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Eastern Michigan University’s men’s swimming and diving team secured its first victory of 2015 when it took down Wayne State University, 194-105, Jan. 17. The Eagles advance to 3-1 on the season, while the Warriors fall to 2-3.
Eastern won 11-of-16 events throughout the day, with three Eagles claiming two individual victories. The meet kicked off with the 200 medley relay, in which Cole Bateman (Hutchinson, Minn.-Hutchinson),Mike Fisher (Saline, Mich.-Saline), Erik Gissen (Karlstad, Sweden-Alvkullegymnasiet), and Brian Moore (Anthem, Ariz.-Boulder Creek) finished runner-up in 1:33.33.
The Eagles saw the most success in the freestyle events, winning each of the five races throughout the day. Moore claimed the top spot in the 50 free, touching in at 21.01 to pace the field, and Andrew Henry(Garner, N.C.-West Johnston) rattled off two victories in the 100 and 200 free. Henry won the 100 free by nearly a second, finishing in 46.42 seconds while Gissen claimed second in 47.31 seconds. The pair also turned in a 1-2 finish in the 200 free, with Henry garnering the win in 1:40.49 and Gissen sliding into second in 1:43.76 while Kyle Lichtenberg (Clarkston, Mich.-Homeschool) completed a sweep of the event in 1:45.93.
In the distance freestyle races, Marcin Rzyski (Olsztyn, Poland-Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace #4) earned the win in the 500 free in 4:41.03 and was followed by Lichtenberg in 4:44.96 for the runner-up spot. The 1000 free was won by Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory) in his collegiate debut in the event, clocking in at 9:41.37 for a 15-second margin of victory.
Rzyski also picked up a win in the 200 fly, finishing more than three seconds ahead of the field in 1:52.04. The Eagles enjoyed another sweep, as Liam McKane (Sarasota, Fla.-Suncoast Polytechnical) touched in second and Connor Johnson (Fort Bragg, N.C.-Terry Sanford) finished third. Johnson later paced the Eagles in the 100 fly, finishing in 50.99 seconds and was followed immediately by the brother duo of Brian and Kevin Moore (Anthem, Ariz.-Boulder Creek).
Bateman paced the team in both the backstroke races, winning the 200 back in 1:52.24 but dropping a tight decision in the 100 back after finishing in 51.30. Chris Cutter (Fishers, Ind.-Fishers) claimed runner-up in the 200 back in 1:54.59, while his mark of 53.46 in the 100 back was good for third.
A similar result was seen in the breaststroke events, with Fisher winning the 200 breast in 2:11.54 but finishing second in the 100 breast in 57.66 after All-American performer Piotr Jachowicz. The WSU standout later claimed another win in the 200 IM, an event in which he had held the Division II national record, touching in less than a second ahead of Gissen. Gissen claimed runner-up in 1:56.53, while McKane claimed third in 1:57.43 and Chris Hodges (Lincolnshire, Ill.-Stevenson) finished fourth in 1:59.61.
On the springboards, Dan Gironza (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon) picked up victories in both the 1- and 3-meter dives. The sophomore won the 1-meter dive by more than 20 points, scoring 305.77 points for the victory, and dominated the 3-meter dive with a 344.41-point performance to win by more than 60 points.
The Eagles capped off the race with one last victory, squeaking past WSU in the 400 free relay by six-hundredths of a second. B. Moore, Henry, Bateman, and Rodolfo Flores (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Brother Rice) secured the win in 3:09.48 to claim the win over the Warriors.
Eastern will return to Jones Natatorium for a Mid-American Conference tangle with the University at Buffalo Bulls. The meet is slated to start Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m.
EMU Individual Results (* signifies personal best)
200-yard Medley Relay
2. Bateman, Fisher, Gissen, B. Moore 1:33.33
3. Burton, Hodges, Johnson, Brinkhoff 1:35.66
5. Wasberg, Schwarz, Fotsch, Crompton X1:37.89
7. Schingoethe, Finnigan, MacDonald, Buzard X1:40.03
1000-yard Freestyle
1. Burton, Logan 9:41.37*
3. Schmitter-Sanchez, Axel 10:05.69*
4. Tento, Sean 10:09.95
5. Flores, Rodolfo X10:12.65
200-yard Freestyle
1. Henry, Andrew 1:40.49
2. Gissen, Erik 1:43.76
3. Lichtenberg, Kyle 1:45.93
5. Petrone, Franco X1:46.75
100-yard Backstroke
2. Bateman, Cole 51.30
3. Cutter, Chris 53.46
5. Schingoethe, Nate 54.59
6. Wasberg, Craig X59.66
100-yard Breaststroke
2. Fisher, Mike 57.66
3. Hodges, Chris 57.69
4. Hahn, Bryan 59.40
5. Schwarz, Grant X1:01.34
200-yard Butterfly
1. Rzyski, Marcin 1:52.04
2. McKane, Liam 1:55.52
3. Johnson, Connor 1:57.90
6. Cook, Hunter X1:59.32
50-yard Freestyle
1. Moore, Bryan 21.01
4. Moore, Kevin 22.07
5. Brinkhoff, Erik 22.25
7. Graham, BJ X22.87
1-meter Diving
1. Gironza, Dan 305.77
3. Rusenas, Peter 249.90*
4. Ventura, Matt 212.55
100-yard Freestyle
1. Henry, Andrew 46.42
2. Gissen, Erik 47.31*
6. Crompton, Dylan 49.06
7. Kreider, Josh X49.30
200-yard Backstroke
1. Bateman, Cole 1:52.24
2. Cutter, Chris 1:54.59
4. Schingoethe, Nate 1:59.78
6. Wasberg, Craig X2:06.53
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Fisher, Mike 2:11.54
3. Finnigan, Conner 2:16.30
4. Hahn, Bryan 2:16.79
5. Buzard, Chris X2:17.79
500-yard Freestyle
1. Rzyski, Marcin 4:41.03
2. Lichtenberg, Kyle 4:44.96
4. McNally, Ethan 4:53.24*
5. Schwarz, Grant X4:56.57
100-yard Butterfly
2. Johnson, Connor 50.99
3. Moore, Brian 51.30*
4. Moore, Kevin 51.61
7. Fotsch, Connor X52.94
3-meter Diving
1. Gironza, Dan 344.41
4. Rusenas, Peter 220.13*
200-yard Individual Medley
2. Gissen, Erik 1:56.53*
3. McKane, Liam 1:57.43
4. Hodges, Chris 1:59.61
5. Cook, Hunter X2:01.20
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. B. Moore, Henry, Flores, Bateman 3:09.48
3. Petrone, Lichtenberg, Kreider, Crompton 3:15.59
5. K. Moore, Graham, Schmitter-Sanchez, MacDonald X3:18.57
7. Fotsch, Fisher, Tento, McNally X3:22.93
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Eastern Michigan University’s women’s swimming and diving team brought in 2015 with a bang, downing Wayne State University in a 226-73 decision, Jan. 17. The Eagles won all but two events, and increase their record to 5-1-1 for the 2014-15 season while WSU falls to 3-2.
The Green and White started and ended the meet with a relay victory, claiming both the 200 medley and 400 free relays. In the 200 medley relay, the lineup of Alexis Mitcheltree (Moon Twp., Pa. –Moon Area),Genna Worthley (Portland, Maine-Deering), Carly Jackson (La Porte, Ind.-La Porte), and Sarah Ghaffari (Bolinas, Sweden-Torsbergsgynasiet) teamed up to touch in at 1:46.12, more than two seconds faster than WSU’s A team. To cap the meet, Ghaffari and Mitcheltree joined Jessie Godlewski(Apex, N.C.-Apex) and Becca Detro (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel) for a victory in the 400 free relay, clocking a 3:33.78 that was five seconds faster than the lead team for the Warriors.
Just one swimming event was surrendered to Wayne State, as Sarah Dombkowski was barely edged out by Kristina Novichenko in the 1000 free. Dombkowski touched in at 10:32.12 in the first collegiate meet of her career, just five-hundredths of a second behind Novichenko. The freshman went on to win the 500 free in 5:08.33, leading a sweep of the event with Monica Dorszewski (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) and Allison Murslack (Gibsonia, Pa.-Pine-Richland), who finished in 5:09.74 and 5:16.81, respectively. Dombkowski also finished runner-up in the 200 free, touching in at 1:57.34 behind teammate Grace Van Allen (Indianapolis, Ind.-North Central)’s winning finish of 1:54.20. Van Allen picked up another victory on the afternoon, swimming a career-best 53.02 in the 100 free, winning by a margin of nearly two seconds. Another victory came in the 50 free, with Ghaffari and Mary Kate MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Detroit Country Day) picking up the top two spots in 24.47 and 24.52 seconds.
Jackson continued her strong sophomore campaign in the butterfly, sweeping both the 100 and 200 titles. The LaPorte, Ind. native first won the 200 fly in 2:04.48 before leading a sweep of the 100 fly in 56.73 seconds. Jackson won the 100 fly by nearly four seconds, and was followed by Rosalie Yockey(DeWitt, Mich.-DeWitt) in 1:00.65 and Detro in 1:00.75.
Another Eagle swept her events in the backstroke races, as Mitcheltree touched in first in both the 100 and 200 back. In the 100 back, clocked in at 58.62 for the win and followed it up with a 2:06.72 mark in the 200 back while Godlewski swept in for second in 2:08.05.
Victories were split in the breaststroke races, with Dorszewski garnering the win in the 100 breast in 1:04.63 and Worthley finishing first in the 200 breast in 2:25.05. Both races were a sweep for the Eagles, as Worthley took second in the 100 breast in 1:06.43 and was followed by Brooke Rowe in 1:06.45, while Rowe claimed runner-up in the 200 breast in 2:25.54 and Emily Wimmer (Hammond, Ind.-Munster)completed the sweep in 2:28.99.
Finishing up action in between the lane lines, Makenzie Garringer (Napoleon, Ohio-Napoleon) grabbed the win in the 200 IM in 2:12.32, claiming victory by a margin of over two seconds.
In the diving events, the Eagles came away with one victory. Becky Deacon (Sherwood Park, Alberta-Vimy Ridge Academy) edged out Karly Taylor (Munster, Ind.-Munster) by 1.13 points, amassing 276.15 points for the win. Taylor also finished runner-up in the 3-meter dive, posting 282.91 points whileAlli Shereda (Fraser, Mich.-Fraser) and Emily Tubbs (Monroe, Mich.-Monroe) both posted career bests for third and fourth place.
Eastern will return to Jones Natatorium for the final home dual of the 2014-15 season, hosting the University at Buffalo Saturday, Jan. 24. The meet, which is slated to start at 1 p.m., will also be Senior Day for the Eagles.
EMU Individual Results (* signifies personal best)
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Mitcheltree, Worthley, Jackson, Ghaffari 1:46.12
2. MacLean, Wimmer, Garringer, Godlewski 1:48.08
5. Shaw, Dorszewski, Trace, Sadler X150.87
6. Aumiller, Rowe, Yockey, Newell X1:51.94
1000-yard Freestyle
2. Dombkowski, Sarah 10:32.12*
3. Burtch, Audra 10:35.89
4. Murslack, Allison 10:46.88
200-yard Freestyle
1. Van Allen, Grace 1:54.20
2. Dombkowski, Sarah 1:57.34*
4. Wagner, Sierra 1:57.40
5. Yockey, Rosalie X1:57.62
100-yard Backstroke
1. Mitcheltree, Alexis 58.62
3. Shaw, Haley 59.65
6. Aumiller, Abby 1:01.71
7. Trace, Betsy X1:02.90
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Dorszewski, Monica 1:04.63
2. Worthley, Genna 1:06.43
3. Rowe, Brooke 1:06.45*
4. Wimmer, Emily X1:07.57
200-yard Butterfly
1. Jackson, Carly 2:04.48
3. Godlewski, Jessie 2:06.06
4. Daniel, Clarice 2:12.64
5. Vigneron, Pauline X2:18.98
50-yard Freestyle
1. Ghaffari, Sara 24.47
2. MacLean, Mary Kate 24.52
4. Saddler, Abby 25.10
7. Newell, Hannah X25.84
1-meter Diving
1. Deacon, Becky 276.15
2. Taylor, Karly 275.02*
5. Shereda, Alli 246.00*
6. Miller, Molly X233.10
7. Tubbs, Emily X228.45
100-yard Freestyle
1. Van Allen, Grace 53.02*
2. MacLean, Mary Kate 53.86
4. Wagner, Sierra 54.65
6. Saddler, Abby X55.48
200-yard Backstroke
1. Mitcheltree, Alexis 2:06.72
2. Godlewski, Jessie 2:08.05
4. Shaw, Haley 2:11.70
6. Aumiller, Abby X2:14.31
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Worthley, Genna 2:25.05
2. Rowe, Brooke 2:25.54*
3. Wimmer, Emily 2:28.99
500-yard Freestyle
1. Dombkowski Sarah 5:08.33*
2. Dorszewski, Monica 5:09.74
3. Murslack, Allison 5:16.81
4. Burtch, Audra X5:19.77
100-yard Butterfly
1. Jackson, Carly 56.73
2. Yockey, Rosalie 1:00.65*
3. Detro, Rebecca 1:00.75*
5. Trace, Betsy X1:01.51
3-meter Diving
2. Taylor, Karly 282.91
3. Shereda, Alli 270.16*
4. Tubbs, Emily 243.90*
7. Miller, Molly X236.18
200-yard Individual Medley
1. Garringer, Makenzie 2:12.32
3. Yockey, Rosalie 2:15.37
4. Daniel, Clarice 2:15.51
5. MacLean, Mary Kate X2:18.27
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Ghaffari, Godlewski, Detro, Mitcheltree 3:33.78
2. Wagner, Jackson, Dorszewski, Saddler 3:36.71
5. Newell, Vigneron, Shaw, Aumiller X3:46.17
7. Burtch, Trace, Dombkowski, Wimmer X3:51.56
College Swimming News courtesy of Eastern Michigan University.
