Women: Saginaw Valley 162, Valparaiso 92
Men: Saginaw Valley 179, Valparaiso 76
VALPARAISO, Ind. -- The SVSU Swimming & Diving programs had a huge performance in a pair of non-conference victories over Division I Valparaiso on Saturday (Nov. 11) afternoon. The Cardinal women registered a 162-92 win over the Crusaders while the men were victorious by a 179-76 count, with both teams combining for victory in every event but one.
Women - 1st Place Finishes
- 200 Medley Relay | 1:50.53 | Amanda Thielen, Lydia Mattar, Rebeca Martinez, Melanie Soenksen
- 1,000 Freestyle | 11:02.78 | Lydia Mattar
- 200 Freestyle | 2:01.32 | Alexandra Davis
- 100 Backstroke | 58:94 | Amanda Thielen
- 100 Breaststroke | 1:12.03 | Kimble Darbee
- 200 Butterfly | 2:12.38 | Rebeca Martinez
- 50 Freestyle | 24.37 | Melanie Soenksen
- 100 Freestyle | 54.07 | Melanie Soenksen
- 200 Backstroke | 2:09.68 | Rebeca Martinez
- 200 Breaststroke | 2:32.28 | Lydia Mattar
- 500 Freestyle | 5:16.11 | Amanda Thielen
- 100 Butterfly | 1:01.34 | Kimble Darbee
Men - 1st Place Finishes
- 200 Medley Relay | 1:36.82 | Dalton Pokley, Shaun Yap, Dylan Kopacki, Michael Spears
- 1,000 Freestyle | 9:55:06 | Peter Lin
- 200 Freestyle | 1:47.16 | Jayden Hutchinson
- 100 Backstroke | 54:00 | Dalton Pokley
- 100 Breaststroke | 56.93 | Shaun Yap
- 200 Butterfly | 1:58.95 | Jayden Hutchinson
- 50 Freestyle | 22.33 | Kyle Amick
- 200 Backstroke | 2:01.03 | Connor Henning
- 200 Breaststroke | 2:06.55 | Shaun Yap
- 500 Freestyle | 4:49.52 | Jayden Hutchinson
- 100 Butterfly | 51.76 | Dalton Pokley
- 200 Freestyle Relay | 1:28.43 | Dylan Kopacki, Jayden Hutchinson, Kyle Amick, Shaun Yap
From Head Coach Bruce Zimmerman
"We had a very strong showing from our teams today. We won all but one event which will help steer us in the right direction moving forward. Our focus now is on our big midseason invites at Cleveland State for the swimmers and the University of Chicago for our divers next week. We will be facing some very strong Division I competition and we need to be ready to compete!"
Up Next...
The Cardinals will compete at the Cleveland State Magnus Cup Invitational and the Phoenix Fall Classic from Friday through Sunday, with events spanning all day on the road. Stay tuned to www.svsucardinals.com for all complete results.
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