Posted: Feb 04, 2022
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University swimming and diving teams opened up the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Friday from the Gerstacker Regional Aquatic Center.
Women's Highlights:
- The 200-yard medley relay team of Flora Mia Szklenar, Erin McDowell, Emma Cornell, and Lisette Fenneuff finished fourth with a time of 1:46.52.
- Sydney Shipps took sixth place in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:33.30. Lucy Engle-Wilkerson was 10th with a time of 10:38.80, and Ava Frick was 16th with a time of 10:45.92
- Kimble Darbee was 14th in the 200-yard individual medley finals with a time of 2:12.14, Grace Charnstrom was right behind in 15th place in 2:13.91.
- In the 50-yard freestyle, Tonya Guryeva won the B-Finals in 23.92 seconds, taking ninth overall. The senior's time was an NCAA DII B-Standard.
- Guryeva, Shipps, Cornell, and Piper St. Clair took third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:35.26, setting a new SVSU school record.
Men's Highlights:
- Two Cardinals qualified for the 1-meter diving finals, with Corbin Montpas taking sixth with 385.70 points. Adrien McGill was the GLIAC champion in the event, posting a score of 450.45 points.
- The 200-yard medley relay team of Alejandro Robles Ruiz, Christian Rottier, Pedro Rezende, and Josh Rottier finished in fifth place with a time of 1:29.30, setting a school record.
- Matteo Capotosti was ninth in the 1000-yard freestyle in 9:40.03.
- Kyle Amick took 13th in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.26 seconds.
- Robles Ruiz, Josh Rottier, Kyle Amick, and Sanders Modglin finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:21.68 for a new school record.
Current Standings:
Men
GVSU 277
Wayne State 202
Northern Michigan 156
SCSU 140
SVSU 110
Davenport 69
Augustana 57
Women
Wayne State 203.5
GVSU 201.5
Northern Michigan 187
SVSU 101
Davenport 100
Up next:
Day 2 of the GLIAC Swimming & Diving Championships will begin at 10 am Saturday from the Gerstacker Regional Aquatic Center.
