RESULTS

GREENSBORO, NC – Calvin rode through choppy waters on Friday at the NCAA III Championships to score nine points and remain within striking distance of a top-10 national finish.

Calvin scored in one event on Friday, the 100 backstroke. Junior Charles Platt (Downers Grove, Il./Downers Grove North HS) won the consolation final with a ninth place (overall) time of 47.90 that was good for Second Team All-America honors. Platt placed 13^th in the morning prelims in 48.39 and then dropped nearly a half-second to move up four places in the evening consolation finals.

His finish gave Calvin nine points and an overall total of 97 points that is good for 11^th place in the overall team standings, heading into the final day of competition.

Calvin lost out on point production in the morning prelims as its third-seeded 200 medley relay team was disqualified for an early exchange. Calvin's 800 freestyle relay team also just missed out on scoring as its placed 17^th in a time of 6:45.36.

Also competing in the morning prelims were juniors Caleb Gemmen (Mentor, Oh./Home School) and Timothy Hays (Arlington Heights, Il./Prospect HS) in the 100 breaststroke. Gemmen had a season-best time of 55.0 that was good for 22^nd place while Hays had a season-best time of 55.38 that was good for 27^th place.

COACHES COMMENT: "Definitely an up-and-down day but we put some more points on the board and have a shot at another top 10 finish," said Calvin head swim coach Dan Gelderloos. "I'm proud of this group for weathering some adversity and competing through it. We have a chance to finish strong tomorrow and our focus is doing just that."

Scheduled to compete for the Calvin men on Saturday are senior David Bajwa (Bethesda, Md./The Heights School), Platt and senior Josh Seidelman (Northville, Mich./Northville HS) in the 100 freestyle. The trio will join senior Vlad Molin (Rolling Meadows, Il./Rolling Meadows HS) in the 400 freestyle relay.