SWIM MEET # 14
vs. UIC
February 1, 2014
12:00 p.m. EST
Location: Cleveland, Ohio- Robert F. Busbey Natatorium
SETTING THE SCENE: The Cleveland State men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be in action at home against conference opponent UIC for their final home meet of the regular season on Saturday (Feb. 1) at 12:00 p.m.
REVIEWING LAST TIME OUT: The men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to Rochester Hills, Michigan over the weekend on Saturday (Jan. 25) to take on Oakland and Xavier. The men defeated Xavier 177.5- 109.5 and the women also beat Xavier 201-93, but both the men and women fell to Oakland. The men on the year are 8-5, 2-1 HL, with the women improving their record to also 8-5, 2-2 HL.
The women had solid showings from Jodi Turk and Rowan Elbadry. Turk won the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:31.36. Elbadry earned a pair of victories in the 200 freestyle (1:52.72) and the 50 freestyle (24.13).
On the men's side, senior Alex Lewis won the 50 freestyle with a top time of 21.06 and sophomore diver Stephen Schillero won both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives.
SENIOR DAY:
- Before the meet against UIC, 16 CSU seniors will be honored for their accomplishments.
U.S. WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
- Eight talented CSU swimmers (Adam Ingledew, Alex Lewis, Alex Johansson, Al Shillito, Madisen Tretter, Justin Kermack, Nathan Grant, and Gage Alleman) had the opportunity to swim against top talent in Knoxville, Tennessee from Dec. 5 - Dec. 7.
LEWIS MAKES HISTORY AT U.S. WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
- At U.S. Nationals, Lewis set back-to-back school records in the 4x50 Free Relay and in the 100 butterfly. His time in the free relay was an incredible 19.99 and in the 100 fly he had an impressive wall touch of 48.11.
ELBADRY, TURK, AND LEWIS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE IN EVENTS:
- Rowan Elbadry won a pair of individual events in the 200 free (1:52.72) and the 50 free (24.13). She also contributed a first place finish in the 400 free relay (3:33.32) on Saturday (Jan.18) against Wright State.
- Alex Lewis earned a 50 free win with a time of 21.06 and was a part of a runner up finish in the 400 free relay (3:14.37) on Saturday (Jan. 25) against Oakland and Xavier.
- Jodi Turk won the 1,000 free with a time of 10:31.36. against Oakland and Xavier.
SCHILLERO GOES 2-0:
- Stephen Schillero earned a pair of first place victories in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competition.
- Schillero tallied a top score of 304.73 in the 1-meter dive and 320.85 in 3-meter diving.
GRANT AND KERMACK HAVE STRONG CONTRIBUTIONS:
- Junior Nathan Grant had a trio of runner-up finishes in the 100 breast (58.95), 200 breast (2:08.51), and was a part of the 400 free relay with Lewis, Ingledew, and Tolson (3:14.37) against Oakland and Xavier.
- Senior Justin Kermack finished second in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:52.41 against Oakland and Xavier.
UP NEXT:
- The Vikings will continue Horizon League meet play on Friday (Feb. 7) as CSU will travel to Valparaiso. Swimming and diving will begin at 3:00 p.m. On Saturday (Feb. 8) Cleveland State will head to Notre Dame with swimming and diving events beginning at 12:00 p.m.
