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Laker Men First At GLIAC Championships With 190 Points

GVSU sets school-record in 200 medley relay with a time of 1:27.34

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 The two-time defending GLIAC Champion Grand Valley State men's swimming & diving team turned in a stellar first day at the 2017 GLIAC Swimming & Diving Championships with 190 points. Northern Michigan is second with 143 points, followed by Wayne State in third (138) and Saginaw Valley State in fourth. The GLIAC Championships, hosted by Saginaw Valley State, will run through Saturday (Feb. 11). 

The Lakers closed the opening day with a GLIAC Championship record, a school-record and an NCAA provisional mark in the 200 medley relay. Harry Shalamon, Marius Mikalauskas, Gabriel Souza and JD Ham touched the wall in 1:27.34, breaking the previous GLIAC mark (1:27.78) held by Wayne State. 

Grand Valley State dominated the 50 free, placing six among the top 13 in the finals. Sophomore Ben Walling set a school-record, hit the NCAA B cut and finished second in a time of 20.14. Freshman Marcel Nagy set the GVSU freshman record and also hit the NCAA B cut with a time of 20:16. Danny Abbott finished sixth (20.32) and hit the B cut, followed by Ham in seventh (20:40, B), Souza in ninth (20:22, B) and Shalamon in 13th (20.68, B). 

Junior Grant Borregard hit the NCAA B cut and finished fourth in the 200 IM with a time of 1:50.92, while Mikalauska, a sophomore who also hit the NCAA B cut and finished fifth with a time of 1:51.41. Junior Joseba Hidalgo-Vilela finished seventh with a time of 1:54.51, followed by senior Jesus Morales in 11th (1:53.22),  senior Tim Harris in 12th (1:53.55) and freshman Ahmed Nabih in 15th (1:55.06). 

Senior Brien Moffitt hit the wall sixth in the 1000 free (9:37.12), followed by junior Michael Hudson in 10th (9:40.49) and Jonathan Loshinskie in 12th (9:47.51). 

Men's three-meter diving results were being reviewed.  
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Players Mentioned

Grant Borregard

Grant Borregard

Senior
JD  Ham

JD Ham

6' 1"
Junior
Marius Mikalauskas

Marius Mikalauskas

6' 0"
Junior
Gabriel Souza

Gabriel Souza

Senior
Ben Walling

Ben Walling

Junior
Harry Shalamon

Harry Shalamon

Sophomore
Jonathan Loshinskie

Jonathan Loshinskie

Sophomore
Ahmed Nabih

Ahmed Nabih

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Grant Borregard

Grant Borregard

Senior
JD  Ham

JD Ham

6' 1"
Junior
Marius Mikalauskas

Marius Mikalauskas

6' 0"
Junior
Gabriel Souza

Gabriel Souza

Senior
Ben Walling

Ben Walling

Junior
Harry Shalamon

Harry Shalamon

Sophomore
Jonathan Loshinskie

Jonathan Loshinskie

Sophomore
Ahmed Nabih

Ahmed Nabih

Sophomore