HOLLAND, Mich.—The No. 2-ranked UIndy swimming & diving teams took on a Divison I foe and pair of DII powers at the Eastern Michigan quad dual Friday night. In addition to the Greyhound women topping host EMU, both UIndy teams bested their ranked Findlay counterparts while splitting with Grand Valley State.
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All four Division II opponents were
ranked in the top 20, with both GVSU teams at No. 7, the Findlay men at No. 5 and the Findlay women at 19th. The meet was held at the Holland Aquatic Center in Holland, Mich.
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FINAL SCORES
Women
#2 UIndy 156.0, Eastern Michigan 136.0
#7 GVSU 166.0, #2 UIndy 133.0
#2 UIndy 208.0, #19 Findlay 87.0
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Men
#2 UIndy 200.5, #5 Findlay 89.5
#2 UIndy 180.0, #7 GVSU 115.0
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INS & OUTS
The Greyhound men raced past both of their top-10 opponents, combining for 12 wins in 15 events on the night. They started the evening with a victory in the 200 medley relay and ended it with a 200 FR win.
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In between,
Serge Ahadzhanian and
Cedric Buessing notched a pair of individual wins apiece; the former sweeping the butterfly events and the latter winning the 500 free and the 200 IM.
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UIndy also took third and fifth in the 500, with
Christian Hedeen and
Stanislaw Chalat joining Ahadzhanian in the top five. Hedeen also touched first in the 1000.
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Senior diver
Jason Lenzo notched two wins as well, finishing first on both the 1- and 3-meter boards.
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Jeron Thompson and
Andras Tiszai won the 100 and 200 backstroke, respectively, with
Bartek Swiderski placing third in both events. UIndy also went 1-3 in the 50 free, as
Diego Mas (20.44) out-touched Findlay's top sprinter by just .03 seconds, followed closely by
Joao Silva at 20.55.
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For the women, UIndy earned a victory in the very first race, as
Caroline Reinke,
Johanna Buys,
Celina Schmidt and
Leticia Vaselli combined for a time of 1:45.91 in the 200 MR.
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Buys, meanwhile, continued her successful season in the sprints, posting a 23.54 to take first in the 50 free. And Schmidt went on to finish runner-up in both breaststroke events.
Reinke won the 100 backstroke, and senior
Emilia Colti-Dumitrescu finished first in the 1000 free.
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On the boards,
Alexis Lumaj was the top UIndy finisher on both heights, taking first on the 1-meter and fourth on the 3-meter. Her provisional score of 256.60 on the 1-meter springboard just edged teammate
Mikaela Starr's 255.95.
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UP NEXT
The Hounds have just one more meet on the schedule before the conference championships. UIndy will head to nearby Fishers High School for the Butler Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 29.
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