Males’s Swimming Drops First MEC Contest in Twin Meet Swim In opposition to Davis & Elkins

Elkins, W. Va. – The Mountain East Conference (MEC) schedule continued on Saturday because the Wheeling University Men’s Swimming group (6-1, 2-1) traveled to Elkins, West Virginia. The Cardinals would decide up one win on the day, however it wasn’t sufficient as they dropped their first convention meet of the season falling 167-94. The loss broke a string of six straight wins to start out the season for the Cardinals as they proceed preparations for the Malone Midseason Invitational. 

Leading the best way for the Cardinals was freshman Archie Pigott, who picked up the group’s lone win of the day. It would come within the first particular person occasion of the day as he took the pool for the Men’s 1000 Yard Freestyle. He would swim a time of 11:02.46, selecting up the win by virtually 50 minutes as he beat out his personal teammate Jordan Kraft. It was the primary of three swims for the freshman, the place he completed second and third respectively. The first of these swims would come within the  Men’s 200-Yard Breastroke, the place he swam a time of two:09.43. He could be neck and neck with Davis & Elkins’s Leonardo Oshiro, and fell by simply .20 seconds. His last particular person race would come within the 200-Yard Individual Medley, the place he completed third with a time of two:02.20. 

Following Pigott’s win, The Cardinals would ship Tom Currie to the pool for the 200-Yard Freestyle, the place he completed third with a time of 1:57.62. Meiko Schonekes would take the pool subsequent, swimming within the 100-Yard Backstroke, and would take the group’s first silver medal. He would swim a time of 56.53 as he bought his particular person day began with a bang. The subsequent silver medal would come two occasions later when Evan Yost took the pool for the 200-Yard Butterfly. He would earn his first silver of the season, swimming a time of two:15.85 as he competed in opposition to 4 Senator swimmers. Aris Dimakis would observe with a silver of his personal within the 50-yard Freestyle, and swam a time of twenty-two.19 to beat his seed time by .26 seconds. Nathaniel Oliveras would add a second place end within the 100-Yard Freestyle (49.68), whereas Nathan Reigel added a second within the 500-Yard Freestyle (5:12.88) and Schonekes took his second silver within the 100-Yard Butterfly (53.69). 

In the relay occasions, the Cardinals would add a pair of second place finishes to spherical out the evening. The day kicked off with the 200-Yard Medley Relay, the place the group of Levi Parker, Norlin, Schonekes, and Olivares swam a time of 1:38.74. It was a two-second enchancment over their seed time, and bought the day began sturdy within the pool. The last swim of the day would double the gap as Dimakis, Pigott, Patrick Kirby, and Currie took on the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay. The foursome took second total with a time of three:28.36 to spherical out the day. 

The Wheeling University Men’s Swimming group returns to motion after they host Salem with first swim’s starting at 6 PM.