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NOTRE DAME, Indiana, November 16. BY taking the top spot in the first four races en route to claiming titles in 10 of the meet's 16 events, the University of Notre Dame men's swimming and diving team was able to pick up its second win of the season Friday at the Rolfs Aquatic Center.

The 171-124 dual meet victory gave the Irish their 13th win in a row over Cleveland State, a team that has been one of Notre Dame's most familiar opponents over the years. In fact, Notre Dame christened competition in the Rolfs Aquatic Center against the Vikings in 1985.

The first meeting between the two schools came in 1969, when Notre Dame pulled out a 72-31 win. Since then – and including today's win – the Irish are 24-10 all-time and 21-2 under Notre Dame head coach Tim Welsh against the Vikings.

"I thought the most important thing tonight for us was that we got to swim the races we needed to swim," Welsh noted after the meet. "We have a very large freshman class and we haven't seen everyone race in all of their events, so it was an excellent meet for us. I thought that those who swam in new events did so very well. I'm very happy with the results tonight."

In two weeks, the Irish head to Columbus, Ohio, for the Ohio State Invitational. The Buckeyes play host to the event from Nov. 30-Dec. 2.

200 Medley Relay: Kicking things off with a win in the initial relay were Jeff Wood, Ross Moore, Sam Pendergast, and John Lytle … they timed in at 1:32.75 … Notre Dame's second relay team in the event (Thomas Van Volkenburg, Andrew Hoffman, Eric Swenson, and Danny Lutkus) were fourth, finishing in 1:38.22 … Todd Winchell surfaced ahead out of the turn to take an early advantage for the Viking … that lead was slightly extended to one yard during the breaststroke … Lytle eliminated the deficit with greater speed and distance coming out of the final turn … while the Vikings took second place to the Irish, they also secured third during the anchor leg.

Special thanks to Notre Dame for contributing this report.

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