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Cleveland State Swimming & Diving Honor Seniors Against Oakland

Cleveland State Swimming & Diving Honor Seniors Against Oakland

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State swimming and diving teams put up a strong performance against Oakland on Senior Day Friday afternoon. The women fell 193-105 and the men lost 195-99.

The Vikings honored four on the women's side; Grace Butcher, Kellsie Krisch, Valentina Rengifo, and Ana Sofia Sousa.

"Tonight was a special way to say thank you to our seniors," said coach Burandt. "They have truly made this program better and the success we had tonight is because of the work they've put in the past four years. I truly feel like we won tonight: we competed with heart, we executed at a high level, and we performed in ways that gave us great confidence and excitement for the Horizon League championship!"

Today's meet was the final tune-up for the 2024 Horizon League Championships which are from Feb. 14 through Feb. 17 in Indianapolis at IUPUI.

Women's Victories
The 100-yard backstroke saw Audrey Butcher win after putting up a time of 56.22.

Grace Butcher claimed the top spot in the 100-yard breaststroke, touching in 1:05.16.

The 50-yard freestyle had Grace Chelf sprint to a winning time of 23.42.

The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Grace Chelf, Haley Palmer, Ella Ciez, and Ana Sofia Sousa swam a 3:27.86 to win the final relay of the evening.

Women's Runner-up Performances
Madison Taker – 1000 freestyle – 10:22.95
Ana Sofia Sousa – 100 freestyle – 51.93
Alaina Brown – 200 back – 2:04.25 | 200 IM – 2:09.53
Audrey Butcher, Grace Butcher, Haley Palmer, Grace Chelf – 200 Medley Relay – 1:44.79