vs. Cincinnati, Olivet Nazarene, & Kenyon Friday-Saturday, Jan. 16-17 5:30 p.m. Friday | 11:00 a.m. Saturday Oakland Aquatics Center
Oakland Men: 4-2 Women: 6-2-1 Opponents Cincinnati Men: 2-3 Women: 1-5 Kenyon Men: 2-1 Women: 2-1 Olivet Nazarene Men: 1-1 Women: 0-2
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Friday 200 Medley Relay 500 Freestyle 100 Butterfly 1M/3M Diving 100 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 400 IM 200 Freestyle Relay Saturday 400 Medley Relay 1000 Freestyle (2 heats per gender) 200 IM 200 Freestyle 3M/1M Diving 50 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly 400 Freestyle Relay

ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland swimming and diving team resumes intercollegiate competition this weekend when the Golden Grizzlies host a four-team invitational with Cincinnati, Kenyon College and Olivet Nazarene Friday-Saturday at the Oakland Aquatics Center.

The two-day event starts Friday, Jan. 16 at 5:30 p.m. with seven events. Action resumes Saturday, Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. with 10 events.

Live results will be available at the start of the meet and are available both through goldengrizzlies.com and the Meet Mobile app.

Oakland Notes: The Golden Grizzlies were away from intercollegiate action for six weeks, but the teams have been hard at work in preparation for the 2015 Horizon League Championships at the end of February. Oakland will be in action each of the next three weekends before tapering to prep for the four-day championship meet Feb. 25-28, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

In the most recent top times report released by the Horizon League Jan. 5, the Golden Grizzlies are the lone team on the women's team to have a top 10 swimmer time-wise in all 14 individual events. In fact, Oakland has a top five swimmer in every event, with seven Horizon League best times:
• Nikki Flynn, 100 free, 50.60 (12/5/14)
• Kyra Rietveld, 100 back, 55.27 (12/6/14)
• Kyra Rietveld, 200 back, 2:01.22 (12/5/14)
• Takara Martin, 100 breast, 1:02.46 (12/5/14) - NCAA "B"
• Patricia Aschan, 200 fly, 2:03.12 (12/5/14)
• Patricia Aschan, 200 IM, 2:04.51 (12/6/14)
• Patricia Aschan, 400 IM, 4:22.57 (12/6/14)

Men's Team Stats | Women's Team Stats

On the men's side, Oakland also has at least one swimmer in the top five in every individual event compared to their Horizon League competitors. Only Wright State joins Oakland in having a swimmer in the top 10 in each category. The Golden Grizzlies boast the top times in seven individual events:
• Tuomas Kiviluoma, 100 free, 44.77 (12/5/14)
• Jorden Merrilees, 200 free, 1:37.96 (12/5/14) - NCAA "B"
• Jorden Merrilees, 500 free, 4:19.68 (12/4/14) - NCAA "B"
• Jorden Merrilees, 1000 free, 9:37.36 (11/8/14)
• Jorden Merrilees, 200 back, 1:44.08 (12/6/14) - NCAA "B"
• Mitch Alters, 200 fly, 1:49.06 (12/5/14)
• Jorden Merrilees, 400 IM, 3:48.81 (12/5/14) - NCAA "B"

Of note, in the men's 100 back and 200 back, the Golden Grizzlies have times that are NCAA "B" marks, but rank second in the conference: Aleksander Danielewski in the 100 back (48.43) and 200 back (1:45.17).

Coming Up: Oakland hosts instate rival Michigan State Saturday, Jan. 24 for a 1 p.m. meet at the Oakland Aquatics Center. The meet will be Senior Day for Oakland's four men's seniors - Colby Haan, John Lubisco, Jake Quinnan and Mario Rusnak - and eight women's seniors - Jill Carps, Nichole Contesti, Tricia Grant, Megan Hunter, Kyra Rietveld, Bronte Stewart, Grace Waller and Kathleen Zintsmaster.

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