Ladies’s Swim/Dive Begins the Season vs. Michigan, Purdue and Calvin at TEAM Be Better; Invitational

The Hope College girls’s swimming and diving groups delivered two third-place efforts throughout the season-opening TEAM Be Better; Invitational on Friday on the University of Michigan.

The non-scoring, four-team meet honors the late Ian Miskelley of Holland, a former Michigan swimmer who died in 2020. Founded by Miskelley’s household, the Team Be Better; group follows a mission to educate households what family-centered psychological healthcare appears like by means of supportive consultations and individualized-dynamic schooling and to make sure wonderful care by means of advocacy. 

The MIAA’s preseason favorites additionally competed in opposition to Purdue University and Calvin University.

Two Hope divers completed third: junior Laura Zupancic (Fort Collins, Colorado / Liberty Common) on the 3-meter board with 211.65 factors and sophomore Heidi Moody (Moreland Heights, Ohio / Olentangy Orange) on the 1-meter board with 172.5 factors.

Hope additionally took third within the combined 200-yard freestyle relay. Freshman Claudia Busse (Grand Haven, Michigan / Grand Haven), sophomore Blake Hetherington (Jackson, Michigan / Lumen Christi), Eisenmann and senior Laurel Wasiniak (Northville, Michigan / Northville) posted a time of 1:31.52.

The Flying Dutch additionally completed fifth within the 100-yard particular person medley. Senior Greta Gidley (Franklin, Michigan / Mercy) clocked a swim of 58.25 seconds.

In the combined 200 medley, freshman Mackenzie Baldwin (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa), sophomore Luke Newcomb (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton), Busse and freshman Nolan Smith (Buffalo Grove, Illinois / Buffalo Grove) went 1:41.49.

The Orange and Blue compete subsequent on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 10-11, on the Grand Valley State University Invite hosted by the Holland Aquatic Center.