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Swimming & Diving

OAKLAND TALLIES 23 FIRST PLACE FINISHES TO TOP WAYNE STATE

DETROIT - The Oakland men's and women's swimming and diving teams tallied 23 first place finishes to top Wayne State, 170.5-108.5 on the men's side, and 179-96 on the women's side. 

The Golden Grizzlies opened the afternoon with a sweep in the 400 medley relay. The women's team of Susan LaGrand, Taylor Bailey, Jordyn Shipps and Ronja Riihinen finished first in 3:49.09, nearly seven seconds faster than the second place finishers. On the men's side, Marko Khotynetskyi, Christian Bart, Mack Flowers and Rudy Aguilar topped the competition finishing in 3:20.54.

In the women's 200 free, Oakland finished one through four led by Mia Keranen (1:56.67), Emily Aycock (1:57.20), Sohvi Nenonen (1:58.20) and Sam Thiessen (1:58.79). Khotynetskyi led the men, finishing first in 1:41.43.

Oakland took the top spots in the 100 IM on both the men's (Jack Wike, 52.36) and women's (Susan LaGrand, 58.37) side. 

The Golden Grizzlies were a force in the 200 fly as the women placed in the top two led by Jordyn Shipps (2:03.89) and Madelyn Cislo (2:08.72), while Danylo Hrebelnyi (1:52.71), Rudy Aguilar (1:53.26), and Sebastian Aquirre (1:58.72) led on the men's side. 

Keranen and Riihinen led the way in the 100 free with a time of 53.52 and 53.65 respectively. Shipps and Khotynetskyi led the Golden Grizzlies in the 100 backstroke as Shipps placed first for the women (57.53) and Khotynetski led the men (50.98).

In the breaststroke Bailey placed first, touching the wall in 1:03.99 to lead the women. Bart placed first on the men's side (56.22) while Ryan Geheb placed second (58.18). 

In the 500 free Emily Aycock took the top spot (5:16.23), with teammate Sohvi Nenonen finishing right behind in a time of 5:17.47. Bora Kutlu (4:46.76), Philip DeJonge (4:50.07) and Ben Davis (4:54.16) finished first through third respectively.

Keranen and Bailey were neck-in-neck in the 50 fly, as Keranen touched the wall in 26.14, edging Bailey who finished in 26.15.

In the 400 IM Oakland finished in the top four spots led by LaGrand (4:28.40), Julia Cook (4:38.21), Sonya Zubenko (4:45.78) and Maya Lewis (4:51.70). Andrew Bernsdorf (4:09.04) and Ian Allen (4:14.13) took first and second on the men's side.

The men's 200 free relay ended the afternoon with a close race, edging Wayne State's second place finish by three-tenths of a second, touching the wall in 1:23.40.

In diving, Ellie Chalifoux swept the one and three meter competition, scoring a 262.80 in the one-meter and  263.55 in the three-meter competition. Luke Lathrup led the men in the one-meter finishing first with a score of 246.97.

The Golden Grizzlies will welcome the Warriors to the Oakland Aquatic Center tomorrow at noon as Oakland celebrates its 16 seniors. The senior day recognition is set to begin at 11:25 a.m. Sunday's meet will air on ESPN+. 
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Players Mentioned

Rudy Aguilar

Rudy Aguilar

Free/Backstroke/IM
6' 0"
Freshman
Mack Flowers

Mack Flowers

Freestyle/Backstroke/Butterfly
5' 9"
Freshman
Ian Allen

Ian Allen

Fly/IM
5' 10"
Junior
Emily Aycock

Emily Aycock

Free
5' 9"
Junior
Taylor  Bailey

Taylor Bailey

Breast/IM
5' 8"
Senior
Christian Bart

Christian Bart

Sprint Free/Breast
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Andrew  Bernsdorf

Andrew Bernsdorf

Distance Free/IM
Junior
Ellie Chalifoux

Ellie Chalifoux

Diving
5' 8"
Sophomore
Madelyn Cislo

Madelyn Cislo

FLY/IM
5' 3"
Senior
Julia Cook

Julia Cook

Back/Breast/IM
5' 8"
Junior
Ben Davis

Ben Davis

Distance Freestyle
6' 0"
Senior
Philip DeJonge

Philip DeJonge

Distance Free
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rudy Aguilar

Rudy Aguilar

6' 0"
Freshman
Free/Backstroke/IM
Mack Flowers

Mack Flowers

5' 9"
Freshman
Freestyle/Backstroke/Butterfly
Ian Allen

Ian Allen

5' 10"
Junior
Fly/IM
Emily Aycock

Emily Aycock

5' 9"
Junior
Free
Taylor  Bailey

Taylor Bailey

5' 8"
Senior
Breast/IM
Christian Bart

Christian Bart

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Sprint Free/Breast
Andrew  Bernsdorf

Andrew Bernsdorf

Junior
Distance Free/IM
Ellie Chalifoux

Ellie Chalifoux

5' 8"
Sophomore
Diving
Madelyn Cislo

Madelyn Cislo

5' 3"
Senior
FLY/IM
Julia Cook

Julia Cook

5' 8"
Junior
Back/Breast/IM
Ben Davis

Ben Davis

6' 0"
Senior
Distance Freestyle
Philip DeJonge

Philip DeJonge

6' 4"
Senior
Distance Free