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GRAND RAPIDS - The 12th-ranked Calvin men's swimming and diving team dropped its final meet before next month's MIAA Championships by the final score of 191.5-108.5 against third-ranked University of Chicago.
Here are some of the top Calvin performances from the dual meet against the Maroons:
*Calvin won both relay events on the day, starting with the 200 Medley. The Calvin team of
Noah Holstege (Charlottesville, Va./The Covenant School),
Caleb Gemmen (Mentor, Ohio/Homeschool),
Forrest Peterson (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) and
Jacob Heeres (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian) won in a time of 1:31.03.
*The Knights also closed the day with a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle. The team of Holstege, Heeres, Peterson and
Corey Campbell (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) finished in a time of 1:22.15.
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Timothy Hays (Mount Prospect, Ill./Prospect) was the first individual first-place finish for Calvin as he won the 100 butterfly in a time of 1:53.68. Hays also took home second place finishes in the 200 individual medley (1:53.69) and the 200 backstroke (1:52.55).
Charles Platt (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) took fourth in the 200 backstroke in a time of 1:53.98.
*Holstege won the 50 freestyle in a time of 20.6. Peterson (21.03) tied for second in that event, while
Vladimir Molin (Rolling Meadows, Ill./Rolling Meadows/Millikin) (21.29) took fourth. Holstege also added a third place finish in the 100 backstroke (51.45) on the day.
*Heeres followed that by winning the 100 freestyle in a time of 45.49.
Bryce Miner (Cupertino, Calif./Homestead) (47.01) and Campbell (47.15) took third and fourth in that event. Heeres also added a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:43.86).
*Peterson finished first in the 100 butterfly in a time of 49.39 to go with his performances in the two relay wins.
*Calvin had two top-four finishes in the 1000 freestyle as
Caleb Terschak (Town and Country, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy) took third and
Henry Phippen (Macomb, Ill./Phippen Academy) finished fourth.
Anthony Crudele (Aurora, Ill./Homeschool) also took home a fourth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke.
*In the diving events,
Jason Perez (Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell) finished third in the three-meter event with a total of 264.75 points.
Wilson Goodpaster (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) and
Jay Cen (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) took third and fourth, respectively, off the one-meter board.
COACH'S COMMENT: To hear Calvin head swimming and diving coach
Dan Gelderloos talk about the many seniors who were recognized before and after the meet, as well as the team's performance in its final dual meet of the season, check out the video link below:
NEXT UP: The Calvin swimming and diving team returns to action for the start of the MIAA Championships on February 15.
