
Spartans Fall To Purdue At Home
1/11/2019 7:09:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
Jan. 11, 2019
Results
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State swimming and diving team was defeated at home by Big Ten rival Purdue on Friday. The men lost 164-127, while the women fell 191-102.
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"Good swimming, I thought we were alright. We've had a lot of time off and I thought we had some good swims," head coach Matt Gianiodis said. "Payton obviously, Scott Piper and I thought our girls swam hard against a really good team. Our divers, we got a couple of Regional zone cuts which is cool too."
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Opening the meet, the 200-medley relay team of Sam Villani, Erin Szara, Madeline Reilly, and Dominique Meldrum placed second with a time of 1:44.64.
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The men's 200 medley relay team also claimed a second-place finish with a time of 1:32.27. The team consisted of Michael Schwers, Jonathan Lee, Josh Lantow, and Payton Woods.
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Aidan Farley came in first for the Spartans in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:38.83. Just behind him in third was Lantow with a time of 1:41.77.
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In the 100 breaststroke, Ana Sortland took second and Erin Szara took third with times of 1:03.67 and 1:04.15, respectively.
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In the 200 butterfly, Scott Piper clocked in at 1:49.98 and came up with a victory. Payton Woods also took first in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.62.
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Schwers took first-place in the 100 butterfly, clocking in at 49.21.
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On Saturday, Jan. 19, the men and women will head to Oakland to take on the Grizzlies. The meet will start at 1 p.m.
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Results
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State swimming and diving team was defeated at home by Big Ten rival Purdue on Friday. The men lost 164-127, while the women fell 191-102.
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"Good swimming, I thought we were alright. We've had a lot of time off and I thought we had some good swims," head coach Matt Gianiodis said. "Payton obviously, Scott Piper and I thought our girls swam hard against a really good team. Our divers, we got a couple of Regional zone cuts which is cool too."
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Opening the meet, the 200-medley relay team of Sam Villani, Erin Szara, Madeline Reilly, and Dominique Meldrum placed second with a time of 1:44.64.
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The men's 200 medley relay team also claimed a second-place finish with a time of 1:32.27. The team consisted of Michael Schwers, Jonathan Lee, Josh Lantow, and Payton Woods.
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Aidan Farley came in first for the Spartans in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:38.83. Just behind him in third was Lantow with a time of 1:41.77.
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In the 100 breaststroke, Ana Sortland took second and Erin Szara took third with times of 1:03.67 and 1:04.15, respectively.
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In the 200 butterfly, Scott Piper clocked in at 1:49.98 and came up with a victory. Payton Woods also took first in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.62.
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Schwers took first-place in the 100 butterfly, clocking in at 49.21.
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On Saturday, Jan. 19, the men and women will head to Oakland to take on the Grizzlies. The meet will start at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
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