ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland swim and dive returns to the Oakland Aquatic Center to face No. 5/11 Michigan on Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. (ET). The meet marks the Golden Grizzlies' second straight competition against a Power Four and Big Ten opponent. 

The dual meet is a part of another home-and-home series for Oakland this season. The Golden Grizzlies traveled to Ann Arbor last year to face the Wolverines alongside Pitt. 

OAKLAND PREVIEW
The Oakland women (1-1, 1-0 HL) fell to Purdue on the road, 237-110. Over the course of the two-day meet, the Golden Grizzlies earned two first-place finishes. Sophomore Kendra Venter won the 50 freestyle in 23.04 and helped lead the 400 free relay to a victory in 1:32.11. Her performances earned her #HLSD Women's Swimmer of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 4-10.

The Oakland men (1-1, 1-0 HL) also came up short against the Boilermakers, 229-124, but earned four event victories, including a sweep of the 100 breaststroke. Transfer junior Luke Vickers and sophomore Ajjuub Ezzat each picked up an individual victory and helped the 200 medley relay team place first.

Vickers led the sweep of the 100 breaststroke, while Ezzat won the 100 back. Sophomore Ike Martinez claimed Oakland's other individual victory, winning the 200 fly with a time of 1:47.98.

SCOUTING THE WOLVERINES
The No. 5-ranked Michigan women (0-1, 0-0 Big Ten) enter the dual meet after falling to Pitt at home, 135-130, on Oct. 9. The Wolverines also competed in the College Swimming League (CSL) event in Knoxville, Tenn., against No. 8 Louisville, No. 4 Tennessee, and No. 1 Virginia.

Michigan placed fourth among the four teams at the CSL event and won four events across the men's and women's competitions. Bella Sims led U-M with a victory in the 200 IM, a runner-up finish in the 100 IM, and a third-place finish in the 100 fly.

Against Pitt, several Wolverines earned a pair of first-place finishes, but it was not enough as the Panthers pulled away with a five-point victory.

Last year, the Golden Grizzly women fell to No. 10 Michigan, 243-114, in a tri-meet against the Wolverines and Pitt in Ann Arbor. Sophomore Lydia Soldatke placed third in the 200 back in 2:00.13, while sophomore Charisse Hickman finished fourth in the 200 breast.

Sims was named a Big Ten Swimmer to Watch. She returned to Ann Arbor this season as the reigning NCAA champion in the 400 IM. The senior was a seven-time All-American, five-time Big Ten Champion, earned All-Ten Big Ten team honors, and was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championship.

The No. 11-ranked U-M men (0-1, 0-0 Big Ten) travel to Rochester looking to pick up their first win of the season. The Wolverines fell to Pitt, 207-61 inside Canham Natatorium, picking up four event wins.

At the CLS event in Knoxville, Colin Geer led the Maize and Blue with two event victories in the 100 IM and the 100 butterfly. Lorne Wigginton also picked up an event win in the 500 free.

The Oakland men fell to the No. 10 Wolverines, 244-111, in last year's head-to-head meet. Graduate student Nicholas Karel Subagyo was among the Golden Grizzlies' top performers, placing third overall in the 500 free.

Wigginton was tabbed as a Big Ten Swimmer to Watch for the men. He is returning for his junior year after earning All-Big Ten second-team honors and becoming a two-time All-American. At the 2026 NCAA Championships, he finished fourth in the 400 IM and seventh in the 800 free relay.

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