Meet Stats
- Complete results
- January 14, 2017
- Score
- Eastern Michigan 150, Ball State 125
Press Release
Courtesy of Eastern Michigan Athletics
The Eastern Michigan University men’s swimming and diving team captured its 71st consecutive Mid-American Conference dual victory Saturday afternoon, Jan. 14, with a 150-125 win over Ball State University. Eastern Michigan won 15 of 16 events and 13 different Eagles registered wins on the way to victory.
Eastern Michigan broke the dual open with a sweep of the top five spots in the 200 Medley Relay. Sophomore Ricky Perez, senior Conner Finnigan (Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central), junior Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory), and sophomore Branson Smith (Louisville, Ky.-Ballard) teamed up for a first-place finish with a time of 1:32.85.
In the 1000 Freestyle, senior Chris Cutter (Fishers, Ind.-Fishers) posted a season-best time of 9:44.88 to headline a 1-2-3-4 finish for the Eagles. Freshman Tanner Olmos (Clovis, Calif.-Buchanan) claimed second, while sophomore JF Murphy‘s (Montreal, Quebec-Sainte-Anne) career-best time of 9:48.15 was good for third.
Sophomore Tosh Kawaguchi (Cary, N.C.-Cary) paced the Eagles in the 200 Free. Kawaguchi continued his stellar sophomore season with a first-place finish and season-best time of 1:42.20.
Well ahead in the team standings, EMU deferred points from this point with the exception of first-place finishers.
Burton returned to the pool in the 100 Backstroke, claiming the top spot behind a season-best time of 50.22, before redshirt junior Lance Bergmann (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) won the 100 Breaststroke.
A trio of freshman posted career-best times in the 200 Butterfly, with Parker Saladin (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) coming away with the first-place finish with a time of 1:51.24. Alex Arrieta (Miami, Fla.-Doral Academy Center) was just behind him, posting a time of 1:51.93, while Matt Martin (Brecksville, Ohio-Brecksville Broadview Heights) also posted a career-best, touching in in 1:53.25.
Senior Cole Bateman (Hutchinson, Minn.-Hutchinson) led the way for the Eagles in the 50 Free, taking home first with a time of 21.62. Sophomore Jake Tyson (Ipswich, England-Northgate) then notched the top spot in the 100 Free with a time of 46.67. Freshman Matan Segal (Lehavim, Israel-Hof HaSharon) was not far behind, clocking in with a time of 47.12 in his season debut, while Smith posted a season-best (47.52) and Murphy added a career-best (48.29) mark.
Sophomore Tom Gillis (Halifax, Nova Scotia-Citadel) was dominant on the springboard, turning in a pair of 300+ scores. On the 3-meter, Gillis scored a season-high 330.53 to earn the win before adding a score of 307.35 on the 1-meter to complete the sweep. Gillis’ season-best mark on the 3-meter was not only a season-high, but was also the sixth-best score in the conference this season.
In the next two events, the Eagles turned to their freshmen, who stepped up to the challenge. Eric Akins (Houston, Texas-Klein) bested the field by more than half a second in the 200 Back to pick up his first win in the event this season. Then, Aaron Hendry (Evans, Ga.-Evans) finished nearly two seconds ahead of the competition to earn the first win of his career in the 200 Breast.
The Green and White closed out the meet with three more wins. Senior Marcin Rzyski (Olsztyn, Poland-Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace #4) notched a win in the 500 free before Johnson added a first-place finish in the 100 Fly.
After a strong showing by the Eagles in the 200 IM, Eastern Michigan ended the day with a win in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Burton, freshman Mark Krusinski (Brecksville, Ohio-Brecksville Broadview Heights), Johnson, and Perez used a strong opening leg to cruise to a first-place finish, clocking in with a time of 1:25.61.
Next up for the Eagles is a tri-meet with Tiffin and Wayne State next weekend, Jan. 21, at Jones Natatorium. The co-ed meet is slated to begin at 1 p.m.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes season-best
#Denotes career-best
1000 Free
1. Chris Cutter 9:44.88*
2. Tanner Olmos 9:48.07
3. JF Murphy 9:48.15#
4. Hunter Cook x10:01.00#
6. Benjamin Ryan x10:01.20
200 Free
1. Tosh Kawaguchi 1:42.20*
x. Kyle Lichtenberg x1:43.08
x. Jacob Ehrman x1:43.23#
x. Eric Akins x1:43.71
x. Josh Kreider x1:45.98
100 Back
1. Logan Burton 50.22*
x. Matan Segal x50.64#
x. Ryan Current x51.78
x. Jake Tyson x52.10#
x. Corey Smith x52.23
100 Breast
1. Lance Bergmann 58.42
x. Conner Finnigan x58.57*
x. Aaron Hendry x58.67
x. Ricky Perez x59.62#
x Chris Buzard x1:00.48*
200 Fly
1. Parker Saladin 1:51.24#
x. Alex Arrieta x1:51.93#
x. Matt Martin x1:53.25#
x Marcin Rzyski x1:54.12
x. Connor Johnson x1:56.10*
50 Free
1. Cole Bateman 21.62
x. Mark Krusinski x21.71
x. Maxwell Wilkinson x21.91
x. Kevin Moore x22.00
x. Erik Brinkhoff x22.14
3-mtr Dive
1. Tom Gillis 330.53*
x. Nick Fox x277.13
x. Peter Rusenas x275.85
100 Free
1. Jake Tyson 46.67
x. Matan Segal x47.12#
x. Branson Smith x47.52*
x. JF Murphy x48.29#
x. Jacob Ehrman x49.06
200 Back
1. Eric Akins 1:54.16
x. Corey Smith x1:54.60
x. Ricky Perez x1:55.60
x. Chris Cutter x1:57.41
x. Kyle Lichtenberg x1:57.69#
200 Breast
1. Aaron Hendry 2:07.40
x. Lance Bergmann x2:09.02
x. Conner Finnigan x2:13.01*
x. Hunter Cook x2:13.99*
x. Chris Buzard x2:15.25
500 Free
1. Marcin Rzyski 4:40.84
x. Parker Saladin x4:47.76
x. Tanner Olmos x4:50.98
x. Tosh Kawaguchi x4:52.35#
x. Benjamin Ryan x4:55.09
100 Fly
1. Connor Johnson 49.95*
x. Mark Krusinski x51.05
x. Gian Garcia x51.24
x. Matt Martin x51.47
x. Kevin Moore x51.84
1-mtr Dive
1. Tom Gillis 307.35
x. Nick Fox x237.00
x. Peter Rusenas x233.40
200 IM
x. Cole Bateman x1:56.01
x. Eric Akins x1:57.90#
x. Kyle Lichtenberg x1:57.96*
x. Parker Saladin x1:58.04#
x. Aaron Hendry x1:58.26
