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Men's Swimming and Diving Wins Non-Conference Dual Meet

Tommie McQueary (Photo courtesy of Jeff Ratino)
Tommie McQueary (Photo courtesy of Jeff Ratino)

BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University men's swimming and diving team win their non-conference dual meet against Bethany College and Hiram College in the BW Natatorium inside the Lou Higgins Center.

BW (7-1) won 10 of the 11 events, had 7 runner-up finishers as it defeated Bethany by a final score of 178-18 and beat Hiram by a final score of 166-45.

The Yellow Jackets individual highlights included:

  • Junior Austin Olsavsky (Medina) won the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:06.98.
  • Freshmen Will Bolin (Mansfield / Ontario) won the 1000-yard freestyle in a time of 11:41.64
  • Freshman Davis Pickett (Akron / Firestone) placed second in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 5:22.69.
  • Freshman Gavin Skwirut (Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe) won the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:07.21.
  • Freshman Austin Kingsley (Northport, N.Y.) won the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 54.48 seconds.
  • Freshmen Aidan Hicks (Oneida) won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 51.45.
  • Freshman Tommie McQueary (Batavia/Bethel Tate) won the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:53.26 and 100-yard backstroke in a time of 57.20
  • Freshman Gannon Mellett (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Moon Area) won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 23.32 seconds. 

BW relays were highlighted by:

  • The 400-yard medley relay of McQueary, Freshman Tyson Swihart (Sarasota, Fla. / Sarasota Military Academy), Kingsley and freshman Martin Koenen (Chardon) won in a time of 3:52.86.
  • The 200-yard freestyle squad of Mellett, Bolin, freshmen Luke Minick (Stow / Archbishop Hoban), Kingsley, and sophomore Mason Kooyman (Concord Township / Chardon) won in a time of 1:31.34.

The Yellow Jackets will travel to Sarasota, Florida on their annual winter break trip as they face Randolph-Macon (Va.) at the Arlington Park Aquatic Complex.