Wayne State Sweeps Calvin
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. , November 21st, 2009
MENThe Wayne State University men’s swimming and diving team defeated Calvin College, 164-74, in a dual meet on Saturday afternoon.
In his first meet as a Warrior, Joaquin Abascal Gallegos (Madrid, Spain) recorded two NCAA “A” qualifying times in the 400 individual medley (4:00.26) and the 100 breaststroke (56.88). He also won the 100 freestyle (47.38).
With a first-place time of 16:11.70 in the 1650 freestyle, Oskar Nordstrand (Stockholm, Sweden) earned “B” cuts in both the 1650 and the 1000 free (9:46.17) events. Nordstrand also won the 500 free (4:46.39).
Diver Cayce Bolt (Sterling Hts., Mich./Warren Mott) won both the one-meter (309.55) and three-meter (313.80) competitions and improved upon his prior national cuts in each.
Other winners Saturday included Andrew Paige (Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Pointe North) in the 200 free (1:48.47), Cauli Bedran (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) in the 50 free (21.87), Matthew Laschuk (Tecumseh, Ont./Academie Ste. Cecile) in the 100 butterfly (52.11), and Nathan Hesche (Jackson, Mich.) in the 100 back (53.00).
The 200 medley relay of Bedran, Matt Victor (Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay), Hesche, and Justin Shields (Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay) turned in a first place time of 1:36.32.
Wayne State’s next competition is Dec. 4-5 at the Eastern Michigan Invitational.
WOMEN
In a dual meet at Calvin College on Saturday afternoon, the Wayne State University women’s swimming and diving team came away with a 146-92 victory.
WOMEN
In a dual meet at Calvin College on Saturday afternoon, the Wayne State University women’s swimming and diving team came away with a 146-92 victory.
Three Warriors qualified for nationals on Saturday. Ashley St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison) achieved an NCAA “A” qualifying time with a first-place finish in the 1650 freestyle (17:19.58), one of two victories she earned in the meet as she also won the 500 free (5:06.59), improving upon a prior “B” qualifier.
Sara Franklin (Caro, Mich.) won the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.72, good for an “A” cut. Diver Carly Sevald (Royal Oak, Mich./Mercy) also made a national cut on the three-meter board, finishing second (275.90).
Two other Warriors made “B” cuts, as Elaina Hogle (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood) won the 400 individual medley by over 16 seconds (4:35.00), and Ana Gonzalez Pena (Gijon, Spain) earned two in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.55) and 50 free (24.39).
Diver Cassie Chetosky (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica) improved her two national qualifiers, finishing first on both boards and setting a school record in the one-meter competition (282.30).
Other victorious swimmers included Hogle in the 100 butterfly (59.42), Ashley Corriveau (Metamora, Mich./Lapeer East) in the 100 free (52.85), and the foursome of Franklin, Gonzalez Pena, Agata Zalewska (Swietochlowice, Poland) and Alex Malfroid (Shelby Twp., Mich./Eisenhower) in the 200 medley relay (1:48.33).
Wayne State’s next competition is Dec. 4-5 at the Eastern Michigan Invitational.
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