TIFFIN, Ohio -- The Heidelberg University swim teams hosted Ohio Wesleyan University for their second meet of the season. The women, with many top-three finishes, slid past the Battling Bishops, 106-98. The men lost, 144-36. On Saturday, both teams were tripped up at Ohio Northern.
FRIDAY:
WOMEN
Rosemary Shook and
Izzy Sartor took second and third in the 1000 free. Shook swam a 13:31.27, Sartor proceeded with a PR of 13:43.13. Shook also took second in the 500 free at 6:33.92, marking personal bests in both events.
The women swept second through fifth in the 200 free.
Emma Osborne led the Student Prince pack at 2:14.65. Osborne added a personal best time and third place finish in the 200 fly at 2:35.36.
The first win of the night was in the seventh event when senior
Elli Mayer won the 50 free in a time of 25.21. Mayer added a third place finish in the 200 back at 2:27.52.
Runner up in the 50 free,
Darby Nelson swam a time of 26.15. Nelson set a new school record in the 200 fly with a personal best time of 2:25.69.
Courtney Kaye and
Delaney Buxton were 2-3 in the 200 IM (2:32.64, 2:33.32, respectively). Buxton went on to finish second in the 100 free (57.77).
Kaci Grice put her name on the board after earning runner up in the 100 free at 1:01.02.
Lily Clark made her top-three debut in the 500 free, taking third at 6:34.94.
The 200 breast was dominated by sophomore
Addison Fortney, in a career best time of 2:47.04.
Cassy Connare finished in third at 2:53.87.
The women topped the night off with a 200 free relay victory. Nelson, Mayer, Buxton, and Fortney swam a time of 1:44.06.
MEN
The men's first top-three finish came in the eighth event when
Andrey Pilipchuk was third in the 50 free with a time of 22.89. Pilipchuk returned in the 12th event, 200 fly, to earn second at 2:16.45.
Zach MacDonald added a third place finish in the 200 IM, with a 2:15.22.
Freshman
Cooper Lutz set a new school record in the 200 back at 2:10.46. MacDonald followed, finishing third, with a 2:12.29.
In the 200 Medley Relay, the team of
Caleb Owens,
Owen Garver,
Lance Koch, and
Terrence Carrasco took third at 1:56.62.
The 200 Free Relay of Lutz, MacDonald, Pilipchuk, and
Evan Eaglin took second at 1:33.66.
SATURDAY:
On Saturday, Heidelberg traveled to Ohio Northern for a dual meet. The Polar Bears won, but the Student Princes enjoyed a strong showing.
Top three individual finishers on the women's side included:
Courtney Kaye (1st in 1000 Free … 3rd in 200 IM),
Kara Hansen (2nd in 1000 free … 3rd in 500 free),
Addison Fortney (2nd in 200 free … 2nd in 100 free),
Elli Mayer (2nd in 50 free … 2nd in 100 Fly),
Delaney Buxton (3rd in 50 free … 3rd in 100 free),
Darby Nelson (2nd in 200 IM … 1st in 500 free), Hanna Robinson (3rd in 100 back)
Top three individual finishers for the men included:
Caleb Owens (3rd in 50 free),
Andrey Pilipchuk (2nd in 100 free),
Cooper Lutz (2nd in 100 back)
