Oakland Closes Weekend With Sweep of Wayne State

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January 23rd, 2023 College, News, Previews & Recaps

Oakland vs Wayne State

  • Saturday, January 21, 2023
  • Rochester, Mich.
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results
  • Team Scores
    • Women: Oakland 174, Wayne State 126
    • Men: Oakland 174, Wayne State 124

Courtesy: Oakland Athletics

ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland Swim and Dive teams finished their last event of the weekend this afternoon against Wayne state resulting in a win for both men’s and women’s teams with scores of 174-126 for the women, and 174-124 for the men. 

The team delivered first-place victories for 18 of the 32 completed events in the Matthaei Natatorium. 

The women’s A relay team kicked it off with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay in a time of (1:46.78), and, notably, also closed out the competition with a speedy time of (1:37.68) in the 200-yard freestyle relay. 

Oakland’s Ben Davis went on to finish first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of (9:43.82), but he also kept this winning momentum going as he dominated the 500-yard freestyle with a time of (4:43.46). 

Following were the shorter events including the 50-yard backstroke claimed by Susan LaGrand in the women’s event with a time of (25.38), and for the men’s event, Sofus Balladone took the gold with a time of (23.60). LaGrand then returned to the pool to grab the first-place spot in the 100-backstroke with a time of (56.16). 

Moving forward to the 50-yard breaststroke Taylor Bailey swam in at a time of (29.88) to claim the first-place title for the women. Not only this but she jumped back in to earn her win in the 100-yard breaststroke with a first-place time of (1:04.52). On the men’s team, Oakland’s Christian Bart made his mark with a finishing time of (55.41) to win it. 

The women’s 100-yard butterfly event was taken by Jordyn Shipps as she secured the speedy (56.31) win in the lanes. She then later went on to win the 100-yard IM with a time of (58.88). And notably, Sophia Davis earned her win in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of (25.87). 

Marko Khotynetskyi secured the win in the 100-yard backstroke with a final time of (49.03), and coupled this with his second win of the afternoon in the 100-yard IM with a time of (51.01). 

The Golden Grizzlies will compete in their last regular season meet against Cleveland State on Saturday, January 28th at 1:00 pm at home in the Oakland Aquatic Center.
 

Courtesy: Wayne State Athletics

DETROIT — The Wayne State University women’s swimming and diving squad hosted Oakland on Saturday in the final home meet of the 2022-23 regular season. The Grizzlies defeated the Warriors on their Senior Day, though, winning by a score of 174-126.

SATURDAY’S WINS
500 free – Barbara Munoz – 24.33
100 free – Hailee Waters – 52.67
200 free – Barbara Munoz – 1:54.09
500 free – Alli Vassilakos – 5:05.96
1000 free – Jordan Fox – 10:35.37

FROM COACH PETERS

“What a day! It started off with a wonderful celebration of our 11 seniors and super seniors and then our Warriors faced off against a wonderful opponent in Oakland. We gave it our all and came away with some amazing performances in the pool and on the boards. We were also able to recognize an amazing coach who is calling it a career, a Hall of Fame career at that, in Peter Hovland from OU. Finally, we saw our freestyle relays compete extremely well to cap off the afternoon and Luka Cvetko broke his own pool record with a blazing 19.62. With that, and Trevor Jones setting a pool record in the 200 free, we have a lot to look forward to as we prepare for the GLIAC Championships. I just can’t say enough, though, on how proud I am of our seniors and super seniors for their leadership and determination. They’ve been through a lot these past few years and are making the most of it now!”

UP NEXT
Next up on the schedule for Wayne State is a head-to-head meeting with Grand Valley State on Saturday, Jan. 28 beginning at 1 p.m. in Allendale.

DETROIT — The Wayne State University men’s swimming and diving team hosted Oakland on Saturday in the final home meet of the 2022-23 regular season. The Grizzlies spoiled Senior Day for the Warriors, though, winning by a score of 174-124.

SATURDAY’S WINS
200 medley relay – 1:30.49
Clayton Kinnard (Dexter, Mich. / Dexter), Joey Dombkowski (Canton, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central), Michael Wolsek (Trenton, Mich. / Trenton), Stewart Nowinski (Macomb, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse North)
200 free relay – 1:21.17
Luka Cvetko (Varazdin, Croatia / Prva gimnazija), Michael WolsekNoah Barstad (Allen Park, Mich. / Allen Park), Stewart Nowinski
50 free – Luka Cvetko – 20.33
100 free – Luka Cvetko – 45.53
200 free – Trevor Jones (Farmington, Mich. / Farmington) – 1:40.01
50 breast – Joey Dombkowski – 25.76
50 fly – Michael Wolsek – 21.93
100 fly – Michael Wolsek – 48.81

FROM COACH PETERS

“What a day! It started off with a wonderful celebration of our 11 seniors and super seniors and then our Warriors faced off against a wonderful opponent in Oakland. We gave it our all and came away with some amazing performances in the pool and on the boards. We were also able to recognize an amazing coach who is calling it a career, a Hall of Fame career at that, in Peter Hovland from OU. Finally, we saw our freestyle relays compete extremely well to cap off the afternoon and Luka Cvetko broke his own pool record with a blazing 19.62. With that, and Trevor Jones setting a pool record in the 200 free, we have a lot to look forward to as we prepare for the GLIAC Championships. I just can’t say enough, though, on how proud I am of our seniors and super seniors for their leadership and determination. They’ve been through a lot these past few years and are making the most of it now!”

UP NEXT
Next up on the schedule for Wayne State is a head-to-head showdown against Grand Valley State on Saturday, Jan. 28 beginning at 1 p.m. in Allendale.

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