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Cleveland State Men's Swimming Topples Canisius 131.5-73.5

Cleveland State Men's Swimming Topples Canisius 131.5-73.5

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Vikings won their second straight dual meet by a score of 131.5-73.5 on Thursday afternoon at Canisius. The Green and White will have a quick turnaround as they swim at Niagara tomorrow at 11 a.m.

Head Coach Hannah Burandt said, "All-around good stuff from the team today. Some of our swimmers are starting to find their front-end speed, while others are finding that their bodies are down. However, those struggling aren't losing their techniques in their races. These are exciting things to see as we approach championship season."

Cleveland State opened the meet strong as the 400-medley relay team of Kenny Thomas, Griffin Manning, Thomas Lundin, and Josh Merchbaker won with a time of 3:25.27.

Nathen Eberhardt claimed the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:42.74.

In the 400-yard IM, Jackson Nester won the race after putting up a time of 4:06.06 and followed that up with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:52.95.

Thomas sprinted to a win in the 100-yard freestyle with a 47.76 and in the 500-yard freestyle, Spencer Tussing won with a time of 4:41.43.

The Vikings went 1-2-3 in the 200-yard breaststroke, led by Tyler Schultze first place finish with a time of 2:06.96.

Cleveland State capped off the day with a victory in the 200-yard freestyle relay as the group of Connor Green, Jake Taulbee, Tussing, and Lundin put up a time of 1:26.61.