Oakland Swimming Shines With Sweep of Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, October 11. Oakland Swimming put up a strong performance in Green Bay, downing the hosts in both the men’s and women’s meets. The women won 180-116, while the men claimed a a 169-127 victory.

Oakland Press Release

Patricia Aschan, Nikki Flynn, Tricia Grant, Takara Martin, Cassie Misiewicz and Jacob Pearson were all two-time individual winners for Oakland Saturday afternoon as the Golden Grizzlies finished the Wisconsin sweep with dual victories against Horizon League foe Green Bay.

The Golden Grizzlies’ women defeated the Phoenix 180-116 thanks to 13 wins out of 16 events, while Oakland’s men’s team tallied a 169-127 victory over Green Bay, aided by one relay and 10 individual wins.

“This was another strong performance for us on the road,” Oakland head coach Pete Hovland said. “Based on where we are in our training, the staff and I are pretty pleased.This is a week or two earlier than normal for us and we really haven’t focused on the sprint phase of our program yet and it showed somewhat. We are, however, starting to round into shape and we were finishing our races extremely well.”

Oakland’s women’s team started with a win in the 400 medley relay, as Kyra Rietveld, Rachel Waite, Lauren Wynalda and Holly Morrenfinished in 3:57.30. Misiewicz followed with the first of her wins, touching first in the 1000 free in 10:37.99. She also captured the 200 IM, winning in 2:11.13.

Aschan was victorious in the 200 fly (2:09.41) and 500 free (5:12.16). Martin touched first in the 100 breast (1:05.94) and 100 fly (59.18), while Flynn won the 100 free (53.10) and 200 free (1:55.56). Grant was tops in diving, capturing both the 3-meter (317.10) and 1-meter (315.98) events.

Oakland also got individual wins from Waite (200 breast, 2:26.00) and Rietveld (100 back, 59.49).

For the men, Pearson led a balanced effort by the Golden Grizzlies by winning the 200 free (1:44.26) and 500 free (4:45.37). Also winning individually were Seth Timmons (1000 free, 9:53.37), John Ferrara (100 back, 52.97), Jorden Merrilees (200 fly, 1:54.47), Stirling Fordham (1-meter, 272.18), Tuomas Kiviluoma (100 free, 48.34), Aleksander Danielewski (200 back, 1:50.44), John Schihl (200 breast, 2:10.22) and Mario Rusnak (100 fly, 51.20).

The Golden Grizzlies also were winners in the 400 medley relay, with Merrilees, Ayrton Kasemets, Mitch Alters and Kiviluoma winning in 3:28.67.

Oakland returns to competition Saturday, Oct. 25 for a double dual meet at Northwestern, which will include Horizon League challenger UIC.

Green Bay Press Release

The Green Bay swimming and diving teams opened their 2014-15 seasons on Saturday afternoon, taking on Oakland in a Horizon League dual meet at the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium. Although the Phoenix was defeated by Oakland on both the men’s and women’s sides, the teams turned in some strong performances.

“We faced a strong Oakland team today,” said head coach James Merner. “Overall, I’m very pleased with the way both teams looked, and I’m excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for us.”

Senior Ryan Korslin (Rudolph, Wis.) claimed the first win of the day for the Phoenix after placing first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 59.19. Joining Korslin with a victory of his own, Ben Loeffelholz (Dubuque, Iowa) out-touched Oakland’s Thomas Kiviloma to win the 50-yard free with a time of 21.47. Freshman diver Michael Klemm (Rockford, Ill.) had a strong showing in his first collegiate meet and won the 3-meter diving event with a total score of 281.93. Junior Willem Poelmans (Hasselt, Belgium) added his own victory to the team tally after cruising to a win in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:55.19. The final victory of the day on the men’s side came from the 200-yard freestyle relay, which was also the final event of the day. The quartet of Ben Loeffelholz, Zack Parkin (Middleton Wis.), Evan Hill (Jefferson, Wis.), and Casey Murphy (Sun Prairie, Wis.) combined to swim a 1:26.03, winning the relay by over two seconds.

Junior Rachael Weiland (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) looked to be in mid-season form toady after winning the 50-yard free with a time of 24.89, out-touching Oakland’s Holly Morren by less than two-tenths of a second. The next victory of the meet on the women’s side came from sophomore Natalie Neuwirth (Stevens Point, Wis.), who claimed victory in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:10.66. The final victory of the day on the women’s side came from the 200-yard freestyle relay, which was constructed with the quartet of Rachael Weiland, Claire Friederick (Lancster, Wis.), Samantha Rottel (New Berlin, Wis.), and Janna Check (Stevens Point, Wis.) who combined to swim a 1:38.93.

Both Phoenix squads return to action next Saturday, welcoming Cleveland State to the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium at 11:30 a.m.

Results: Oakland vs. Green Bay

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