The Calvin men's swimming and diving team welcomed Division II Grand Valley State University to the Venema Aquatic Center Friday night and dropped a 177-65 decision to the Lakers.

A highlight for Calvin came in the 50 freestyle as junior Mitch Schroder (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) cruised through the field for a victory in a time of 22.03. Schroder also turned in a strong second place finish in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.32.

Other second place finishes came from junior Andrew Vanderlei (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.91), sophomore Brett Stoughton (Centerville, IN/Centerville HS) in the 200 butterfly (2:01.62) and in the 400 freestyle relay as the quartet of junior Aaron Venema (Grand Haven/Grand Haven HS), junior Brandon Muma (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern HS), senior Alex Baumann (Holland/Holland Christian HS) and freshman Skyler Fish (Carson City/Ionia HS) clocked in with a time of 3:18.14.

Muma also added a third place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:48.69), Stoughton was third in the 200 IM (2:02.70) and freshman Tanner Vincent (Novi/Novi HS) was third in the 200 backstroke (2:00.93).

In the diving competition, sophomore Dirk Tanis (Holland/Holland Christian HS) put up a strong score on the one-meter board, placing fifth with a score of 243.30.

Calvin returns to action on Saturday when it hosts MIAA opponent Albion in a dual meet at 1 p.m.