MORGANTOWN, W.V.—The UIndy swimming & diving teams closed the calendar year at the Almost Heaven LC Open. Hosted by West Virginia University, the four-day, long-course meet was held at Aquatic Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown, W.V., Dec. 16-19.
 
Racing alongside the Greyhounds were a number of mostly-Division I schools, with the host Mountaineers also welcoming Duquesne, Florida Tech, Fresno State, Harvard (men's only), James Madison, Kenyon, Savannah College of A&D, Stanford, Tulane, Alabama, Findlay, Xavier and Yale.
 
Just ten Greyhounds made the trip. The meet featured a 50-meter pool as opposed to the normal 25-yard distance in college swimming, offering the opportunity for Olympic trials qualification while still prepping for postseason racing.
 
Junior Cedric Buessing was once again a standout for the Hounds, winning both the 200 back and 400 IM. His respective converted times of 1:43.10 and 3:44.29 both improved on already A-cut marks. He also placed second in the 200 individual medley, touching less than a second behind West Virignia's fastest IM'er.
 
Stefanie Markwardt upped her B-cut status in the 100 butterfly with a third-place finish and converted time of 54.90. She also placed third in the 50 free prelims and went on to earn her first career GLVC Athlete of the Week honor.
 
Three other Hounds qualified for the 50 finals, with Julia Magierowska touching fourth in the women's race and Mihir Ambre and Bartosz Mielniczuk going 4-5 in the men's.
 
Brayden Cole won the 100 breast, Andrea Gomez touched first in the 200 fly, and Mia Krstevska took first in the 200 back. The latter also was runner-up in the 100 breast.
 
Jeron Thompson took seventh in the 100 free final and fifth in the 50 consolation, while Jackson Vanwanzeele placed sixth in the 100 fly and third in the 200.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy returns to action after the holiday break, heading to Denison University for a dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 6.