GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 13 Knights sailed over the Kalamazoo Hornets on Senior Day at the Venema Aquatic Center on Saturday, 148-93. The victory propels the Knights to 9-3 on the season.
"It was good to be back in our pool," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "After a few road contests, it was a great senior day, there were a lot of good swims in the results. We are looking forward for our conference championship."
The Knights started the day by winning the 200 medley relay, the team of sophomore Skyler Fish (Ionia, Mich./Ionia), senior Johnson Cochran (Mount Vernon, Ohio/Mount Vernon), junior Brett Stoughton (Centerville, Ind./Centerville) and freshman Jared Britton (Falls Church, Va./George Mason) won with a time of 1:34.86.
Freshman Stephen Barrett (Wyoming, Ohio/Wyoming) was victorious in the 1000 freestyle at 10:39.86.
Freshman Andrew Kasper (Batava, Ill./Marmion Academy) kept the win streak going in the 200 freestyle, touching the wall at 1:44.78.
Calvin recorded the top-four times in the 50 freestyle, senior Mitch Schroder (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) picked up the victory on Senior Day with a winning time of 21.48. In second place was fellow senior (Brandon Muma (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern) at 21.49. Freshman Nathan Olberding (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) finished in third place at 22.32 and freshman Jacob Lensing (Pella, Iowa/Pella Christian) rounded out the top-four at 22.47.
Brett Stoughton tallied a victory in the 100 butterfly for the Knights at 51.89.
Mitch Schroder picked up his second Senior Day victory in the 100 freestyle, winning with a time of 47.21. Andrew Kasper followed behind in second place at 48.06 and Jared Britton recorded a third-place finish at 48.35.
Sophomore Michael Moentmann (Solon, Ohio/Solon) was victorious on the 3-meter boards, with a score of 295.35.
The senior class kept the winning on Saturday, this time in the 100 breaststroke as Johnson Cochran touched the wall five seconds before anyone else at 57.92. Cochran also finished in second place in the 200 IM at 1:59.40.
Senior Paul Freeman (Kensington, Md.) placed 10th in the 50 freestyle at 24.81 and took second place in the mixed 200 butterfly at 2:26.85.
Senior Caleb Meindertsma (Annandale, Va./Trinity Christian) finished the 500 freestyle in third place at 4:57.97.
The Knights finished the day winning the 200 freestyle relay, the team of Mitch Schroder, junior Eli Holstege (Keswick, Va./Covenant), Andrew Kasper and Jared Britton won with a time of 1:25.53.
The Knights return to the pool in two weeks as Calvin will host the MIAA Championships at the Venema Aquatic Center from Feb. 17-20.
