MARQUETTE, Mich. - The NMU Swim and Dive team was back in action on Saturday, September 16 with their annual intrasquad Green vs. Gold meet.
EVENT RECAP
Kicking off the meet was the 200-yard Medley Relay which had
Camilla Carbone,
Zoe DeKievit,
Carlotta Santi, and
Olivia Haerr earning a first place finish for the Gold team. The Green team also finished in first place with
Ian Rocheleau,
Gabriel Fulconi,
Martin Wolmarans, and
William LaCount.
The Green team's
Anika Wright and
Patrick Andrews found themselves on top for the 1000-yard Freestyle with
Carlotta Santi and
Logan Robillard following close behind for the Gold. Wright finished the event with a time of 10:46.09 while Andrews ended with 10:33.70.
Freshmen
Anna Karubas and
Wyatt Dickman made their mark when they took first for both teams in the 200-yard Freestyle. Falling into second place were returners
Olivia Haerr and Daniel Lopez-Aponte with their respective times of 2:00.16 and 1:47.44.
The 100-yard Backstroke saw the Gold team's
Camilla Carbone and
Thibault Auger in the top spot while
Mia Strazny, of the green team, and
Leo Nolles, of the gold team, took second place.
The 100-yard Breaststroke was led by
Ella Houwers, representing the Gold team, and freshman
Gabriel Fulconi of the Green team. Txell Font-Cantarero (Green) and
Hudson Lowery (Gold) took first in the 200-yard Butterfly.
Green succeeded in the 50-yard Freestyle with wins from
Becca Burrows and
William LaCount. The 1-meter dive tripped up the teams, earning wins from both sides by
Abbie Harned, who had 220.00 points, and
Tobie Stiles, with his 284.70 points.
The Gold team took wins in three consecutive events: 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Backstroke, and 200-yard Breaststroke. The first place finishers were Haerr and Nolles in the Freestyle, Carbone and Auger in the Backstroke, and DeKievit and Dickman in the Breaststroke.
Wright and Fulconi added another win to the Green team during the 500-yard Freestyle. Font-Cantarero was also successful in earning a win for the Green team in the 100-yard Butterfly, but this was balanced out by Nolles' win for the Gold team in the same event.
The 3-Meter Dive saw Harned's score of 108.90 adding another win to the Gold's plate while Stiles' 154.55 score did the same for the Green team.
With only two events remaining, the Green team added another tally to their score with Font-Cantarero and Fulconi taking first in the 200-yard IM.
The 200-yard Freestyle finished out the meet with the Gold prevailing. The women's side consisted of
Carlotta Santi,
Alyssa Bloser,
Joanne Arbic, and
Olivia Haerr and the men's included
Alessandro Rosatelli,
Wyatt Dickman,
Ryan Lund, and
Leo Nolles.
FINAL SCORES
- Overall, the Gold team claimed the meet for the second year in a row. Earning a grand total of 293 points while the Green trailed with 285.
- Gold also won the women's events, which contributed 148 points, while Green tallied 139.
- The Green men's team came out victorious where they topped Gold 146 to 145.
UP NEXT
You can catch the swim and dive team at their first meet on Oct. 6 at 5pm and Oct. 7 at 10am in the PEIF Pool against St. Cloud State University and Davenport University.
