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Swimming and Diving Corey Graham

Cardinals Have Good Showing in Quad Meet at NMU

MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State swimming and diving teams finished off the weekend in the Upper Peninsula with a quad meet against Northern Michigan, Lake Superior State, and Grand Valley State.

The men's team earned a 155-142 upset win over host, and 13th-ranked Northern Michigan that came down to the final relay. The Cardinals also earned a dominant 240-39 win over Lake Superior State, and fell 212-87 to Grand Valley State.

On the women's side, SVSU fell to the Wildcats, 201-98, but defeated LSSU 233-55. The Cardinal women also fell to GVSU, 227-72.

Ali Aygün earned a win in the men's 1000 yard freestyle after hitting an NCAA A-cut time of 9:18.10 in the race.

Ella DesJean (Indianapolis, Ind.) collected a win for the women's team with a 1:54.59 time in the 200 freestyle.

William Hsiao grabbed second place in the 1000 freestyle at 9:23.16, an NCAA A-cut mark, and the 500 freestyle after a time of 4:35.79.

Lexi Hieber (Wixom, Mich., Walled Lake Western HS) placed second in the 1000 freestyle after an NCAA B-cut time of 10:18.63. Hieber also snagged second in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:07.35.

Kyan Harnum (Fairbanks, Alaska) secured second place in the 100 freestyle after reaching the end line in 47.74.

Hadyn Gould (Adrian, Mich.) followed up his performance from last night with an NCAA A-cut mark in the 200 backstroke with a 1:51.38 time that earned him second place in the race.

The men's 400 freestyle relay team of Florian Quappill (Hildesheim, Germany, Humboldt Gymnasium), Adam Bebars (Abudhabi, United Arab Emirates), Juan Garcia, and Lyon Hall (McFarland, Wis.) placed second after a final time of 3:03.65.

Carolina Heinz (Porto Alegra, Rio Grande do Sul, Colégio Saber) finished third in the 200 freestyle after her time of 1:55.45.

Alp Hacioglu (Istanbul, Turkey, Private Nazmi Arikan Fen Bilimleri Science HS) just missed an NCAA B-cut with his time of 55.73 in the 100 yard breaststroke that earned him third in the race.

Can Corumlu and Connor Lauritzen placed third in the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. Corumlu's time of 1:50.15 was less than one second short of an NCAA B-cut. Lauritzen clocked a 2:03.88 in the 200 breaststroke for his placing.

Alvaro Rodriguez Jimenez (Guadalajara, Mexico) was third in the 100 butterfly after punching in a 49.74 in the competition.

Nathan Walker (Christchurch, New Zealand, Shirley Boys HS) was the final third-place finisher for the team with a time of 1:54.41 in the 200 IM.

The women's 400 freestyle relay team of Carolina Heinz (Porto Alegra, Rio Grande do Sul, Colégio Saber), Genevieve Dal Ponte (New Lenox, Ill., Lincoln Way Central HS), DesJean, and Hieber placed third with a time of 3:33.77.

UP NEXT: The SVSU swimming and diving team will get a bit of a break from competition before jumping back in at the Don Kimble Invite hosted by Davenport on November 20-22 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Players Mentioned

Adam Bebars

Adam Bebars

3rd Year
Carolina Heinz

Carolina Heinz

3rd Year
Ella DesJean

Ella DesJean

5' 5"
3rd Year
Hadyn Gould

Hadyn Gould

6' 1"
3rd Year
Alp Hacioglu

Alp Hacioglu

2nd Year
Lyon Hall

Lyon Hall

3rd Year
Kyan Harnum

Kyan Harnum

4th Year
Lexi Hieber

Lexi Hieber

5' 9"
4th Year
William Hsiao

William Hsiao

2nd Year
Connor Lauritzen

Connor Lauritzen

5' 10"
2nd Year

Players Mentioned

Adam Bebars

Adam Bebars

3rd Year
Carolina Heinz

Carolina Heinz

3rd Year
Ella DesJean

Ella DesJean

5' 5"
3rd Year
Hadyn Gould

Hadyn Gould

6' 1"
3rd Year
Alp Hacioglu

Alp Hacioglu

2nd Year
Lyon Hall

Lyon Hall

3rd Year
Kyan Harnum

Kyan Harnum

4th Year
Lexi Hieber

Lexi Hieber

5' 9"
4th Year
William Hsiao

William Hsiao

2nd Year
Connor Lauritzen

Connor Lauritzen

5' 10"
2nd Year