2023-10-28 04:27:20
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It’s always a great day to be a LION but it’s even better following a victory and that’s exactly what the men’s AND women’s swimming and diving teams accomplished today over the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
In the women’s 400-yard medley relay, Stephanie Marks, Maja Piotrowicz, Kayla Bulseco and Adi Luker came in first with a time of 3:54.61; while Team B came in third with a time of 4:08.65. Team B was comprised of Maddie Lynch, Saylor Wilson, Nina Tasic and Lyssa Wood. On the men’s side Piotr Kowalczyk, Johan Cue Carrillo, Lance Godard and Ondrej Dusa recorded a time of 3:23.47 for first; while Team B consisting of Jose Ochoa, Mattia Giurgevich, Nick Williams and Gavin Schulte finished in third with a time of 3:29.54.
In the women’s 1650-yard freestyle, Megan Hollaar (17:49.54) and Kathryn Chaves (18:11.48) earned second and third respectively. On the men’s side, Jaxson Bradburn recorded a 16:54.08 for second place. In the women’s 200-yard freestyle Kornelia Buszka recorded a second-place finish in 2:00.28. On the men’s side, Lindenwood took first, second, and third, we will call it a sweep. Adam Szczerba (1:42.53), Dusa (1:47.01) and Jacob Noble (1:49.01) displayed their athleticism for the Lions.
The women’s 50-yard freestyle saw Kayla Bulseco finish in first in 24.85 and Nona Tasic finish in second in 25.21. For the men, Kowalczyk finished first in 21.20 and Cue Carrillo took second in 22.05. For the women’s 200-yard IM, Piotrowicz took first with a time of 2:07.45 and Marks finished in second (2:11.85). Jose Ochoa and Ryan Boeding raced into second and third, respectively with times of 1:54.67 and 1:56.98.
The women’s team showed out in the 100-yard butterfly with Ellie Lopez (59.87), Hollaar (1:01.14) and Kathryn Chaves (1:01.20) for first, second and third. On the men’s side, Matheo Mateos-Mongelos recorded a time of 52.33 for second place. In the women’s 100-yard freestyle, Buszka took first in 54.24, Luker finished in second with a time of 54.91 and Laney Fenton finished in third with a time of 55.38. For the men, Polat Tasbasi captured first in 46.40 and Godard took second in 47.55.
Moving to the women’s 100-yard backstroke, Marks finished in 58.34 for second and Piotrowicz took third in 58.77. On the men’s side, Max Wetteland finished in second with a time of 54.29 and Boeding took third in 56.06. In the women’s 500-yard freestyle, Lucy Price finished in third with a time of 5:20.39, while Mateos-Mongelos finished in first for the men with a time of 4:47.04. Beata Maruszczyk took second with a time of 1:07.42. Cue Carrillo took first in 55.56 and Tasbasi finished in second in 57.65.
In the women’s 400-yard frrestyle relay, Buszka, Laney Fenton, Evi Blennert and Maruszczyk finished in second with a time of 3:38.37; while Chaves, Nina Tasic, Adison Marshall and Hollaar finished in third with a time of 3:43.05. For the men, Dusa, Tasbasi, Mateos-Mongelos and Kowalczyk finished in first (3:06.34) while Giurgevich, Wetteland, Szczerba and Trevor Danner took third in 3:11.19. Lindenwood women won the meet 113-92, while the men won 122-83.
Assistant Coach Jonathan Reeder stated, “Super excited regarding the team coming together in a tough position! The team culture is developing well and we are excited for what the season brings moving forward!”
The Lions will host the University of Missouri and Southern Illinois University in St. Peters, Missouri, at the St. Peters Rec-Plex on November 3rd at 11:30 a.m.
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