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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The 12th-ranked Calvin University men's swimming and diving team topped MIAA opponents Alma and Albion in dual meets on Friday night at Venema Aquatic Center.
The Knights defeated Albion 187-47 and Alma 174-57 at the event.
The night started with the 200 medley relay, where Calvin took first and second place. The 'A' team of
David Bajwa (Bethesda, Md./The Heights School,
Caleb Gemmen (Mentor, Ohio/Homeschool),
Forrest Peterson (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) and
Addison Van Soelen (Lawrenceville, Ga./Providence Christian Academy) took first in a time of 1:32.93, followed by the 'B' team of
Corey Campbell (Kentwood, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian),
Mohamed Abujiba (Cairo, Egypt/Summits International School),
Jacob Ziegler (Sylvania, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) and
Zachary Logan (Byron Center, Mich./South Christian) in a time of 1:36.64.
In individual events, the Knights finished with the top eight times in the 200 freestyle, as well as the top six times in both the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.
Charles Platt (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:44.92, followed by
Eric Chimes (Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview) and
Timothy Hays (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) in the top three.
Chimes won the 100 butterfly (50.86), followed by Hays and
Vlad Molin (Mount Prospect, Ill./Rolling Meadows) in the top three. Platt took first in the 100 backstroke (51.29), followed by
Austin Martinson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Metea Valley) and Ziegler.
Peterson won the 100 freestyle (47.08), followed by
Josh Seidelman (Northville, Mich./Northville) and
Julien Camy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) in the top three.
Calvin also finished with each of the top three in the 200 individual medley, with Bajwa (1:56.26) winning the event followed by Ziegler and
Logan Yakubowski (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area), as well as the 100 breaststroke, which was won by Hays (58.71) with
Anthony Crudele (Aurora, Ill./Homeschol) and Bajwa finishing behind him.
Ryan Halberg (Novi, Mich./Northville) won the 1000 freestyle in a time of 10:02.28, while Campbell and
Jazz Widney (Wellsville, N.Y./Jenks) took second and third, respectively, in the 50 freestyle.
Henry Phippen (Macomb, Ill./Calvary Baptist) took second in the 500 freestyle, followed by
Nathan Kaestner (Stilwell, Kan./Blue Valley Southwest) in third.
In the diving events, three Calvin divers were the only competitors, with
Will Goodpaster (Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton) winning both the three-meter (292.88) and one-meter (286.27).
Edwin Burdalic (Wyoming, Mich./Grandville) and
Jason Perez (Kalamazoo, Mich./Plainwell) took second and third, respectively, on each board.
COACH'S COMMENT: "We wanted to carry the theme from last week of using the setting and low stress situations to be aggressive and kind of figure some things out," Calvin head coach
Dan Gelderloos said. "It was a middle of the pack kind of meet for our depth so we tried to make sure the people who are lucky enough to be in the top tier and race in the limelight could clear the way for them to get some big races in. I think we did a pretty good job of that and kept the integrity of the meet and came away with some good work.
"Next week is a big meet for us. That's always kind of a 'starred' meet for us to gauge where we are at this point in the season before we put the finishing touches on what we can do at the December invite."
NEXT UP: Calvin swimming and diving returns to action Friday, November 3, when it hosts Albion, Carthage and Ohio Northern in a quad meet at Venema Aquatic Center.
