ROCHESTER, Mich. – In their first dual-meet since the 1965 season, the Golden Grizzlies demonstrated their history of excellence with a dominant win.
To kick off the meet, both the women's and men's 200 yard medley relay secured first place, earning critical points early. On the women's side,
Grace Albrecht,
Maya Dobry,
Sophia Davis, and
Ronja Riihinen, finished with a time of 1:42.72. For the men,
Harry Nicholson,
Christopher Palvadre,
Micah Scheffer, and Charlie Brown, put up a time of 1:26.43. The Golden Grizzlies then left the Calvin Knights no room, sweeping the next five events.
Kelley Hassett secured first in the 1000 yard freestyle with a blazing time of 10:11.63.
Reagan Reetz posted an impressive time of 10:26.36 to take second in the event.
Jonas Cantrell takes the top spot in the men's 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 9:30.38.
Mia Englender found the top spot in the women's 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:50.92.
Erika Pietras was right behind her, taking second place with 1:51.88. Joey Countryman had an impressive showing in the men's 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:37.91. Karel Subagyo was right behind him (1:38.65) to take second place. The women's 50 yard freestyle showcased one of the many podium sweeps of the night, with
Sam Thiessen,
Rhianna Hensler, and
Grace Albrecht showcasing their skills.
The Golden Grizzlies kept running away with it. In multiple events on both the men's and women's sides, the Golden Grizzlies showed their dominance.In the women's 100 yard freestyle,
Jordyn Shipps took first (50.20) and
Ronja Riihinen was right on her tail to secure second place (50.83). In the men's 100 yard freestyle, the Golden Grizzlies stood alone on the podium.
Sofus Balladone took first (44.43),
Christopher Palvadre earned second (44.51), and
Micah Scheffer rounded out the podium with a time of 44.63.
In the last event of the night,
Micah Scheffer, Charlie Brown,
Jack Wike, and
Harry Nicholson, broke a 21 year-old pool record in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:18.50. This beat the previous pool record of 1:18.77.
On the boards, the Golden Grizzlies showed their excellence on the one-meter board. The women swept the podium with
Ellie Chalifoux coming in first (283.57),
Victoria Sanders secured second (267.60), and Liz Woollcott rounded out the group (218.17). On the men's side,
Liam James came in first with a score of 288.52 and Edin DeHooghe came in third with a score of 261.38. For the three-meter dive,
Ellie Chalifoux was at the top once again with a score of 301.57. Liz Woollcott secured second (255.82) and
Victoria Sanders took third (241.95). Edin DeHooghe and
Liam James were the one-two punch, scoring 333.07 and 259.57, respectively.
The Golden Grizzlies will be back in action tomorrow against the Wayne State Warriors. They will head down the road to Matthaei Natatorium to round out the weekend.
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