Eagle Males, Ladies Rout Bluffton, ONU On The Highway

The Ashland University ladies’s and males’s swimming and diving groups dominated a late-season tri-meet towards Ohio Northern and Bluffton, handing over one more robust late-season efficiency.

On Friday (Jan. 23), the Eagles made the journey to Ada, Ohio, squaring off towards the Polar Bears and Beavers, with each the lads’s and girls’s groups popping out on high. The Eagle ladies completed first with 160 factors, whereas the lads totaled 165 to assist safe the staff sweep with a complete of 325.

Diving for the staff on Friday night time had been senior Joey Lenczyk, junior Riley Hunt, junior Maddie Whitticar and junior Macey Wade within the 1-meter occasions. Lenczyk recorded a mark of 291.60, and certified for NCAA Division II nationals, whereas Hunt notched 256.55. Whitticar and Wade additionally had been in a position to qualify for nationals, ending with scores of 241.75 and 232.10, respectively.

Individual occasion winners for the AU ladies had been sophomore Yasmim Tomita within the 200-yard freestyle (2:07.29), 100-yard backstroke (1:03.30), and 100-yard particular person medley (1:06.45); junior Payton O’Toole within the 1000-yard freestyle (11:35.77), 100-yard butterfly (1:03.42), and 500-yard freestyle (5:43.48); senior Colleen Cox within the 50-yard breaststroke (32.21), 100-yard freestyle (57.41), and 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.21); Wade within the 50-yard freestyle (28.71); and Whitticar within the 50-yard backstroke (37.30).

Individual occasion winners for the Eagles males had been senior Robin Falk within the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.67), 100-yard butterfly (52.31), and 500-yard freestyle (4:48.30); sophomore William Collins within the 50-yard backstroke (25.96) and 50-yard freestyle (23.01); senior Andrew Oates within the 50-yard breaststroke (29.29) and 100-yard particular person medley (58.88); senior Jack Elliott within the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.82) and 50-yard butterfly (25.14); junior Grant Brown within the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.13) and 100-yard freestyle (52.20); and sophomore Grant Wallery within the 1000-yard freestyle (12:23.35).

Ashland additionally swept the relays, successful all 4 races.

Following the robust displaying, the Eagles will put together for his or her closing few meets of the common season, set for Saturday (Jan. 24) towards Ohio Northern and Friday (Jan. 30) towards Clarion.