Results

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Tonight the Calvin women's swim and dive team competed against Ohio Northern, Albion, and Carthage in the Quad Meet at Venema Aquatic Center. 
 
The Knights finished the evening in first place with 376 points with Carthage finishing in second with 248. Albion ended their night in third place with 209 points while Ohio Northern rounded out the group with 181 points.
 
Calvin started the evening by setting a new school record in the 200 freestyle relay as graduate student Maggie Farrell (Portage, Mich./Portage Central), junior Meghan Bengelink (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian), sophomore Emma Merkel (Wyoming, Mich./Grandville), and senior Sydney Sonday (Portage, Mich./Portage Central) finished in first place at 1:32.93. The NCAA III B' cut time also put them in a very good position to qualify for Nationals later in the season.
 
In the 500 freestyle the Knights kept things rolling as freshman Zoe Poe (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette Twp.) (5:01.61), Merkel (5:09.82), and senior Rebecca Streelman (Newberg, Ore./Homeschool) (5:25.14) took the top three spots. In the 200 IM Farrel claimed first place with a time of 2:07.89 while freshman Gracie Ganger (Tipp City, Oh./Tippecanoe) finished in third place at 2:13.79.
 
Sonday picked up a first place finish in the 50 freestyle when she posted a time of 23.84 while Bengelink also had a good performance and claimed third at 24.14.
 
On the diving side of the competition, senior Kiah Heminghous (Midland, Mich./Midland) gave the Knights a boost as she took the top spot on the three meter board with 385.25 points.
 
Calvin rounded out their night with another first place finish as Merkel, Farrell, Ganger, and Sonday competed in the 400 medley relay and posted a time of 3:53.31.
 
COACHES COMMENT: "Last Friday, our team kind of shocked me," Calvin head swimming and diving coach Dan Gelderloos said. "At a meet that no one was really looking for or had starred on the calendar, they set such a high standard and I thought that really built into this week with a meet that everyone loves. And in the first event our women set a school record in a relay with a time that is going to easily qualify for the NCAA meet. And the men also put up a quality time in that relay that is going to qualify for the NCAA meet, as well.
 
"We were at a high percentage of season-best times tonight, with a couple of personal best times sprinkled in there, as well. And then we closed out with two big relays. We just need to get a couple people healthy there for the women, while the men's time (3:17.9) was super impressive and our 'B' relay out-split that group on the last two legs. So I'm hooked on this team. I'm a big fan of them and what they stand for and they're really fun to watch."
 
UP NEXT: The Knight will be back in action tomorrow as they continue the Quad Meet at Venema Aquatic Center. The morning session will begin at 10 AM before picking up again at 4:30 PM for the afternoon session.