Men's Swimming and Diving 10/24/2026 4:08:00 PM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

Wildcats have successful weekend in the PEIF Pool

MARQUETTE, Mich. -- The NMU men's and women's swim & dive team had a great weekend in the PEIF pool, hosting a multitude of GLIAC foes on Friday and Saturday.

The Wildcats opened with a sprints meet vs. Saginaw Valley State, where teams swam all sprints, with the max distance of 175 yards, and shortest race of 25 yards. The men won 146-110, and the women 183-77.

The 'Cats then hosted Grand Valley, Saginaw Valley, and Lake Superior State for a more traditional quad-meet on Saturday morning. On the men's side, NMU defeated Lake Superior State 231-46, but fell to Saginaw Valley 142-155 and 91-206 against Grand Valley. The women went 2-1, claiming wins over Sagainaw Valley (201-98) and Lake Superior State (249-39), and a loss to Grand Valley (118.50-180.50).

On Friday night, the men won 146-110 thanks to a pair of terrific outings from two Matteo's: Matteo Ballardin and Matteo Gomez Ravecca. Ballardin claimed gold as a member of the 125 medley relay team, 75 fly, and 125 IM, while Gomez Ravecca claimed gold in the 75 free, 25 fly, and a silver as a member of the 125 yard free relay team.

Charlie Prince (13 pts) was a member of the first-place 125 medley relay team, and earned gold in the 25 breast and silver in the 75 breast. Ale Rosatelli (13.0) claimed gold in the 175 free, and silvers in the 125 IM and and 125 free relay. Youssef Nahali (12.0) claimed gold in the 25 free, third in the 75 free, and was also a member of the second-place 125 free relay.

On the women's side, the Green and Gold claimed a decisive 183-77 victory, led by a 18 points from Evangeline Pierce, who claimed gold as a member of the 125 medley relay team, and individual golds in the 25 back and 75 back. Rowan Schmidt (13.0) earned gold in the 75 fly and silver in the 75 back, and Laura Stockinger (13.0) claimed silver in the 25 back and gold in the 75 free.

The Wildcat relays both earned gold, as the 'B' team won the 125 medley relay to open the meet, and the 'A' team won the 125 free relay to close the meet.

On the men's side on Saturday, it was another successful outing for Ballardin, who opened his day earning silver with the 200 medley relay team before earning gold in the 200 fly, 200 breast, and 200 IM. The 200 medley relay team of Mosley Patzke, Nahali, Ballardin, and Fulconi finished second, and the 400 free relay team of Gomez Raveca, Nahali, Rosatelli, and Fulconi finished third. Benaiah Schnurstein finished third in the 3-meter board and second in the 1-meter board.

On the women's side, Pierce opened with a silver as a member of the 200 medley relay team and an individual second-place in the 100 back before claiming gold in the 200 back. Pierce also finished sixth in the 200 IM. Schmidt claimed gold in the 100 back, silver in the 100 fly, and third in the 200 back and as a member of the 200 medley relay. Stockinger earned a gold in the 100 free, silver in the 50 free, was also a member of the 200 medley team, and finished fourth with the 400 free relay team. The 200 medley relay team of Pierce, Bohnini, Michaluk, and Burda finished second, and the 400 free relay team of Keen, Matheny, Kilgard, and Stockinger finished fourth. Kalina Ceglinski finished 5th in the 1-meter board and 3rd in the 3-meter to guide the 'Cats.

Day 1 Men's Points - Sprints vs. SVSU, W 146-110

Matteo Ballardin - 18.0
Matteo Gomez Ravecca - 18.0
Charlie Prince - 13.0
Ale Rosatelli - 13.0
Youssef Nahali - 12.0
125 Medley Relay Team 'A' - 11.0
Mosley Patzke - 7.0
Rafael Schaub - 5.0
Caleb Bartolazzi - 4.0
Gabriel Fulconi - 4.0
Matteo Medina - 4.0
125 Yard Free Relay 'A' - 4.0
Grady Busen - 1.0
Logan Ament - N/A
Zachary Billotte - N/A
DJ Buterakos - N/A
Diego Carrillo - N/A
Ryan Foucault - N/A
Benjamin Mason - N/A
Nathan Nolan - N/A
Sebastian Ritsema - N/A
Cade Schilling - N/A
Benaiah Schnurstein - N/A
Isaiah Youngren - N/A

Day 1 Women's Points - Sprints vs. SVSU, W 183-77

Evangeline Pierce - 18.0
Rowan Schmidt - 13.0
Laura Stockinger - 13.0
125 Medley Relay 'B' - 11.0
125 Free Relay 'A' - 11.0
Abby Keen - 9.0
Wicktoria Michaluk - 9.0
Nadia Blackmore - 7.0
Julia Zimpel - 7.0
Annika Geyer - 6.0
Tegan Rose - 4.0
Sophia Moore - 3.0
Vicky Burda - 3.0
Ellie Kilgard - 3.0
Carlotta Santi - 3.0
Nicole Malinova - 2.0
125 Free Relay 'B' - 2.0
Ellie Adams - 1.0
Manuela Araujo - N/A
Ludovica Bonini - N/A
Josie Bosen - N/A
Kalina Ceglinski - N/A
Grace Daly - N/A
Annie Devine - N/A
Riley Hummel - N/A
Anna Karubas - N/A
Lillian Marx - N/A
Sydney Matheny - N/A
Julia Plevak - N/A
Quinn Schemenauer - N/A
Kenzie Stute - N/A

Day 2 Men's Points - NMU Quad Meet

Day 2 Women's Points - NMU Quad Meet

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Players Mentioned

Matteo Ballardin: Sophomore

Zachary Billotte: Junior

Diego Carrillo: 5' 9"; Senior

Ryan Foucault: 5' 10"; Senior

Gabriel Fulconi: 5' 11"; Senior

Youssef Nahali: Senior

Rafael Schaub: Sophomore

Benaiah Schnurstein: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Logan Ament: Freshman

Caleb Bartolazzi: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matteo Ballardin
: Sophomore

Zachary Billotte
: Junior

Diego Carrillo
: 5' 9"; Senior

Ryan Foucault
: 5' 10"; Senior

Gabriel Fulconi
: 5' 11"; Senior

Youssef Nahali
: Senior

Rafael Schaub
: Sophomore

Benaiah Schnurstein
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Logan Ament
: Freshman

Caleb Bartolazzi
: Freshman

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Wildcats have successful weekend in the PEIF Pool

Players Mentioned

Matteo Ballardin

Zachary Billotte

Diego Carrillo

Ryan Foucault

Gabriel Fulconi

Youssef Nahali

Rafael Schaub

Benaiah Schnurstein

Logan Ament

Caleb Bartolazzi

Players Mentioned

Matteo Ballardin

Zachary Billotte

Diego Carrillo

Ryan Foucault

Gabriel Fulconi

Youssef Nahali

Rafael Schaub

Benaiah Schnurstein

Logan Ament

Caleb Bartolazzi