Wheeling Males’s Swim Units Twin Meet Win Document With Senior Day Sweep

Wheeling, W.V. – The Wheeling Men’s Swim workforce (10-2, 4-1) completed off the common season sturdy with a win over Fairmont State and Bethany. This tenth win set a brand new program document for twin meet wins within the first season below Head Coach Will Hughes’ management.

Meiko Schönekes led the best way for the Cardinals with 3 first place finishes on the night time. His first was with teammates Aris Dimakis, Archie Pigott, and Nathaniel Olivares within the 400 yard medley relay with a time of three:38.57, simply barely edging out the Fairmont State relay workforce by lower than 1 / 4 of a second. A pair occasions later Schönekes had one other photograph end within the 100 yard backstroke ending in 57.42, simply half a second in entrance of second place. Schönekes then went to the 100 yard butterfly the place this time he got here away with an enormous victory in his 53.26 second efficiency.

Archie Pigott received each single occasion he swam. He completed 1st within the 400 medley relay as talked about earlier. He got here in 1st within the 200 yard backstroke (2:17.50), beating second place by a whopping 6 seconds. He had one other dominant win within the 100 yard backstroke (1:00.82), by 2 seconds, He lastly had some competitors in his closing occasion, the 200 yard IM, the place teammate Efe Cucuk nearly caught him however Pigott held on for the win (2:02.23).

A pair different Cardinals had first place finishes as properly. Segmen Duygun had 2 first place finishes within the 500 yard freestyle (5:01.44), and within the 200 yard Butterfly (2:01.48). Nathaniel Olivares was part of the powerhouse 400 Medley and had a person first place of his personal within the 100 yard freestyle (49.76).

 It was a robust night time general for the Cardinals as they give the impression of being to take this particular person success and workforce momentum into the MEC Championships. The Cardinals get a pair weeks of competitors off earlier than heading to Canton from February Eleventh-14th