DETROIT, Michigan, January 12. IN dual meets pitting the GLIAC's top teams from 2007, the Wayne State swimming and diving teams defeated Indianapolis, 115-90 (men) and 132-103 (women), at the Matthaei Aquatic Center on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n
The Warrior men won six of the nine events to beat the Greyhounds for the second straight season, led by Sean Smith (Auburn, Mich.\/Bay City Western) and Per Bergstrom (Fagersta, Sweden) who each took two first-place finishes. <\/p>\n
Wayne State started strong with the first-place 200 medley relay combination of Cauli Bedran (Rio de Janiero, Brazil), Bergstrom, Smith, and Tiago Oliveira (Raul Soares, Brazil), posting a time of 1:37.46. <\/p>\n
In the 1000 freestyle, Matt Leix (Flint, Mich.\/Southwestern) placed third (10:06.43) and James Ekleberry (Rochester Hills, Mich.\/Avondale) came in fourth (10:15.70). <\/p>\n
Smith won the 200 free (1:46.27), followed by Oliveira in second (1:47.55) and Alex Davidson (Napoleon, Mich.\/Jackson) in fourth (1:48.37). <\/p>\n
Bedran and Rzepa took second (21.90) and third (22.66), respectively, in the 50 free, while A.J. Erard (Troy, Mich.\/Royal Oak Shrine) and Matt Carlson (Plymouth, Mich.\/Canton) went one-two in the 400 individual medley, posting times of 4:14.92 and 4:18.59. <\/p>\n
Smith's second victory of the day came in the 100 butterfly (53.39). Brett Salogar (Bay City, Mich.\/Western) came in third (53.99) and Justin Shields (Chesterfield, Mich.\/Anchor Bay) placed fourth (55.10). <\/p>\n
The trio of Bergstrom (48.13), Oliveira (48.97), and Rzepa (49.36) grabbed the top three spots in the 100 free, and Bedran finished second in the 100 back (52.63). <\/p>\n
In the 500 free, Leix finished second (4:46.85) and Ekleberry touched fourth (4:58.56). <\/p>\n
Bergstrom won the 100 breaststroke (1:00.49), followed by Jay Koehler (St. Clair Shores, Mich.\/Lake Shore) in second (1:01.45) and Matt Victor (Chesterfield, Mich.\/Anchor Bay) in fourth (1:03.13). <\/p>\n
In the final event of the day, the foursome of Davidson, Shields, Rzepa and Victor took second in the 200 free relay (1:28.77). <\/p>\n
Freshman diver Cassie Chetosky (Shelby Twp., Mich.\/Utica) eclipsed the NCAA qualifying standards in both the one-meter and three-meter events to lead the Wayne State women's team.<\/p>\n
Chetosky took second place on both boards, scoring 245.85 on the one-meter and 261.50 on the three-meter. Senior Erika Barczak (Williamston, Mich.) won both events with respective scores of 253.95 and 274.50. <\/p>\n
The Warriors won five of the individual swims, with two of those victories earned by Elaina Hogle (Kentwood, Mich.\/East Kentwood) in the 400 individual medley (4:37.64) and the 100 freestyle (54.62). Ashley St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich.\/Jenison) also won two events, the 1000 free (10:31.91) and the 500 free (5:09.29). <\/p>\n
The 200 medley relay combination of Sara Franklin (Caro, Mich.), Jodi Scott (Windsor, Ont.\/Riverside S.S.), Agata Zalewska (Swietochlowice, Poland), and Julie Danaher (Allen Park, Mich.) came in second (1:52.42) <\/p>\n
Second-place finisher Abbey Green (Dearborn, Mich.) and third-place Maggie Young (Tecumseh, Ont.\/St. Anne's) followed St. Andrew in the 1000 free with times of 10:51.29 and 11:22.59. <\/p>\n
St. Andrew also finished second in the 200 free (1:55.42) with Catherine Leix (Flint, Mich.\/Southwestern) placing third (2:00.66) and Haintso Rakouth (Saginaw, Mich.\/Heritage) claiming fourth (2:02.57). <\/p>\n
In the 50 free, Zalewska came in third (26.01) and Danaher finished fourth (26.03). Zalewska also earned a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:01.67) while Laura Leix (Flint, Mich.\/Southwestern) came in right behind her in third (1:01.74). <\/p>\n
The Warriors went one-two in both the 100 backstroke and the 500 freestyle. Franklin led the pack in the former (1:01.60), and teammate Maria Johnston (Harrison Twp., Mich.\/L'Anse Creuse) touched second (1:03.40). Catherine Leix came in second in the 500 free (5:16.04) behind St. Andrew. <\/p>\n
In exhibition swims after clinching the victory following the three-meter diving competition, the Warriors recorded the top three times in the 100 breaststroke (Hogle – 1:08.46, Johnston – 1:08.68, Scott – 1:09.67) as well as the 200 free relay with Rakouth, Danaher, Green, and Catherine Leix (1:41.30). <\/p>\n
Wayne State will host Calvin College in a double dual next Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1:00 p.m. <\/p>\n
Special thanks to Wayne State for contributing this report. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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