Quick Begin Propels Males’s Swimming & Diving to Victory Over Kalamazoo in Season Opener

RESULTS

ALBION, Mich. –

A quick begin led to the Albion males’s swimming & diving group’s 141-94 win over Kalamazoo within the season-opening twin meet on the Dean Aquatic Center.

The Britons, led by second-year head coach Eric Murray, gained their first 5 occasions.

The run was began by Evan Steele, Tyler Deubel, Jalen Hung and Harper Prutch, who took first with a mark of 1:43.27 within the 200 medley relay.

Albion then went 1-2 within the 1,000 freestyle, with Wesley Jenkins taking residence the crown (11:02.84) and Caleb Galvan behind (11:46.22).

Hung gained the 200 freestyle (1:54.74), whereas Prutch was the quickest swimmer within the 50 freestyle (22.80). Will Pentland (24.70) positioned second within the occasion.

Deubel took residence the 200 IM (2:04.22), and Steven Matyas positioned second within the 100 butterfly (57.05).

The Britons swept the rostrum within the 100 freestyle, as Prutch (51.66), Pentland (53.92) and Brody Roberts (54.95) went 1-2-3. They additionally did the identical within the 500 freestyle, with Hung (5:21.76), Jenkins (5:24.64) and Galvan (5:49.76) representing the house squad.

Steele positioned second within the 100 backstroke (59.70), whereas Deubel gained the 100 breaststroke (1:07.38) with Spencer Lukasik (1:11.73) in runner-up.

In the ultimate occasion of the meet, the 200 freestyle relay quartet of Pentland, Roberts, Jenkins and Matyas put the cherry on high with a profitable time of 1:35.96.

The Britons’ greatest diver was Jeremy Romero, who took second within the one-meter (228.45) and three-meter (228.65) occasions.

Up Next

Albion will head to Hope for the MIAA Invitational on Saturday, October 25 at 11:30 a.m.