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Cleveland State Men's Swimming Edged in Season Opener at Miami

Cleveland State Men's Swimming Edged in Season Opener at Miami
Posted: Oct 09, 2021

Oxford, Ohio - The Viking men kicked off the 2021-22 campaign with a tough 132-130 loss against Miami (OH) on Saturday afternoon in a dual.

Cleveland State won eight races on the afternoon and had five athletes make their collegiate debuts.

WINS

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Vikings went one-and-two in the 200-yard freestyle with Kubacki touching first in 1:41.85. Nathen Eberhardt took second with a time of 1:42.88.
  • In his collegiate debut, Johnston won the 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 49.43.
  • Krusinski won a pair of events on the day, 100-yard breaststroke (56.11), and 200-yard breaststroke (2:02.77).
  • Fick was a winner in two events, 200-yard butterfly (1:50.62), and 100-yard butterfly (49.51).
  • Jackson Nester, in his collegiate debut, won the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 4:40.99. Teammate, Spencer Tussing came in second with a time of 4:43.64.
  • Kubacki claimed his second win of the day in the 200-yard IM (1:54.54), edging out teammate, Reno James, 1:55.28.
  • Cleveland State capped off the meet with a runner-up finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The team of Johnston, Kenny Thomas, Krusinski, and Eberhardt finished in 3:05.35.
  • The Green and White also turned in five third-place finishes on the day; Jake Taulbee in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:50.46) and 200-yard backstroke (1:52.56), Griffin Manning in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.97), and Johnston in the 100-yard butterfly (49.77).

CLEVELAND STATE PERSONAL-BEST TIMES

Coach Corner by Hannah Burandt

I am very proud of the way the men competed today. They battled the entire time and didn't let certain outcomes affect their performances.

In the huddle, we talked about focusing on everything that got us to this point and not the two point loss. We always bounce back and that is our program motto "bounce back".

We will come back from this and work hard at practice and continue to finish strong in races and meets.

Our divers were ready to go today but unfortunately couldn't compete because of pool conditions at Miami. However, they cheered the team on and would of been ready to go.

I am so proud of everyone that competed today and how they bounced back.


UP NEXT
Cleveland State heads to a two-day meet at the University of Notre Dame along with Pitt. Day one of the competition is set for Friday, Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. and concludes on Saturday at 10 a.m.