MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State swimming and diving teams fell to Northern Michigan in a dual meet against the Wildcats on Friday evening. The women were outscored 183-77 and the men fell 146-110 in a tough night of competition for SVSU.
Lexi Hieber (Wixom, Mich., Walled Lake Western HS) led for the women with a win in the 175-yard freestyle, finishing with a time of one minute, 40.62 seconds. Hieber collected two more top-five placings with third in the 125-yard IM (1:18.51) and fourth in the 75-yard freestyle (40.19).
The men's side was highlighted by
Hadyn Gould (Adrian, Mich.) breaking two meet records in his wins in both the 25 yard and 75-yard backstroke races. Gould clocked in at 10.63 seconds in the 25 yard race and 36.56 in the 75.
Alp Hacioglu (Istanbul, Turkey, Private Nazmi Arikan Fen Bilimleri Science HS) also set a new meet record with his victory in the 75-yard breaststroke, with a time of 40.67. Hacioglu also finished second in the 25-yard breaststroke (11.53) to complete his strong showing.
The men's 125-yard freestyle relay team of
Lyon Hall (McFarland, Wis.),
Adam Bebars (Abudhabi, United Arab Emirates),
Juan Garcia, and
Emir Nigdelioglu won the race with a time of 47.66, just .01 seconds off the meet record. The team of
Sean O'Connor-Close (Wellington, England, Wellington College),
Kyan Harnum (Fairbanks, Alaska),
Trevor Schroeder (Dundee, Mich., Dundee HS), and
Brendan Marshall finished third after clocking a 49.27.
Carolina Heinz (Porto Alegra, Rio Grande do Sul, Colégio Saber) collected second and third place finishes on the day with a 39.39 in the 75-yard freestyle to earn the second spot. She was third in the 175-yard freestyle after a time of 1:41.13.
Lyon Hall finished second in the 175-yard freestyle (1:29.55) and 75-yard backstroke (37.22).
Asia Swiderska collected second in the 75-yard butterfly with her time of 42.30.
Alvaro Rodriguez Jimenez (Guadalajara, Mexico) swam the 75-yard butterfly for the men and also finished second with a time of 35.73. He placed second in the 25-yard butterfly as well after a finish of 10.33.
Florian Quappill (Hildesheim, Germany, Humboldt Gymnasium) had two top-three marks with second in the 75-yard freestyle after a time of 33.65 and third in the 25-yard freestyle at 10.02.
Marlene Lehmann (Bad Homburg, Germany, Kaiserin Friedrich Gymnasium) finished second in the 25-yard butterfly and 125-yard IM, with times of 12.14 and 1:17.38, respectively.
The women's 125-yard medley relay squad of
Amanda Feril (Franklin, Tennessee, Ravenwood HS),
Hailey Stotko (Waconia, Minn., Waconia HS),
Nina Pavlovic Cano (Stockholm, Sweden), and
Anastasiia Krasilnikova (Kaliningrad, Russia, Secondary School No. 5) finished second in their race with a time of 1:03.96. The team of
Hannah Martin Cook (Granada, Spain, IES Zaidin Vergeles),
Mya Ketel (Nelson, New Zealand, Garin College),
Asia Swiderska, and
Valentina Plaza (Panama City, Panama, Oxford International School) was third with a finish of 1:04.29.
The men's side of the 125-yard medley relay had similar results with the quartet of
Hadyn Gould,
Alp Hacioglu,
Alvaro Rodriguez Jimenez, and
Adam Bebars finishing second with a time of 54.47, while the team of
Owen Durham (Zeeland, Mich., Zeeland East HS),
Sean O'Connor-Close,
Emir Nigdelioglu, and
Kyan Harnum was third with a time of 54.91.
The final top-three finish for a relay team came in the women's 125-yard freestyle relay when the group of
Carolina Heinz,
Valentina Plaza,
Ella DesJean (Indianapolis, Ind.), and
Anastasiia Krasilnikova claimed second with a time of 57.59.
Hannah Martin Cook took third place in the 25-yard backstroke with a time of 13.36 and fourth in the 75-yard backstroke at 44.97.
Connor Lauritzen took third in both the 25-yard and 75-yard breaststroke races for the men. His 25-yard time was 12.51, while the 75-yard finish was 42.59.
Ella DesJean finished the 75-yard backstroke in 44.96 to claim third.
Owen Durham also claimed third in the 25-yard backstroke after his time of 11.57.
Nina Pavlovic Cano and
Trevor Schroeder were third in the 25 yard butterfly. Pavlovic Cano clocked a 12.63 and Schroeder completed the race in 10.72.
Layla Winklepleck (Hamilton, Mich., Hamilton HS) was the only diver to place in the top three with her final score of 238.80 in the 3-meter dive placing her third in the final standings.
Nathan Walker (Christchurch, New Zealand, Shirley Boys HS) was the final top-three finisher for the Cardinals. He finished the 125-yard IM in third with a time of 1:07.52.
UP NEXT: Saginaw Valley swimming and diving will remain in Marquette for a second-day of competition with a quad-meet against NMU, Grand Valley State, and Lake Superior State at the PEIF Pool beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
