GRANVILLE, Ohio – Cleveland State kicked off the championship part of their season with a long course meet at Denison on Saturday. The Green and White fell to Denison, 169-127, and UIndy, 222-74.

"I'm really proud of how our team approached the opportunity to compete LCM," said head coach Hannah Burandt. "This allowed us to gauge where we are at during winter training and highlight some areas that need to be fine-tuned in the final weeks leading up to conference championships. Major shout out to Xander and James for their performances against the top D2 and D3 divers in the nation!"

The Viking went first and second in 1m diving with Xander Austin (304.45) and James Wolf (281.50). Austin was then the runner-up in 3m diving with a score of 287.45.

Jackson Nester was the runner-up in the 100-meter backstroke (1:00.91) and 200-meter backstroke (2:08.94).

Tyler Schultze placed second in the 200-meter breaststroke (2:26.27) and third in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:07.16).

Thomas Lundin came in third in the 200-meter butterfly (2:13.05) and 100-meter butterfly (58.19).

Cleveland State capped off the day with a third-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle as Daniel Lyngaas, Nester, Kenny Thomas, and Connor Green finished in 3:39.90.

The Vikings will have a busy week with three meets, including two at home on Tuesday, Jan. 9, against Niagara at 1 p.m. and Canisius on Thursday, Jan. 11, at noon. On Friday, the Green and White head to Kenyon for a noon swim.