago: 358
- Saint Louis: 298.5
- Truman State University: 279.5
- University of Northern Iowa: 71
Full women’s results are available here.
Women’s 1650 freestyle finals:
Genevieve Miller of Air Force notched a victory in the mile by with a 16:22.16. Miller did not have a 50 split about 30.5 during her entire mile, and even negative split her last 100. She swam a B cut in the event, and her last 50 was a 28.29 to seal the victory.
Lauren Abruzzo took second with a 16:28.71 for Northwestern, but it was really Miller’s race from the start, as Abruzzo got behind by over a second after the first 100, 57.66 to Miller’s 56.43.
Sydney Modeas of Northwestern was a distant third with a 16:40.74. Modeas was second after the 100, going out in 57.56 but quickly faded over the next 100 to take third.
Women’s 50 butterfly finals:
Elise Hart kept Air Force rolling with a 24.59 in the 50 fly, and became the second straight Air Force swimmer to beat a Northwestern swimmer for a victory. Hart was seeded third with her prelim time of 25.17.
Julia Pratt of Northwestern took second in 24.82, followed by Maria Schroeder of Air Force in 24.98. Ellen Stello of Northwestern rounded out the top four with a 25.30.
Men’s 50 butterfly finals:
Michigan State’s Jacob Moore won the men’s 50 fly, and only added .01 from his prelims time. Moore was victorious in 21.97. Almog Olshtein of Northwestern, made a charge, however, dropping to 22.11 from his prelim time of 22.42.
Mark Ferguson went 22.33 for Northwestern for third, but Michigan State had swimmers in fourth, Nathaniel Weeks (22.41), fifth, Kyle Workman (22.53), and eighth, Alec Kandt (22.95) to give them a big points boost.
Northwestern’s Jack Morris was sixth with a 22.71, matching his time from prelims.
Women’s 200 backstroke finals:
Lacey Locke broke up the Air Force momentum on the women’s side with a 1:57.96, good for a B cut, in the 200 backstroke.
She was followed by her teammate Melissa Postoll, who was second in 2:01.02. Chanel Bodin of Michigan State made the race for second close however.
Bodin was first through the first 50, going out in 27.44 over the first 50 and 57.92 over the 100, but faded over the second 100 which opened the door for Postoll to sneak in.
Men’s 200 backstroke finals:
Alex Snarski, a freshman, narrowly swam to a B cut and a victory in the men’s 200 backstroke, improving by .6 seconds over his prelims time, to finish in 1:46.33.
From there, Michigan State and Northwestern traded places down to fifth. Sam Miller of Michigan State was 1;47.53, dropping over a second from prelims. Andy Jovanovic was third for Northwestern with a 1:48.34.
Lachlan McLeish was fourth with a 1:49.55 for Michigan State, followed by Grant Halsall in 1:50.00 for Northwestern. Ian Rodriguez, Adam Marsh, and Alex Trompke of Michigan State were sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively, for another big points boost.
Women’s 100 freestyle finals:
Northwestern’s Annika Winsenes was the only women under 50 seconds, touching with a 49.98 for the victory. Mary Warren and Anna Keane, both Northwestern freshmen, were second and third in 50.91 and 51.13, respectively.
Shelby Lacy was fourth for the Spartans with a 51.66.
Men’s 100 freestyle finals:
Almog Olshtein won the men’s 100 freestyle in 44.63 for Northwestern, beating Brendan Hulseman of Saint Louis, who was seeded first. Olshtein was seeded fifth after prelims.
Hulseman was 44.87 for second, followed by Nick Leshok in third with a 45.68 for Michigan State. Ryan McCoy was fourth for Saint Louis with a 45.74.
Women’s 200 breaststroke finals:
Kim Davis of Air Force was the winner with a 2:14.93. Davis was out in a 1:06.03, which put her second through the first 100 of the race.
Marina Borri of Michigan State was leading through the first 150, but faded down the stretch and could not match up with Davis’ 34.45 on the final 50. Borri split a 35.02 over the last 50 to finish with a 2:15.39. She and Davis both swam B cuts.
Abby Hempen of Truman State finished third in 2:17.22.
Men’s 200 breaststroke finals:
Following an eighth place finish in the 50 fly, Alec Kandt swam to a victory in the 200 breaststroke. Kandt touched the wall in 2:00.56, two full seconds ahead of his Michigan State teammate, Tal Hanani. Hanani finished in 2:02.94.
Austin Nguyenphu of Saint Louis was third with a 2:03.53. Northwestern’s Van Donkersgoed was the highest finisher for the Wildcats in fourth and was their only swimmer in the A final with a 2:03.71.
Evan Holzgen and Mitch Strahlman of Michigan State finished seventh and eighth in 2:06.27 and 2:08.81, respectively.
Women’s 50 backstroke finals:
Lacey Locke of Northwestern won a close 50 backstroke over Chanel Bonin of Michigan State. Locke was a 25.74 for the Wildcats. Bonin was only .03 hundredths behind with a 25.77.
Postoll dropped a little under half a second from prelims to swim a 26.56 for Northwestern. Katherine Senseman was fourth with a 26.70.
Men’s 50 backstroke finals:
Jovanovic and Mark Ferguson touched one and two with a 23.10 and a 23.22, respectively, for Northwestern. Trompke was third for the Spartans with a 23.24.
Halsall finished fourth for the Wildcats in 23.58.
Women’s 200 butterfly finals:
Stello came away with the victory in a 1:58.70 breaking the pool record she set in prelims, and finishing two seconds ahead of the next closest finisher, and the only swimmer to achieve a B cut in the event. Elizabeth Brown of Michigan State was second in 2:01.27.
Schroeder was third for Miami with a 2:02.66.
Men’s 200 butterfly finals:
Following a fifth place finish in the 50 fly Nathaniel weeks came back in the 200 fly with a victory for Michigan State. Weeks touched in 1:49.31.
Kei Ishimaru was second in 1:49.85 for UIC, followed by Ryan McCoy of Saint Louis in a 1:51.01.
Women’s 400 freestyle relay finals:
Annika Winsnes, Aja Malone, Anna Keane, and Mary Warren won the 400 freestyle relay in convincing fashion for Northwestern and setting a pool record in the process. The women captured the record. with a 3:20.41
Winsnes led off with a 49.48, the fastest split for the Wildcats and a new pool record in the 100 freestyle. Warren anchored with a 49.87.
Air Force’s A relay was second with a 3:26.85, Michigan State’s A relay placed fourth with a 3:28.76.
Men’s 400 freestyle relay finals:
Northwestern also won the relay on the men’s side. Andrew Jovanovic, Mark Ferguson, Gage Kohner, and Almog Olshtein were victorious in 2:58.52.
Olshtein had the fastest split with a 43.55, which proved to be the difference as the Wildcats beat Michigan State’s A relay. The Spartan’s touched in 2:58.85.
The Saint Louis A relay touched in 2:59.88.
