ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland University swimming and diving team hosted No. 5/11 Michigan on Friday afternoon at the Oakland Aquatic Center, falling to the nationally ranked Wolverines in the home-and-home dual series.

The men's 200-yard medley relay team of sophomore Ajjuub Ezzat, transfer junior Luke Vickers, junior Archer Jankoviak, and freshman Wade Pyle put on another strong race, finishing third, just 0.69 seconds behind Michigan's first-place team.

Graduate senior Nicholas Karel Subagyo placed second in the men's 1000 free, climbing the rankings in the final laps to finish just over a second behind first. He later earned Oakland's second event victory, winning the 500 free in 4:29.29.

Oakland showed their depth in the men's 100 backstroke, taking second through fourth. Ezzat led the group with a time of 49.75, followed by senior Max Haney in third (50.26) and senior Eli Stoll in fourth (50.33).

Freshman Haley Johnson earned the women's first podium finish of the meet, placing second in the 200 butterfly in 2:03.72. Sophomore Ike Martinez once again led the Golden Grizzlies in the men's 200 fly, taking third with a time of 1:49.74.

Vickers and sophomore Trevor Boodt finished second and third, respectively, in the men's 100 breaststroke, with times of 54.58 and 56.45. Pyle and freshman Aidan Jansen would place the same in the men's 50 free with times of 21.09 and 21.11, respectively.

Marking the first event victory for Oakland was freshman Trae Lewis. The West Bloomfield native won the 200 back in 1:47.06, while sophomore Victor Teeters placed third in 1:51.66. Senior Joseph Countryman took third in the 100 free in 51.73.

Sophomore Charisse Hickman earned a third-place finish in the women's 200 breast in 2:18.17, and sophomore Megan Donnelly followed with a podium finish, taking second in the second running of the women's 200 free in 2:01.93. This second running replaced the women's 500 free.

Earning his second runner-up finish of the evening, Vickers took the silver in the men's 200 breaststroke in 2:01.93. Jankoviac placed second in the men's 100 fly, but took the gold after Michigan's top finisher was later scratched.

Sophomores Owen Cox and Fidele Byiringiro claimed second and third, respectively, in the men's 1-meter dive. Both divers achieved career-high scores, with Cox earning 319.10 points and Byiringiro taking 296.65 points.

To conclude the dual meet, the Golden Grizzly men finished the 400 free relay with a time of 3:02.39. The team initially finished second, but then moved up to first after a Michigan time was scratched.

FINAL RESULTS
Women
Michigan 198, Oakland 94

Men
Michigan 155, Oakland 136

UP NEXT
Oakland University will send a select number of athletes to the Ohio State Invitational on Nov. 17-20, while the rest of the women's team will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich., to face Eastern Michigan on Nov. 19.

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