RESULTS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin men's swimming and diving team had a record-setting opening night at the Calvin Winter Invitational.

The Calvin 400 medley relay team highlighted the evening, taking second with a school-record time of 3:12.80 breaking the previous Calvin record of 3:12.83 set earlier this fall. The Calvin relay consisted of junior Charles Platt (Downers Grove, Il./Downes Grove North HS), junior Timothy Hays (Arlington Heights, Il./Prospect HS), senior Logan Campbell (Yorkville, Il./Yorkville HS) and senior David Bajwa (Bethesda, Md./The Heights School). The time is the top time in Division III men's swimming this season. Platt led off the relay with a 100 backstroke split of 46.99 that also set a new school record. The time by Platt broke the previous school mark of 47.44 set by Bajwa last season. It also ranks as the second-best time in Division III this season.

In the 200 freestyle relay, the Calvin quartet of Bajwa, senior Vlad Molin (Rolling Meadows, Il./Rolling Meadows HS), senior Josh Seidelman (Northville, Mich./Northville HS) and Platt took third with a season-best time of 1:19.50 that ranks  as the top time in Division III this season.

Bajwa had a big day in the 50 freestyle. In the morning prelims, he clocked a career-best time of 19.84 that ranks second in Division III this season. In the evening finals, he placed third in the race in 19.94. Platt was sixth in 20.19 while Molin took first in the B' Final (9^th place overall) with a time of 20.43.

Calvin placed four individuals in the B' final of the 500 freestyle with freshman Diego Herrera-Mora (Liberty Hill, Tx. CTP de Belen) placing 10^th (4:40.80), sophomore Ryan Halberg (Novi, Mich./Northville HS) placing 11^th (4:41.03), Seidelman placing 13^th (4:44.39) and sophomore Andrew Stimpert (Normal, Il./Normal West HS) placing 15^th (4:46.98).

The Knights also had a strong showing in the 200 IM with Hays placing fourth (1:49.30), junior Jacob Ziegler (Toledo, Ohio St. John's Jesuit) placing 12^th (1:53.85) and sophomore Logan Yakubowski (Hazleton, Pa. Hazleton Area) taking 13^th (1:54.27). The time by Hays ranks seventh in Division III this season.  

As a team, Calvin is third in a field of five teams with 435 points, trailing only Division II Northern Michigan (490.5 points) and Grand Valley State (647 points). Division II Findlay trails Calvin in fourth place with 33.5 points while NAIA Indiana Wesleyan in fifth (156 points).

COACHES COMMENT: "It's always difficult closing the laptop and focusing on a collegiate swim meet with exams around the corner," said Calvin head swim coach Dan Gelderloos. "I thought we were a little flat this morning but still put up some good times. This evening we put up some fireworks. I'm really proud of our men's team with the way they swam tonight. It should give us some good momentum moving forward."

NEXT UP: Calvin will host Day Two of the Calvin Winter Invite on Friday with morning prelims set for 10 a.m. and evening finals set for 6 p.m.