OXFORD, Ohio – The Oakland men's swimming team closed out the final day of the Miami Last Chance Meet on a high note, recording 22 top three finishes Saturday from the Miami University Aquatic Center.
"As quickly as this meet came together I wasn't sure what to expect," Head Coach
Pete Hovland said. "When we explained to the team what we were looking for, we told them we had two goals: 1). Use this opportunity to qualify someone for NCAA's and 2). Pick our top 18 HL team members. Marko's time in the 200 backstroke (1:42.20) and possibly Christians 100 Breaststroke (52.98) accomplished the first goal and I think we saw enough over the three sessions to accomplish our second one as well. I am really proud of their enthusiasm and effort all week. Not to mention how they've handled themselves through Covid this entire time."
The Golden Grizzlies opened the day with a first place finish in the 200 medley relay as the team of
Marko Khotynetskyi,
Ryan Geheb,
Mack Flowers and
Christian Bart finished in 1:27.35.
Flowers followed up his first place relay finish with the top time in the 100 butterfly, the senior clocked his first place finish in 47.69.
The Golden Grizzlies had a strong performance in the 400 IM taking the top three spots led by
Ian Allen (3:54.87),
Andrew Bernsdorf (3:58.34) and
Jack Wike (3:58.35).
In the 100 breaststroke, Oakland dominated by recording the top four times led by Geheb (54.13),
Tarek Aboelthana (54.17), Bart (54.27) and
Javier Quinones (54.77).
Khotynetskyi was a force in the 100 backstroke, touching the wall first in 46.92. Teammate
William Barton finished second in 48.32.
The 800 free relay team of
Danylo Hrebelnyi,
Ben Davis,
Will Gayne, and Flowers tallied another first place finish for the Golden Grizzlies in the time of 6:36.79. Barton, Bernsdorf, Wike and
Philip DeJonge placed third (6:47.67).
In impressive fashion, Khotynetskyi cruised to a first place finish in the 200 backstroke touching the wall in 1:42.20, more than seven seconds faster than the competition.
Bart recorded another first place finish of his own in the 100 freestyle in a time of 43.74.
The Golden Grizzlies will take on Horizon League foe UIC, Friday, March 5 in Chicago.
YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Oakland women's swimming and diving team tallied 11 top three finishes as the Golden Grizzlies concluded the EMU Last Chance Meet Saturday.
The Golden Grizzlies opened the day with a first place finish in the 200 medley relay as
Jewel Huang,
Sydney McDowell,
Mia Keranen, and
Ronja Riihinen touched the wall in 1:42.80.
In the 400 IM
Madelyn Cislo (4:28.01) and
Julia Cook (4:30.77) led Oakland placing second and third respectively.
In addition to her relay win, Riihinen recorded the top time in the 100 free (50.64).
Taylor Bailey guided Oakland in the 200 breaststroke, clocking a first place time of 2:13.94. Teammate
Emily Shores was next, placing second in the time of 2:16.23.
The Golden Grizzlies will take on Horizon League foe UIC, Friday, March 5 in Chicago.
