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Laker Men Claim 2020 GLIAC S&D Title With 1,025 Points

GVSU has won six consecutive GLIAC Championships

02.22.2020

Complete Results

The Grand Valley State men's swimming & diving team claimed the 2020 GLIAC Championship with a team score of 1,025 points, well ahead of second-place finishing Wayne State (761). The Laker men have now won six consecutive GLIAC Swimming & Diving Championships and the nine total GLIAC titles tied Wayne State for the most titles among current league schools. The GVSU women finished third with 767.5 points, behind first-place Northern Michigan (927.5) and second-place Wayne State (778.5). 
 
GVSU dominated the individual awards on both sides with sophomore Jesse Goodyear being named the GLIAC Men's Swimmer of the Year, freshman Roger Miret Sala being named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year, Chris Kelly being named the Men's Diver of the Year and head coach Andy Boyce being named the GLIAC Men's Coach of the Year. On the women's side, senior Melina Goebel was named the GLIAC Women's Swimmer of the Year and senior Mikayla Karasek being named the Women's Diver of the Year. 
  
Awards  
Sophomore Jesse Goodyear was named the GLIAC Men's Swimmer of the Year with three GLIAC titles (500, 1000, 1650 free) and two GLIAC Championship meet records in the 1000 free and 1650 free. Goodyear also finished ninth in the 200 fly. 
 
Senior Melina Goebel was named the GLIAC Women's Swimmer of the Year with three GLIAC individual titles titles (500, 1000, 1650 free). Goebel has won 11 GLIAC individual titles in her career between the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle. Goebel also finished second in the 200 free and was a part of the 800 free relay team. 
 
Freshman Roger Miret Sala was named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year after recording a second in the 200 fly, third in the 200 free and fourth in the 200 IM. In addition, Sala was a part of two second-place finishing relays (200 FR/400 MR) and a fifth-place finishing 800 free relay. 
 
Senior Mikayla Karasek was named the GLIAC Women's Diver of the Year after finishing first on the 1-meter board and third on the 3-meter board. Karasek claimed three 1-meter titles and a 3-meter title during her career.  
 
Junior Chris Kelly was named the GLIAC Men's Diver of the Year after finishing second on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards.
 
Andy Boyce was named the GLIAC Men's Coach of the Year after leading the Laker men to their sixth consecutive GLIAC Swimming & Diving title. 

Men
 
1650 Free – Sophomore Jesse Goodyear won the GLIAC crown, set the GLIAC meet record and broke his own school record when he touched the wall in 15:23.04*. Junior Moritz Bartels finished fifth (15:49.48)*, Austin Cabel sixth (16:03.55), and David Turner 12th(16:21.01). 
 
100 Free – Junior Oscar Saura-Armengol touched third in a time of 44.89*, junior Cade Vruggink was seventh (46.21) and Dzmitry Novikau was 10th (46.09). 
 
200 Back – Senior Harry Shalamon claimed the GLIAC crown in a time of 1:44.97*, followed by Roger Miret Sala in fifth (1:50.62), Noah Ellis in sixth (1:51.48), Joseph Zlotnick in ninth (1:52.13) and Tabor Smyth in 11th(1:55.81). 
 
200 Breaststroke – Sophomore Keegan Hawkins finished fourth (2:00.27)*, freshman Evan Dies was seventh (2:05.00), sophomore Trevor Sallee was eighth (2:05.52) and Austin Cabel was 12th (2:07.25). 
 
3-Meter Diving – The Lakers take five of the top eight spots on the 3-meter board, with Chris Kelly claiming the GLIAC title with a score of 481.00.  Illusha Gerasimchuk finished second (456.85), Wrigley Fields third (418.55), Cameron Snoap sixth (354.10) and Nick Burciaga seventh (352.50).
 
The Lakers' 400 free relay finished fourth in a time of 3:04.72.

Women
 
1650 Free – Senior Melina Goebel captured her third consecutive 1650 title when she touched the wall in 16:51.55*. Goebel captured 11 GLIAC individual freestyle titles in her career, including three 1650 free, three 1000 free and three 500 free. GVSU has dominated the women's  distance free events, winning each of the last five titles in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle. Freshman Neta Shiff finished second (17:04.87)*, freshman Erin Jacob eighth (17:31.63) and freshman Bianca Licari 10th(17:46.65).
 
100 Free – Freshman Kelly Peasley touched the wall third in a time of 52.24, while freshman Claire Meeuwsen was 11th(53.05), freshman Rebecca Farber was 12th (53.16) and Meda Kulbaciauskaite was 14th (53.47). 
 
200 Backstroke – Sophomore Melina DeCort finished ninth in a time of 2:03.83 and junior Abigail Sauerbrei touched 13thin 2:10.64. 
 
200 Breaststroke – Sophomore Samantha Laurich claimed the GLIAC title with a time of 2:17.00*, while Delaney Wihebrink was second in 2:18.44*. Freshman Dayna Borregard was 11th (2:26.78), senior Sidney Weaver was 13th (2:29.83) and senior Paige Hoeve finished 15th (2:31.38). 
 
GVSU's 400 free relay team finished third in a time of 3:29.17. 
 
 

 
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