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Doug Witte

Swimming & Diving Tim Nott - Associate AD for Media Relations

GVSU Men's and Women's S&D Defeats Saginaw Valley State

The Grand Valley State men's and women's swimming & diving teams split a pair of dual meets at Northern Michigan Saturday afternoon. The Laker men claimed a 202.5-97.5 win over Saginaw Valley State, while the women claimed a 196-103 victory. GVSU dropped both ends of the dual to Northern Michigan, losing 171-129 on the men's side, while the NMU women claimed a 154-146 victory over the Lakers.

The Laker women finished a close second in the 400 medley relay as Meghan Falconer, Emily Gallagher, Hannah Richard and Melina Goebel touched in 3:57.72. Leonie Van Noort finished first in the 1000 free, touching in 10:27.03, followed by Megan Shaughnessy in second (10:34.04). GVSU went 1-2-3 in the 200 free as Sam Postmus touched first in 1:53.84, while Van Noort was second (1:56.59) and Kathryn Culver third (1:59.18). 
 
Falconer touched third in the 100 back (59.75) and Gallaher finished third in the 100 breast. Goebel touched second in the 200 fly (2:10.22) and third in the 200 IM (2:11.65). Culver hit the wall third in the 100 free (55.00), followed by Jenn Priebe in fourth (55.06). Postmus notched a second-place finish in the 200 IM (2:08.30) and finished third in the 200 back (2:05.74). 

Gallagher added a second-place finish in the 200 breast (2:27.07).  Van Noort led a 1-2-3 finish in the 500 free when she touched first in 5:03.50. Goebel finished second (5:09.10) and Shaughnessy third (5:09.76). The Lakers went 1-2 in the 100 fly as Hannah Richard touched first (57.84) and Falconer second (58.59).  

Kayla Marquardt turned in a score of 239.55 on the 1-meter board to finished second, followed by another second-place finish on the 3-meter board with a score of 235.10.

GVSU closed the meet with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay as Gallagher, Van Noort, Culver and Priebe touched in 3:35.73. 

The Laker men touched first in the 400 medley relay as Harry Shalamon, Marius Mikalauskas, Gabriel Souza and Danny Abbott hit the wall first in 3:25.42. Ben Walling turned in a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:43.36) and Shalamon finished third in the 100 back (52.81). Mikalauskas notched a second-place finish in the 100 breast (57.68), followed by Tim Harris in third (57.98). 

Walling and Abbott wend 2-3 in both the 50 and 100 free. Walling touched second in the 50 free (21.04) and Abbott hit the wall in third (21.27), while Walling added a second in the 100 free (46.15) and Abbott third (46.50). 

Joseba Hidalgo Vilelia touched third in both the 200 back (1:52.52) and 200 IM (1:57.97), while Harris recorded a third-place finish in the 200 breast. Michael Hudson touched second in the 500 free (4:42.58). 

Souza crushed the NMU pool record in the 100 fly when he touched in 48.80, breaking the previous record of 50.07. 

The Lakers went 1-2-3 on the 3-meter board as Brad Dalrymple finished first with a of 332.70. Jared Gregory was second (262.15) and Joe Gucwa third (255.80). Darlrymple and Gregory went 1-2 on the 1-meter board with scores of 307.90 and 270.20. 

GVSU closed with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay as Abbott, Souza, Liam Little and Walling hit the wall in 3:04.70.



 
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Players Mentioned

Kathryn Culver

Kathryn Culver

Senior
Jared Gregory

Jared Gregory

Senior
Joe Gucwa

Joe Gucwa

Senior
Marius Mikalauskas

Marius Mikalauskas

6' 0"
Junior
Sam Postmus

Sam Postmus

Senior
Hannah  Richard

Hannah Richard

5' 7"
Junior
Megan Shaughnessy

Megan Shaughnessy

Junior
Gabriel Souza

Gabriel Souza

Senior
Ben Walling

Ben Walling

Junior
Melina Goebel

Melina Goebel

Sophomore
Liam Little

Liam Little

Sophomore
Harry Shalamon

Harry Shalamon

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kathryn Culver

Kathryn Culver

Senior
Jared Gregory

Jared Gregory

Senior
Joe Gucwa

Joe Gucwa

Senior
Marius Mikalauskas

Marius Mikalauskas

6' 0"
Junior
Sam Postmus

Sam Postmus

Senior
Hannah  Richard

Hannah Richard

5' 7"
Junior
Megan Shaughnessy

Megan Shaughnessy

Junior
Gabriel Souza

Gabriel Souza

Senior
Ben Walling

Ben Walling

Junior
Melina Goebel

Melina Goebel

Sophomore
Liam Little

Liam Little

Sophomore
Harry Shalamon

Harry Shalamon

Sophomore