Results
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The fourth-ranked Calvin University men's swimming and diving team continued its strong performance at the Calvin Winter Invite on day two of the event at Venema Aquatic Center on Friday.
The Knights continued their stellar performances against three NCAA Division II teams place in the top 14 of the most recent College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) rankings, finishing the second day with a total of 815 points. Grand Valley State leads the event with 1,407.5 points, followed by Northern Michigan (1,073) and Findlay (893.5).
The star of the day for the Knights was
Julien Camy (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian), who broke his school record in the 100 butterfly twice on Friday. In the morning session, he swam the event in a time of 47.84, and then followed that with a 46.85 in the evening session to record the top time in NCAA Division III this season to take second in the event.
Forrest Peterson (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) followed him in eighth place with a time of 49.83 in the finals.
The morning session closed with the 800 freestyle relay, with the Calvin 'A' team of
Eric Chimes (Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview),
Charles Platt (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North),
Josh Seidelman (Northville, Mich./Northville) and
David Bajwa (Bethesda, Md./The Heights School) taking third place with a time of 6:43.47, which ranks fifth in NCAA III this season. The 'B' team of Camy,
Austin Martinson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Metea Valley),
Jack Kulaga (Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South) and
Timothy Hays (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) came in seventh in a time of 6:56.79, while the 'C', 'D' and 'E' relays finished 10th, 11th and 12th, respectively.
The evening session started with the 200 medley relay, and the 'A' team of Platt,
Caleb Gemmen (Mentor, Ohio/Homeschool), Peterson and Bajwa taking third in a time of 1:27.9 to rank third this season in NCAA III. The 'B' team of Hays,
Mohamed Abujiba (Cairo, Egypt/Summits International School), Camy and
Corey Campbell (Kentwood, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) took sixth with a time of 1:30.18.
Chimes (4:00.86) finished fourth in the 400 individual medley with a time that ranks 11th in NCAA III, while Martinson (4:08.67) and
Jacob Ziegler (Sylvania, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) finished third and fifth, respectively, in the 'B' final.
Platt (48.57) took third in the 100 backstroke with the eighth-fastest time in NCAA III this season, followed by Bajwa (49.03) with the 11th-fastest time in NCAA III in fifth place. Hays (50.42) took second in the 'B' final, while
Ted Turnage (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) (52.09) finished second in the 'C' final.
Gemmen (55:25) added a top 10 time in NCAA III in the 100 breaststroke to take fourth in that event. Crudele (57.61) and Abujiba (57.63) finished second and third, respectively, in the 'B' final, while
Logan Yakubowski (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) (59.29) won the 'C' final.
Seidelman (1:41.87) was the top Calvin swimmer in the 200 freestyle in fifth place in the 'B' final, while Kulaga (1:42.19) won the 'C' final.
COACH'S COMMENT: "I couldn't be more proud of the team," Calvin head coach
Dan Gelderloos said. "I think it was the best session of the meet so far, and I couldn't be more proud of not only the highs, but some kids who started off kind of in the middle and found a way to get themselves some really good results out there. None better than Julien, who continues to impress. He's been on a tear all season long so everything he does, it doesn't surprise us any more. He's just going to town, is super confident, and I can't wait to see how he continues to keep this thing on a roll."
NEXT UP: Calvin swimming and diving returns to action at Venema Aquatic Center for the third and final day at the Calvin Winter Invite. The morning session will start at 10:00 AM, followed by the evening session at 6:00 PM.
