Grand Valley State v. Calvin

Allendale, Mich. – Grand Valley State Men won nine-of-13 events and cruised to a 143-87 victory over Calvin College at the GVSU Pool.

The Lakers opened with a win in the 200 medley relay (1:37.40), followed by a 1-2-3 sweep in the 1000 free. Kyle Burgher touched first in the 1000 (10:19.97), followed by Ryan Kraai (10:36.08) and Mitch Knoll (10:47.43). Matt Witkowski led a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 free, touching in 1:45.16. Jeff Pauza finished second (1:48.22) and Justin Pattermann third (1:49.87). Evan Kobes finished first in the 50 free (21.85) and Scott Cameron was second (23.59). Jordan Schrotenboer touched in a time of 2:02.13 to take top honors. Jimmy Donahue came in second with a time of 2:06.16.

Evan Betts recorded a pair of first place finishes on the 1 and 3-meter diving board. Betts tallied a 282.75 on the 1-meter and a 291.15 on the 3-meter. Pattermann added a first-place finish in the 100 free (49.61), while Corey Fellows was second (50.43).Pauza and Phil Watkins finished first and second in the 100 back. Pauza touched in 55.05, while Watkins finished in 56.61. Aaron Phillippe claimed second in the 500 free (5:03.26), followed by Kraai in third (5:12.01). The Lakers did not score the final two events.

Grand Valley State Women claimed a victory in the final event of the evening and went on to claim a 127.5-115.5 victory over Calvin College.

Grand Valley State led 114.5-111.5 going into the final event (200 free relay) of the non-league dual, setting the stage for a winner take all final event. Calvin led the first two legs of the relay, but Katelyn Childers overtook Calvin on the third leg and Kim Baughman increased the lead for a winning time of 1:39.87. Calvin touched in 1:40.96. The Lakers also took top honors in the 200 medley relay to start the evening, touching in 1:51.31.

Jenna Thayer recorded a pair of first-place finishes, touching in 2:12.15 in the 200 IM and 59.12 100 butterfly. Erin Kinney recorded a first-place finish in the 500 free (5:19.83), while also finishing second 200 free (1:59.29). Allison Scholz notched a first-place finish in the 50 free (25.37), followed by Kim Baughman in second (25.89). Danielle Buglio touched in 1:01.71 for a first-place finish in the backstroke.

Megan Hahler swam a solid race in the 1000 free, finishing second (11:00.94), followed by Katie Lawrie in third (11:01.65). Alison VanKampen finished second in the 100 breast (1:10.06), tied for second in the 100 free (56.17) and finished third in the 200 IM (2:16.01).

Special thanks to Grand Valley State for contributing this report.

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