Michigan State University
Toledo
Toledo Falls To Spartan Swimming And Diving
11/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Nov. 13, 2001
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Michigan State men's and women's swimming and diving teams took care of another Mid-American Conference team Tuesday at the University of Toledo. The women's 200-medley relay broke the pool record with a time of 1:48.55.
Working on a three meet win streak, the women won 13 events to defeat Toledo 192-108. The 200-medley relay team, consisting of junior Kathryn Duncombe (Erie, Pa.), freshman Jessica Henning (Sandusky, Ohio), junior Heather Wellings (Simpsonville, S.C.), and freshman Alicia Copestick (East Liverpool, Ohio), set a new pool record by .67 seconds. Copestick contributed to another relay win with the 400-yard free relay (3:35.11) as well as winning two individual events, the 50-yard free (24.51) and the 100-yard free (53.39). Senior Ildiko Szekely (Budapest, Hungary) also guided the Spartans, winning the 100-yard butterfly (57.40) and the 200 fly (2:05.00).
On the men's side, MSU escaped with a six-point win, 153-147. Senior Aaron Mahaney (Easton, Pa.) captured first in the 200-yard fly (1:55.34) as well as third in the 1000-yard freestyle (9:39.73). Junior Dave Sloan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took first in the 100-yard (59.69) breaststroke and third in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:11.67) and 200-yard individual medley (1:57.95).
Out of four diving events, the Spartans took three first places. Senior Carly Weiden (Kentwood, Mich.) swept both women's 1-meter and 3-meter board while freshman Justin Laskowski (Bay City, Mich.) took first in the men's 1-meter dive.
Head coach Jim Lutz remarked, "The women swam well throughout the meet. Toledo had a really strong men's team, but we came back and won it in the end."
