Oakland Seems to be to Pack the Pool Towards Cincinnati and Purdue

ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland University swimming and diving workforce hosts their first meet of the season on the OU Aquatic Center, going through Cincinnati and Purdue over Halloween weekend in a Power 4 matchup.

The tri-meet will start at 4 PM on Oct. 31 on the OU Aquatic Center, with Halloween treats out there for spectators upon arrival. Competition continues the subsequent day, Nov. 1, beginning at 10 AM. Both visiting groups journey to Rochester after Oakland competed at their campuses over the previous two seasons. 

WOMEN’S PREVIEW

In Oakland’s season-opener towards Youngstown State, the ladies secured wins on each days of competitors. Day one featured first-place finishes within the 200 medley, 400 medley, 200 breaststroke, and a sweep within the backstroke occasions. The girls edged out the Penguins 150-130 after the primary day of competitors.

Day two showcased dominance from the Golden Grizzly girls. The workforce secured a 187-94 win, bringing the two-day complete to 337-224. Oakland posted a number of one-two finishes, together with the 400 IM and 50 freestyle. 

Lydia Soldatke would be the swimmer to observe, having earned #HLSD Swimmer of the Week after profitable six of eight occasions in her first collegiate competitors.

MEN’S PREVIEW

The Oakland males additionally secured wins towards the Penguins throughout their opener. Day one noticed victories from veterans Nicholas Karel Subagyo, Christopher Palvadre, and Harry Nicholson, resulting in a 167-114 workforce win.

Much like the ladies, the boys took management on day two, outscoring the Penguins 196-85. Multiple Golden Grizzlies posted wins or contributed to sweeps in occasions, with Subagyo and Palvadre including to their tallies. Freshman Ajjuub Ezzat joined the enjoyable by profitable the 50 again, 100 again, and 100 IM. 

SCOUTING THE BOILERMAKERS

The Purdue girls are coming off a win at house towards Missouri, 184-116, with 12 occasion victories, together with one-two sweeps in seven occasions. Diver Daryn Wright has earned Big Ten Diver of the Week twice this season and now holds the varsity file for probably the most with 9. Wright, alongside swimmer Abby Marcukaitis, had been chosen from Purdue to characterize the Boilermakers on the Big Ten’s preseason watchlist.

Oakland final met towards Purdue through the 2023-24 season in West Lafayette. The girls totaled 74 factors to Purdue’s 279, led by top-eight finishes from Mia Englender and Nora Molnar.

On the boys’s facet, the Boilermakers have gained their final two meets, ending first on the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate and defeating Missouri 192-108 at house. In their meet towards the Tigers, they earned 11 occasion wins, with six of the occasions being one-two sweeps. Currently, Purdue ranks twenty fifth in Division I in accordance with Swim Cloud. Swimmer Blake Rowe earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after their house opener on the FSU Fall Classic, and Alex Hotta and Max Miller characterize the boys on the Big Ten’s preseason watchlist.

When the boys competed in West Lafayette, they got here up simply brief towards Purdue, ending with a rating of 142.5-197.5. The Golden Grizzlies earned a number of second-place finishes, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to safe the win.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS

The Cincinnati girls gained their house opener over Miami (OH), 199-101. The Bearcats took management of the relay occasions, claiming victory in each single one. During diving, Cincy went one-two within the 3-meter, with Campbell Lively certified for the NCAA Zone lower together with her first-place rating of 218.55. Last 12 months, Oakland traveled to Cincinnati for a one-day meet, the place the ladies fell to the Bearcats, 79-221.

The males took the crown towards the RedHawks, profitable 175-125, together with the ladies. Diver Ramez Diaa earned Big 12 Diver of the Week after his 3-meter dive victory and second-place 1-meter end. Both dives certified Diaa for the NCAA Zone Cut, who will be a part of Lively and Noah Green. Like the ladies, the boys additionally swept the RedHawks in each single relay. During the boys’s go to to Cincinnati final season, they fell 137-16.

ORDER OF EVENTS

Friday @ 4 PM

200 Medley Relay 

400 IM 

200 Free

100 Fly 

1M Diving (W) 3 Meter (M)

100 Breast 

50 Free 

500 Free 

100 Back 

10 Minute Break 

400 Free Relay

Saturday @ 10 AM

400 Medley Relay

1000 Free or 1650 Free

200 IM 

200 Back 

1M Diving (M) 3 Meter (W) 

100 Free 

200 Fly 

200 Breast 

10 Minute Break 

200 Free Relay

Live scoring of the tri-meet might be discovered on the Meet Mobile app, and diving outcomes might be discovered HERE. Tickets will probably be out there for buy on the ticket workplace within the OU Credit Union O’Rena.

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