Males’s Swim & Dive Finishes in Second at GLIAC Championships; Wasiniak Named Male Diver of the Year

HOLLAND, Mich. — Pushed by William Debroux (Oro-Medonte, Ont. / ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance) profitable the 1650 free and Gabriel Arias (Bogota, Colombia / Liceo Juan Ramón Jiménez) atop the rostrum for the 200 again, the Wayne State University males’s swimming and diving squad completed the GLIAC Championships on the proper observe.  The Warriors took dwelling second place within the eight-team subject with a ultimate level whole of 652.

“The men finished second overall, which according to the dual meet pundits and their polls, they had us as the fifth-rated team in our conference,” stated head coach Sean Peters.  “Moving up to second, once again, is a wonderful accomplishment, and they definitely earned it.  Congratulations to Will (Debroux), Kadem (Goksu Erdagli), Khalil (Ben Ajmia), Lorenzo (Tassinari), Gabo (Arias) and Olin (Charnstrom), as they have a possible chance to continue their seasons.  Also, congratulations to Max Wasiniak for winning the 2026 GLIAC Diver of the Year.”

Wasiniak received the one-meter board on Friday with a mark of 499.20 (NCAA B Cut) and the three-meter peak on Sunday because of a rating of 534.40 (NCAA B Cut).

Final Team Standings

1. Grand Valley State – 847.5

2. Wayne State – 652

3. Northern Michigan – 547

4. St. Cloud State – 479.5

5. Saginaw Valley State – 412

6. Davenport – 297

7. Augustana – 262.5

8. Lake Superior State – 139.5

1650 Free

1st – 15:18.27 (NCAA B Cut) – William Debroux

third – 15:31.65 (NCAA B Cut) – Kadem Goksu Erdagli (Ankara, Turkey / Nazmi Arikan Science School)

eighth – 15:49.91 (NCAA B Cut) – 15:49.91 (NCAA B Cut) – Adam Kuc (Macomb, Mich. / Dakota)

ninth – 15:55.95 (NCAA B Cut) – 15:55.95 (NCAA B Cut) – Liam Seifert (Holly, Mich. / Flint Powers Catholic)

eleventh – 16:01.90 – Harrison Arnold (Shelby Twp., Mich. / Utica Eisenhower)

twentieth – 16:52.45 – Khalil Ben Ajmia (Tunis, Tunisia / Lycée Pierre De Coubertin)

 

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100 Free – Championship Finals
seventh – 44.63 (NCAA B Cut) – Olin Charnstrom (Oxford, Mich.)
 

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200 Back – Championship Finals
1st – 1:44.99 (NCAA B Cut) – Gabriel Arias
2nd – 1:45.14 (NCAA B Cut) – Lorenzo Tassinari (Ravenna, Italy / Liceo Scientifico Oriani)
eighth – 1:50.73 – Adam Kuc
 

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200 Breast – Consolation Finals
eleventh – 2:03.01 – Alex Duhaime (Harrison Township, Mich. / Macomb Dakota)
fifteenth – 2:04.61 – Lucas Safta (Windsor, Ont. / Belle River District)
 

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400 Free Relay
4th – 2:58.41
Leland Curanovic (Farmington, Mich.)
Lorenzo Tassinari
Lochlain Hart (Farmington, Mich.)
Olin Charnstrom

Next up for the lads would be the NCAA choice announcement on Wednesday, Feb. 25 by 5 p.m.  There, Wayne State will study which student-athletes have certified for the NCAA Championships on March 10-14 at Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind.