Friday, January 22
Ann Arbor, Mich.
530 pm
Michigan State University
77
at
159
at Michigan (MEN)
Spartan Men Fall Behind at Michigan, 137-77
1/22/2021 7:09:00 PM | Swimming and Diving
East Lansing, Mich. --Michigan State finally had an opportunity to get in the pool and compete, racing Michigan on Friday evening at Canham Pool in Ann Arbor. The men's teams from the two institutions faced off on Friday, with the women's teams and all diving competition slated for Saturday. With a limited number of athletes competing on Friday, MSU trails by a score of 137-77. Diving, which will be contested on Saturday, will finish out the competition.
Complete Friday Results
"I'm really proud of our team. Its been a really difficult couple of weeks.," said head coach Matt Gianiodis. "We came down here with mostly freshmen and sophomores, and we haven't been able to train or work together as a team in a good while. I thought the freshmen did a really nice job in their first meet. For us to compete the way we did today – missing a lot of our upperclassmen and swimming against a top-10 Michigan team – I'm incredibly happy with our efforts."
Sophomore Travis Nitkiewicz took second place for MSU in two events. In the 100 breast, he posted a time of 57.06, edging out a pair of Wolverines who had designs on a podium finish. His time of 2:00.16 gave him his second second-place finish of the day.
Four freshmen earned second-place finishes in their first collegiate meet. Michael Benington earned a pair on his own: in the 400 IM (4:06.11) and also the 200 back, (1:53.28). James Gavin was second in the 500 free (4:35.77, nearly 10 seconds faster than UM's third-place finisher), and also took sixth in the 200 free (1:42.37.) Cristofer Gore took third for MSU in the 200 fly, posting a 1:52.72. Gore also finished fifth in the 100 fly. Stephen Freitag took second in the 100 fly (49.96), and then was fifth in the 50 free.
Senior Aiden Farley took third in the 100 free (46.27), and was also fifth (1:40.76) in the 200 free. Kevin Mills was third in the 50 free, leading the way for MSU in the event (20.90).
The 100 back, senior Charlie Ryan was MSU's top finisher (third, 54.18), and Grant Wolner was a spot behind (55.60). Ryan and Wolner also swam the 100 free, taking fourth (48.79) and fifth (49.36).
Sophomore Brad Sanford was third in the 100 fly (51.28), while classmate Brian Jiang was fourth in the 100 fly (51.94) and sixth in the 50 free earlier in the evening. Alexander Eddy also competed in the 500 free, finishing in fourth place in a time of 5:08.37. Jack Hiss was third in the 400 IM (4:06.11)
MSU's 400 medley relay – Ryan, Nitkiewicz, Freitag, and Mills – took third place, posting a time of 325.07. The Spartans had a pair of top three finishes in the 200 free relay; Mills Sanford, Farley and Freitag finished second (1:23.08), while the "B" entry (Peter Corsetti, Gavin, Jiang, and Wolner) were third (1:26.72).
The women's squad get their turn on Saturday, as will both men's and women's diving. Action in Ann Arbor beings at 11 am.
Complete Friday Results
"I'm really proud of our team. Its been a really difficult couple of weeks.," said head coach Matt Gianiodis. "We came down here with mostly freshmen and sophomores, and we haven't been able to train or work together as a team in a good while. I thought the freshmen did a really nice job in their first meet. For us to compete the way we did today – missing a lot of our upperclassmen and swimming against a top-10 Michigan team – I'm incredibly happy with our efforts."
Sophomore Travis Nitkiewicz took second place for MSU in two events. In the 100 breast, he posted a time of 57.06, edging out a pair of Wolverines who had designs on a podium finish. His time of 2:00.16 gave him his second second-place finish of the day.
Four freshmen earned second-place finishes in their first collegiate meet. Michael Benington earned a pair on his own: in the 400 IM (4:06.11) and also the 200 back, (1:53.28). James Gavin was second in the 500 free (4:35.77, nearly 10 seconds faster than UM's third-place finisher), and also took sixth in the 200 free (1:42.37.) Cristofer Gore took third for MSU in the 200 fly, posting a 1:52.72. Gore also finished fifth in the 100 fly. Stephen Freitag took second in the 100 fly (49.96), and then was fifth in the 50 free.
Senior Aiden Farley took third in the 100 free (46.27), and was also fifth (1:40.76) in the 200 free. Kevin Mills was third in the 50 free, leading the way for MSU in the event (20.90).
The 100 back, senior Charlie Ryan was MSU's top finisher (third, 54.18), and Grant Wolner was a spot behind (55.60). Ryan and Wolner also swam the 100 free, taking fourth (48.79) and fifth (49.36).
Sophomore Brad Sanford was third in the 100 fly (51.28), while classmate Brian Jiang was fourth in the 100 fly (51.94) and sixth in the 50 free earlier in the evening. Alexander Eddy also competed in the 500 free, finishing in fourth place in a time of 5:08.37. Jack Hiss was third in the 400 IM (4:06.11)
MSU's 400 medley relay – Ryan, Nitkiewicz, Freitag, and Mills – took third place, posting a time of 325.07. The Spartans had a pair of top three finishes in the 200 free relay; Mills Sanford, Farley and Freitag finished second (1:23.08), while the "B" entry (Peter Corsetti, Gavin, Jiang, and Wolner) were third (1:26.72).
The women's squad get their turn on Saturday, as will both men's and women's diving. Action in Ann Arbor beings at 11 am.
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