GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay swimming and diving was back in action for the first time since December 9, battling Northern Michigan at the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium on Friday night. The Phoenix men fell to the Wildcats 160-138, while the women came up short 196-104.
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MEN
Calvin Kremer, Sebby Smolecki, Max Kasal, and Jerry Mansavage led the way in the 400-yard medley relay with a first-place time of 3:25.87. The Phoenix men completed the contest milliseconds ahead of NMU, with the difference being just .03 seconds.
In the men's 200-yard freestyle, Kasal placed first with a time of 1:44.37, narrowly beating his teammate, Bobby Smolecki.
Miles Rohrbaugh finished first in the men's three-meter diving competition with a score of 331.87.
Kasal struck again with a victory in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing with a time of 51.66, beating out NMU's Ryan Lund by just over half a second.
Rohrbaugh continued his successful night with a win in the one-meter dive with a score of 336.30, collecting nine points, nearly double the total of Tobie Stiles from NMU, who finished second.
Sebby Smolecki took first in the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:55.82, one-tenth of a second ahead of Daniel Lopez-Aponte from the Wildcats.
The quad of Kasal, Ethan Braatz, Eli Zimmerman, and Jerry Mansavage capped the night off with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay. They were victorious by eight-tenths of a second.
"Miles had an awesome final home meet for his diving career at Green Bay," said diving coach Tom Stover. "Miles won both diving events with scores that qualify him for the NCAA Zone Diving Meet at the University of Minnesota in March. His one meter score of 336.3 points easily surpassed the qualifying score of 300, while his three meter score of 331.875 marked a career personal record and also surpassed the zone qualifying score of 320 points. He showed exceptional focus and consistency required to perform at such a high level."
WOMEN
Kathryn Fisher placed first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:54.68. Grace Morgan was right behind her with a time of 10:55.93.
In the women's one-meter diving, Caitlyn Greenwalt bested Northern Michigan, finishing first with a final score of 211.20.
Greenwalt also completed the three-meter diving competition first with a score of 239.25.
"It was remarkable because Caitlyn had just returned to practice after a surgery in December," explained Stover. "Although not yet back to her full power, her three meter performance was especially impressive."
COMING UP
Friday's night contest was the last home meet of the season. The Phoenix will conclude the regular season with meets at Milwaukee (Jan. 28), at Wisconsin (Feb. 3), and at the UIC Diving Invite (Feb. 4). The Horizon League Championships are scheduled for February 15-18.
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