GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin women's swimming & diving team got off to a strong start in 2016, downing the Alma Scots, 138-61. The win improves Calvin to 6-2 on the season. Calvin won 10 of 12 events on Friday.

"We shook the rust off tonight," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "It was good to be back in the pool tonight. It is never easy to get back after break and we are really looking forward to tomorrow."

The team of freshman Madelyn Smith (Allegan, Mich./Allegan), junior Adrienne Wesselius (Sioux City, Iowa/Unity Christian), sophomore Abby VanHarn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian),  and senior Megan Schroder (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) started the night taking first place in the 200 medley relay at 1:56.61.

In the 50 freestyle, freshman Ka'lee Sparks (Otsego, Mich./Otsego) took first place at 25.73.

Freshman Anna Serino (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney) recorded a first-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:17.88.

Abby VanHarn was victorious in the 100 butterfly, with a winning time of 1:02.64.

Freshman Alyssa Oezer (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) clocked in a first-place time in the 100 freestyle at 58.09.

Meg Schroder recorded a first-place time of 5:30.38 in the 500 freestyle.

In the 100 breaststroke, Adrienne Wesselius won with a time of 1:12.70.

Sophomore Nicole Langerak (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) owned the boards on Friday night, taking first place on the 1-meter at 253.49 and first place on the 3-meter at 263.92.

The Knights finished the night winning the 200 freestyle relay. The team of Anna Serino, Megan Schroder, junior Karine Rose (Hilton, N.Y./Hilton) and Alyssa Oezer won with a time of 1:45.63

The Knights return to action on Saturday for a showdown with rival Hope College. The action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. at the Kresge Natatorium in Holland, Michigan.