McKendree Overcomes UMSL in Remaining Common Season Twin Meet

O’FALLON, Ill. – McKendree Men’s Swim and Dive defeated convention opponent UMSL within the remaining common season meet on the McKendree Metro Rec Plex Friday afternoon.  

McKendree began out the day taking the highest two spots within the 200-yard medley relay. On prime of the rostrum had been the group of Joey Ovanic, Nojus Bertulis, Daniel de Oliveira, and Tyson Upton, swimming 1:28.03. Right behind them had been Tyler Bardak, Patrick Cramer, Carson Olson and Phin Theall, swimming 1:32.06. 

Miguel Carvalhosa adopted within the 1000-yard freestyle, successful the occasion with a formidable 9:14.46. He would additionally earn one other particular person win within the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:30.69.  

In the 200-yard freestyle Vova Garvysh, Jakub Rynkiewicz, Olson and Noah Brereton swept the highest 4 spots within the occasion ending with instances of 1:37.31, 1:41.49, 1:41.50, and 1:42.56, respectively.  

Ovanic earned a person win within the 100-yard backstroke swimming 50.34. Bardak and Theall claimed the highest two spots within the 200-yard butterfly ending with instances of 1:46.54 and 1:47.98 respectively.  

In the 50-yard freestyle, de Oliveira, Bertulis, Cramer, and Sam Russel as soon as once more swept the highest 4 spots within the occasion for the Bearcats. completed with instances of 20.83, 20.92, 21.60 and 21.89 respectively.  

Bertulis collected a person win within the 200-yard backstroke, ending with a 2:00.11. Atticus Sternke was proper behind him with a time of two:07.66 ending second.  

De Oliveira completed his particular person day trip on prime in the 100-yard butterfly, stopping the clock with a time of 48.22. Theall and Rynkiewicz rounded out the rostrum with instances of 49.59 and 50.51.  

Upton cruised pasted the competitors within the 100-yard freestyle swimming 44.04, three seconds forward of second place.  

For the diving portion, Adin Peper and Finn Moseley completed with scores of 377.93 and 351.00 within the one-meter diving. In the three-meter diving, Peper completed with a 239.40 and Moseley completed with 187.50.  

The Bearcats took the win on the twin meet by a rating of 172-91 towards the UMSL.  

Next, the workforce will be heading to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships held at Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Indiana. The convention championships shall be February tenth via the 14th. 

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