Meet Stats
- Complete results
- Hosted by Valparaiso
- November 13, 2016
- Score
- Men: Western Illinois 162, Valparaiso 106
- Women: Western Illinois 174, Valparaiso 91
Press Release
Courtesy of Western Illinois Athletics
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Western Illinois had a swimmer touch first in 21 of Sunday’s (Nov. 13) 28 events at Valparaiso, helping the Leathernecks crush the Crusaders 162-106 in the men’s dual meet, and 174-91 in the women’s competition.
“We had a really good meet against Valpo today,” said head coach Greg Naumann. “This meet provided us with some extra looks at potential races for our midseason test meet at IUPUI starting this Friday. We definitely saw some great wins from a lot of different individuals, so this should give a lot of our swimmers some great confidence for the weekend.”
Western Illinois saw three male swimmers win at least two separate events each. Freshman Brennan Bladel won the 200-free (1:46.04), 100-fly (53.15) and 200-back (2:01.41). The Leathernecks recorded a second-place touch in both the 200-free and 100-fly. Seth Brady‘s 1:50.65 mark registered second in the latter, with Samir Almhiemid (53.75) just barely getting out-touched in the 100-fly.
Chris Neaveill turned in a first place finish in both the 100-back (51.55) and 100-free (47.69). Chance McQuigg topped both the 100-breast (57.90) and 200-breast (2:12.83), with Kyle Siebert coming in second in both events with times of 1:00.98 and 2:14,93, respectively.
Connor Owens scored Western Illinois’ first individual win, with a time of 10:24.56 in the 1000-free. Deven Ries recorded a 10:29.24 mark to place second in the event. The Leatherneck men also touched first with Almhiemid’s 22.24 mark in the 50-free and Jerod Dyke‘s time of 2:02.45 in the 200-IM.
Young swimmers continued to star for Western Illinois on the women’s side. First-years Miranda Mathus and Casey Roberts each took home two first place finishes. Mathus’ mark of 2:18.60 won the 200-fly, and she blew by the competition in the 200-IM with a time of 2:14.27. Fellow freshman Madison Chao came in second in 200-IM in 2:21.95, and also came in first in the 200-back (2:14.19).
Roberts took two sprint events, edging Jacelyn Hanson (25.64) and Dana Kaftan (26.86) with a run of 24.79 in the 50-free. Roberts then etched her name for first in the 100-free with a time of 53.58.
Amanda Schaefer and Erica Hagen, two sophomores for the Leathernecks, each also scored a first place touch. Schaefer just barely beat Marissa Purdum(2:04.09) with a time of 2:04.00 in the 200-free. Hagen dominated the 200-breast by more than four seconds, winning the event in 2:31.55.
Western’s relay squads also were strong, winning all four events. The women’s 200-medley (Chao, Hagen, Mathus and Roberts) swam to a 1:50.96 mark for first. The 200-free relay team of Purdum, Hagen, Roberts and Mathus legged out a 1:41.14 victory, the fifth-best time in The Summit League this season.
Meanwhile, the men’s 200-medley relay squadron of Neaveill, McQuigg, Drake Stierman and Josh Hill won first in 1:37.69. Almhiemid, Brady, McQuigg and Neaveill then raced to the fourth-best time (1:26.79) in the conference for the win in the 200-free relay.
Sunday’s meet was the Leathernecks’ last before the House of Champions, which run from Thursday (Nov. 17) through Sunday (Nov. 20) in Indianapolis.
“We have put in a lot of hard work, and it’s paying off,” Naumann said. “House of Champions will be a very exciting meet for us, and I’m anxious to see what everyone does.”
Press Release
Courtesy of Valparaiso Athletics
The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s swim teams continued their respective 2015-16 seasons, swimming against the Fighting Leathernecks of Western Illinois on Sunday afternoon at the ARC. The men fell to WIU, 162-106, and the women suffered a 174-91 defeat.
How It Happened
- On the men’s side, freshman Dylan Ogle(Simpsonville, S.C./Mauldin) earned first in the 200-yard butterfly (1:58.37) and added a second-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.84) to his list of feats for the day, just missing out on the top-ten for this event.
- Sophomore Robert Bretl (Wauwatosa, Wis./Marquette University H.S) earned the Crusaders’ second first-place finish of the day in the 500-yard freestyle event. The distance swimmer hit the wall at 5:00.00 flat to earn nine points for Valpo. Sophomore Dylan Kirar (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley) received second place in the event as well, just missing his teammate’s mark with a time of 5:00.87.
- Three other Valpo swimmers earned individual second-place finishes: junior Max Penn (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Prep.) in the 100-yard backstroke (55.82), freshman Harrison Jenny (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) in the 50-yard freestyle (22.82) and freshman Peyton Stambeck (Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville) in the 100-yard freestyle (48.59). Along with the individual swims, the trio were all part of a second-place result in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:29.48), with help from sophomore Mac Sogandares (Reston, Va./South Lakes).
- For the women, freshman Paige Wright (Surprise, Ariz./Paradise Honor) entered the Crusaders’ all-time top-10 in the 100 backstroke, touching the wall in 1:00.51 to win the event and move into sixth place in program history. Wright also earned a second-place finish in the 100 free with a time of 53.58. Adding to her list of accolades for the Crusaders, senior Rachel Law (Wayne, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) tallied two first-place finishes, both happening in freestyle events. She swam a 5:30.28 in the 500 and an 11:14.01 in the 1,000 event.
- Freshman Erica Martins (Hartland, Wis./Lake County Lutheran) had a successful day in the water, earning first and second-place individual finishes and two second-place results in relay events. First-place came in the 100-yard butterfly (1:02.84) and second happened in the 200-yard butterfly (2:21.00). The trio of senior Emily Trimpe (New Palestine, Ind./New Palestine), freshman Tara Lawson (Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein) and Wright helped Martins receive a second-place notch in the 200-yard medley relay (1:54.35). The next second-place performance came from the 200-yard freestyle relay, Martins, Trimpe, Wright and junior Amanda Jenny (New Albany, Ohio/New Albany) swam a 1:42.38.
Next Up
The Crusaders continue their homestand this Friday, Nov. 18, against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The meet will begin at 5 p.m. at the ARC Pool.
