GREEN BAY, Wis. – Friday afternoon, the Green Bay swim and dive team opened the season with a meet against St. Thomas at the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium. St. Thomas was able to edge out the Phoenix 318.5 points to 280.5. However, the men defeated St. Thomas 154-146, while the women came up short 172.5 points to 126.5.
MEN'S EVENTS
Green Bay dominated the 200-yard medley relay, with three of the top four finishing teams all representing the Green and White. Aaron Klym led the first-place squad, while Calvin Kremer paced the second-place finisher. Eli Zimmerman guided the team that placed fourth. John Burnard led the way in the 100-yard freestyle, placing third with a time of 10:11.02. He finished just one point back of second place. The Tommies' Alex Foti had nine points to finish first in the event.
Max Kasal took first in the 200-yard freestyle, tallying nine points with a time of 1:46.33. Kremer was near the top of the leaderboard in the 100-yard backstroke, notching a time of 51.52. Zimmerman was right behind him, finishing under two seconds later than Kremer for third place. Burnard continued a fantastic day with a first-place completion of the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:58.20. Andy Groebner racked up 237.15 points in the one-meter dive and took first in the three-meter dive with a score of 231.37.
WOMEN'S EVENTS
Alexa Kelly began her day with a first-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle. She recorded a time of 10:59.70. Later, she took first in the 200-yard butterfly, getting nine more points for GB with a time of 2:13.55. Ella Anderson tallied a second-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:08.75. Annie Frederickson, a freshman, was second in the one-meter dive, scoring 207.98 points. Frederickson also took second in the three-meter dive with 198.98 points. Kaleigh Gale took second in the 500-yard freestyle with a final time of 5:27.64. Grace Morgan was able to finish fourth, recording a time of 5:33.48.
Alli Misialek impressed in the 100-yard butterfly, taking first with a time of 1:01.19. McKenna Metropulos finished fourth for the Phoenix. Anderson also recorded a first-place finish in the 200-yard IM with a time of 2:16.46.
COMING UP
Green Bay will host a women-only meet against Indiana State this Saturday, October 14 at 10 a.m. in the Peter F. Dorschel Natatorium.
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