Grand Valley State Swimming and Diving continued its winning momentum, as both the Men's and Women's teams secured victories over Saginaw Valley State, Northern Michigan, and Lake Superior State in the quad meet. The Lakers delivered another strong performance in the pool and on the boards, earning their second consecutive meet victory and keeping their winning streak alive.
Women's scores:
GVSU 180.50 - 118.50 Northern Michigan University
GVSU 227 - 72 Saginaw Valley State University
GVSU 251 - 38 Lake Superior State University
The women started off strong in the 200 medley relay placing first. The relay of
Samara Zeinert,
Ana Villamil,
Wiktoria Kolanczyk, and
Avery Rottier had a winning time of 1:44.41.
In the 1000 free, Victoria Proietti came in first (10:16.45) and Clare Liebl placed fifth (10:45.11).
In the 100 back,
Samara Zeinert placed third (57.00),
Alex Evans came in fourth (58.05), and
Alice Persson touched fifth (58.25).
Ana Villamil came in second overall in the 100 breast with a time of 1:04.92.
In the 200 fly,
Kelly Shortall placed second (2:07.56), and
Wiktoria Kolanczyk finished third (2:09.99)
Laney Wolf placed first overall in the 50 free (23.84), and
Avery Rottier touched right behind with a time of 24.07.
Grand Valley Women's team dominated the diving boards at one meter, earning first, second, and third.
Bella Larson placed first (260.40),
Kiya Bowman placed second (259.70), and
Olivia Kutsche came in third (255.85).
In the 100 free,
Avery Rottier placed second (52.01), and
Laney Wolf came in third (52.41).
Elliot McAlpine placed first overall in the 200 breast with a time of 2:21.55.
Peyton O'Connor came in third (2:25.26).
Vittoria Proietti came in first in the 500 free with a time of 5:00.67
Wiktoria Kolanczyk placed first in the 100 fly with a time of 57.02.
In the three meter dives,
Olivia Kutsche placed first overall (260.80), and
Bella Larson came in second (259.35).
In the 200 individual medley,
Vittoria Proietti touched first with a time of 2:05.14.
In the last event, the 400 free relay, the Women's Grand Valley relays finished first and second. The team of
Laney Wolf,
Ana Villamil,
Vittoria Proietti, and
Avery Rottier placed first (3:28.98). The team of
Emily Alberts,
Emily Crosier,
Alex Evans, and
Samara Zeinert touched second (3:32.69).
Men's scores:
GVSU 206 - 91 Northern Michigan University
GVSU 212 - 87 Saginaw Valley State University
GVSU 251 - 34 Lake Superior State University
Like the Women, the Men's team started off strong finishing first in the 200 medley relay. The team consisting of
Mahmoud Abdelkarim,
Andrew Goh,
Keiran Rahmaan, and Valerijs Curgelis finished with a time of 1:28.44.
In the 1000 free,
Berk Boz finished fourth (9:31.56) and
Pietro De Andreis came in fifth place (9:37.30).
In the 200 free, Tom Ferguson touched first (1:37.89), followed by Anton Zeno Rauch who finished second (1:40.39).
Valerijs Curgelis finished first overall in the 100 back with a time of 48.30.
In the 100 breast,
Emils Krampe placed first (54.43) and
Andrew Goh finished second (55.04).
In the 50 free,
Mahmoud Abdelkarim came in first place (20.54) and
Ali Usama touched second (20.65).
In the Men's three meter dives, Vlad Balkin placed first (384.40) and
Max Schwickert placed second (302.10).
In the 100 free, the Lakers finished first, second, and third. Valerijs Cergelis placed first (45.09), Tom Ferguson second (45.41), and
Mahmoud Abdelkarim third (45.49).
Anton Zeno Rauch placed first overall in the 200 back with a time of 1:48.71.
Mohamed Derbala placed third (1:51.78).
Mason Crews touched first in the 500 free with a time of 4:33.23. Boz Berk finished third (4:35.82).
In the 100 fly,
Keiran Rahmaan placed first (48.69), and
Ali Usama came in second (49.58).
In the Men's one meter dives, Vlad Balkin earned another first place (324.65).
To close out the meet, the Men's relay consisting of
Mahmoud Abdelkarim, Valerijs Curgelis,
Lukas Erhart, and Tom Ferguson earned first place with the time of 2:58.68.
The Lakers will compete against University of Indianapolis on November 7th at 2 pm in Indiana.