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Swimming & Diving Tim Nott - Associate AD for Media Relations

GVSU Men and Women Claim S&D Wins At Findlay

Women claim 139-97 win; Men win 150-79 victory

Complete Results 

The Grand Valley State men's and women's swimming & diving teams claimed GLIAC victories Saturday afternoon at Findlay. The 7th-ranked Laker men claimed a 150-79 victory, while the 8th-ranked women claimed a 139-97 win. Grand Valley State will host Indianapolis in non-conference action next Saturday at 1 p.m. 

Women
GVSU won nine events, including a pair of 1-2-3 finishes. The 200 medley relay team of Meghan Falconer, Emily Gallagher, Mercedes Martinez and Kathryn Culver finished second in a time of 1:50.38. GVSU went 1-2 in the 1000 free as Sam Postmus touched first (10:48.91) and Rachel Eaton second (10:54.07). Melina Goebel won the 200 free (1L57.49), followed by Megan Shaughnessy in third (2:00.15). Sydney Weaver finished third in the 50 free with a time of 25.58. Leonie Van Noort hit the wall first in the 200 IM (2:10.40), while Culver was third (2:16.22). 

Falconer (2:13.07) and Gallagher (2:13.19) led a 1-2 finish in the 200 fly, while Jenn Priebe won the 100 free (54.30). The Lakers went 1-2-3 in the 200 back, led by Van Noort who hit the wall first in 2:05.70. Postmus finished second (2:06.08) and Shaughnessy third (2:10.24). Grand Valley State also went 1-2-3 in the 500 free with Goebel hitting the wall first (5:20.16), Eaton second (5:26.15) and Julia Suriano third (5:29.24). Celia Hoag finished third in the 200 breast (2:34.21). GVSU swam the 200 free relay in exhibition only as Gallagher, Culver, Falconer and Van Noort hit the wall first in 1:38.87. 

Kayla Marquardt won both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards with scores of 218.24 and 194.47. Mikayla Karasek was third on the 1-meter (175.19) and second on the 3-meter (192.08). 

Men
GVSU won 10 events and went 1-2-3 in six and 1-2 in four others. The Lakers competed in exhibition only for the final three events. GVSU opened with a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 medley relay. The relay team of Ben Walling, Marius Mikalauskas, Gabriel Souza and Liam Little hit the wall first (1:35.59), followed by Harry Shalamon, Ahmed Nabih, Danny Abbott and JD Ham in second (1:36.83). Tabor Smyth, Garret McCormic, Gonzalo Rodriguez and David Nunez hit the wall third (1:40.21). Jonathan Loshinskie finished first in the 1000 free (10:15.90), followed by Zach Reau in second (10:19.06). The Lakers delivered another 1-2-3 finish in the 200 free led by Abbott in first (1:45.60). Grant Borregard hit the wall second (1:46.02) and Michael Hudson third (1:47.08). 

Ham hit the wall first in the 50 free (21.83), followed by Shalamon in second (22.00) and Little in third (22.08). Souza finished first in the 200 IM (1:59.08) and Nabih second (2:00.44). Shalamon touched first in the 200 fly (1:58.67), followed by Rodriquez in second (1:59.83) and Mikalauskas in third (2:01.49). Ham added a first in the 100 free (48.34), followed by Little in second (48.59). 

Walling picked up a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:55.72), followed by Hudson (1:56.40) and James Zetka in third (1:59.99). GVSU closed with a 1-2 finish in the 500 free as Borregard was first (4:49.91) and Loshinskie second (4:56.93). 

Jared Gregory led a 1-2-3 finish on the 3-meter board with a score of 233.48. Joe Gucwa was second (219.23) and Alex Miller third (190.35). 
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Players Mentioned

Grant Borregard

Grant Borregard

Senior
Kathryn Culver

Kathryn Culver

Senior
Rachel Eaton

Rachel Eaton

Senior
Jared Gregory

Jared Gregory

Senior
Joe Gucwa

Joe Gucwa

Senior
JD  Ham

JD Ham

6' 1"
Junior
Celia Hoag

Celia Hoag

5' 7"
Junior
Mercedes Martinez

Mercedes Martinez

5' 6"
Junior
Marius Mikalauskas

Marius Mikalauskas

6' 0"
Junior
David Nunez

David Nunez

Senior
Sam Postmus

Sam Postmus

Senior
Megan Shaughnessy

Megan Shaughnessy

Junior

Players Mentioned

Grant Borregard

Grant Borregard

Senior
Kathryn Culver

Kathryn Culver

Senior
Rachel Eaton

Rachel Eaton

Senior
Jared Gregory

Jared Gregory

Senior
Joe Gucwa

Joe Gucwa

Senior
JD  Ham

JD Ham

6' 1"
Junior
Celia Hoag

Celia Hoag

5' 7"
Junior
Mercedes Martinez

Mercedes Martinez

5' 6"
Junior
Marius Mikalauskas

Marius Mikalauskas

6' 0"
Junior
David Nunez

David Nunez

Senior
Sam Postmus

Sam Postmus

Senior
Megan Shaughnessy

Megan Shaughnessy

Junior