Findlay Oilers Release 2015-2016 Competition Schedule

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The University of Findlay men and women’s swimming and diving teams will open their season in Marquette, Mich. for a dual meet against Northern Michigan on Oct. 2. They will then compete against Northern Michigan and Tiffin on Oct. 3 before returning home to host Ashland on Oct. 16.

The Oilers annual Black and Orange Alumni Meet is scheduled to take place on Oct. 17 in Sink Natatorium before the teams take part in the Clarion Diving Invitational on Oct. 24-25 in Clarion, Pa. They will then travel to Delaware, Ohio to take on Ohio Wesleyan on Nov. 7.

On Nov. 14 the Oilers will be in Hillsdale, Mich. against Hillsdale and Lewis. They will then take part in the Calvin Winter Invitational on Dec. 3-5 in Grand Rapids, Mich. to close the 2015 portion of their schedule.

On Jan. 15 the Oilers will host Wayne State before traveling to Allendale, Mich. to battle Grand Valley State on Jan. 23. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championship is then slated for Feb. 10-13.

Last year, the Findlay Oilers placed fourth for the women and sixth for the men at the GLIAC Championships. This was the highest-placed finish in program history for both teams.

The Oilers will have one last meet before the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championship and it will be at Ashland on Feb. 20. The National Championship is then slated to run from March 8-12 in Indianapolis, Ind.

At last year’s NCAA Division II Championship, the oilers had four female All-American swims and one male All-American swim. For the fourth year, the team will be lead by head coach Andrew Makepeace.

You can view their schedule here.

The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworld.com.

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