The Calvin men and Hope women hold the lead after the second night of the MIAA swimming and diving championships.
Through seven events, host Calvin is leading the men's competition by 47 points over Hope, having won two relays and two individual events so far. On the women's side, Hope is nine points ahead of Calvin in a hotly-contested competition, with Kalamazoo also in the hunt.
Three conference records have already been established so far, with the MIAA's oldest record falling twice on the same day Thursday. Calvin's Erika Waugh broke the conference record in the women's 100 backstroke with a :57.52 split during the leadoff leg of the 400 medley relay, then did it again in the championship race with a :57.44 split. Waugh's 100 back time broke a 20-year-old MIAA record, set originally by Hope's Susan Looman (:57.82) in 1994 and equaled in 2009 by Hope's Brittaney Reest Delo.
Another conference record fell in the preliminaries Thursday in the women's 50 freestyle as Kalamazoo's Tristyn Edsall swam a :23.31, breaking the record of :23.34 set last year by Hope's Libby Westrate. Edsall went on to take first place in the championship race in :23.65.
MEET WINNERS
MEN
800 Freestyle Relay: Calvin (Andrew Mitchell, Aaron Venema, Mitch Schroder and Alex Baumann), 6:45.68 (MIAA Record)
200 Freestyle Relay: Albion (Brian Fiorillo, Austin Bateman, Derek Bosko, Brad Melpolder), 1:22.74
500 Freestyle: Aaron Venema, Calvin, 4:34.00
200 Individual Medley: Travis Vincent, Calvin, 1:53.64
50 Freestyle: Brian Fiorillo, Albion, :20.60
1-Meter Diving: Elliot Littman, Kalamazoo, 499.25 pts.
400 Medley Relay: Calvin (Andrew Mitchell, Johnson Cochran, Brett Stoughton, Mitch Schroder), 3:21.96
WOMEN
800 Freestyle Relay: Calvin (Erika Waugh, Kathryn Wrobel, Alex Dhaenens, Margaret Rechel), 7:42.39
200 Freestyle Relay: Hope (Michelle Hance, Molly Meyer, Mikayla Freyling, Klare Northuis), 1:35.32
500 Freestyle: Lauren Seroka, Kalamazoo, 5:02.80
200 Individual Medley: Michaela Rookus, Calvin, 2:07.62
50 Freestyle: Tristyn Edsall, Kalamazoo, :23.65 (Edsall had set MIAA record in preliminaries with :23.31)
3-Meter Diving: Sarah Sheridan, Hope, 480.85 pts.
400 Medley Relay: Hope (Maria Kieft, Jorgie Watson, Molly Meyer, Klare Northuis), 3:51.54
Men's Team Scores (through seven events): 1. Calvin 290. 2. Hope 243. 3. Kalamazoo 215. 4. Albion 210. 5. Olivet 127. 6. Alma 69.
Women's Team Scores (through seven events): 1. Hope 280. 2. Calvin 271. 3. Kalamazoo 231. T4. Albion 153. T4. Alma 153. 6. Olivet 102.
