Eagles Suffer Setback Against Northwestern

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com)—Eastern Michigan University's men's swimming and diving team opened up the 2014-15 season at home, falling to Big Ten contender Northwestern University, 139-161, Oct. 16. The Eagles won six of the afternoon's 16 events, spread out between the 100 and 200 free and fly races as well as both diving competitions.

The meet started out with a close matchup against the two squads' top 200 medley relay teams. Northwestern's lineup barely got the edge on the quartet of Cole Bateman (Hutchinson, Minn.-Hutchinson), Kyle Aerne (Lake Villa, Ill.-Lakes Community), Krzysztof Gilski (Dywity, Poland-Adam Mickiewicz State Secondary), and Brian Moore (Anthem, Ariz.-Boulder Creek), as the Wildcats finished in 1:31.51 before the Eagles' 1:31.98 mark.

The 'Cats won their next event behind All-American and USA National Team member Jordan Wilimovsky in the 1000 free, but Kyle Lichtenberg (Clarkston, Mich.-Homeschool) and Franco Petrone (Etobicoke, Ontario-Silverthorne Collegiate Institute) secured the second and third spots in 9:40.69 and 9:45.96, respectively. Wilimovsky went on to win by another wide margin in the 500 free while Lichtenberg, Marcin Rzyski (Olsztyn, Poland-Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace #4), and Petrone finished 3-4-5, led by Lichtenberg's 4:40.86 finish.

Andrew Henry (Garner, N.C.-West Johnston) nabbed the first win for the Green and White, taking a commanding lead in the 200 free to win by nearly two seconds in 1:39.48. three 'Cats swept in before Dylan Crompton (Redford, Mich.-Thurston) touched in at 1:44.63. The Eagles saw more success in the shorter freestyle events throughout the afternoon, as Moore took the title in the 100 free, going 1-2 with Henry in 45.82 and 46.09. The elder Moore was also the first Eagle to touch the wall in the 50 free in a career-best 20.95 seconds to finish second while his brother Kevin Moore (Phoenix, Ariz.-Boulder Creek) took fourth in 21.73.

A pair of Polish products paced all swimmers in the butterfly events in Gilski and Rzyski. Gilski took the title in the 100 fly, touching in at 50.15 to secure a win by just .15 seconds over NU's top finisher. Rzyski had the upper hand on his compatriot in the 200 fly, winning in 1:51.15, while Gilski took third in 1:52.01.

Bateman was the lead Eagle in both backstroke events, falling to Northwestern's Alex Snarski in both the 100 and 200 back. Snarski was the only swimmer to fall below the 50-second mark in the 100 back and the 1:50.00 mark in the 200 back, but Bateman clinched second in the 100 matchup in 1:51.44. He was edged out by Andrew Jovanovic in the 200 by a slim .04 seconds, taking third in 50.75, while newcomer Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory) finished fourth in 51.76 seconds.

The trio of Aerne, Mike Fisher (Saline, Mich.-Saline), and Chris Hodges (Lincolnshire, Ill.-Stevenson) swam in a tight pack near the lead in the Green and White's breaststroke races. Aerne took second in the 100 breast in 57.35, while Fisher was runner-up in the 200 breast with a mark of 2:06.99. Hodges finished third in both races, while Aerne and Fisher switched off for fourth in the two events.

In his debut meet donning the Green and White, Jordan Lesser (Bethesda, Md.-Thomas S Wootton (Minnesota-Alabama)) performed exceptionally well inside the confines of Jones Natatorium. Lesser took the title on the 3-meter springboard with a mark of 345.08 and took runner-up behind All-MAC honoree Alex Chan (Toronto, Ontario-Neil McNeil Catholic). Chan notched a score of 326.02 points while Lesser finished with 306.52, as the pair were the only two divers to score above 300 points in the event.

Following the 1-meter dive, the Eagles had just two events to wrap up the afternoon's action. Ethan McNally (Loveland, Colo.-Loveland) had the top time for the Eagles in the 200 IM, taking third in 1:55.92, while Aerne finished fourth in 1:57.89. The meet ended with another close relay matchup for the 400 free relay, and the Wildcats once again took the top spot in 3:05.31 while the lineup of Bateman, Crompton, B. Moore, and Henry touched in at 3:05.94. The Eagles were able to take the third spot as well as Gilski, Kristian Berning (Kettering, Ohio-Kettering Fairmont), Burton, and Erik Brinkhoff (Bethel Park, Pa.-Bethel Park) finished one second ahead of NU's B team in 3:09.86.

The Eagles will have a substantial break before their next meet, when they hit the water next in a matchup against Oakland Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. in Rochester, Mich.

EMU Individual Results (* denotes EMU career best)

Event	Mark
200-yard Medley Relay
2. Bateman, Aerne, Gilski, Moore	1:31.98
4. Burton, Fisher, Johnson, Brinkhoff	1:34.89
5. Cutter, Schwarz, Fotsch, Moore	X1:36.89
6. Schingoethe, Finnigan, McKane, MacDonald	X1:39.55
7. Wasberg, Buzard, Cook, Graham	X1:40.36

1000-yard Freestyle
2. Lichtenberg, Kyle	9:40.69
3. Petrone, Franco	9:45.96
5. Tento, Sean	9:51.91*

200-yard Freestyle
1. Henry, Andrew	1:39.48
5. Crompton, Dylan	1:44.63
6. Berning, Kristian	1:45.69*
7. Flores, Rodolfo	X1:46.04
8. Kreider, Josh	X1:46.24

100-yard Backstroke
3. Bateman, Cole	50.75
4. Burton, Logan	51.76*
6. Cutter, Chris	53.10
7. Schingoethe, Nate	X54.88
8. Wasberg, Craig	X55.45

100-yard Breaststroke
2. Aerne, Kyle	57.35
3. Hodges, Chris	57.64
4. Fisher, Mike	58.45
8. Schwarz, Grant	X1:00.19
9. Hahn, Bryan	X1:00.20

200-yard Butterfly
1. Rzyski, Marcin	1:51.15
3. Gilski,Krzysztof	1:52.01
4. McKane, Liam	1:53.43*
6. Cook, Hunter	X1:57.64
7. Schmitter-Sanchez, Axel	X1:57.98

50-yard Freestyle
2. Moore, Brian	20.95*
4. Moore, Kevin	21.73
5. Brinkhoff, Erik	21.79
6. Fotsch, Connor	X22.05
7. Johnson, Connor	X22.10

3-meter Diving
1. Lesser, Jordan	345.08
5. Stephens, Sage	217.51

100-yard Freestyle
1. Moore, Brian	45.82
2. Henry, Andrew	46.09
5. Crompton, Dylan	47.73
6. Berning, Kristian	X47.87
7. Fotsch, Connor	X48.35

200-yard Backstroke
2. Bateman, Cole	1:51.44
4. Cutter, Chris	1:54.75
5. Burton, Logan	1:55.52*
7. Schingoethe, Nate	X2:02.08
8. Wasberg, Craig	X2:05.70

200-yard Breaststroke
2. Fisher, Mike	2:06.99
3. Hodges, Chris	2:07.06
4. Aerne, Kyle	2:08.51
5. Schwarz, Grant	X2:15.93
7. Hahn, Bryan	X2:17.82

500-yard Freestyle
3. Lichtenberg, Kyle	4:40.86
4. Rzyski, Marcin	4:42.08
5. Petrone, Franco	4:43.31
6. Tento, Sean	X4:43.84
7. Flores, Rodolfo	X4:48.85

100-yard Butterfly
1. Gilski, Krzysztof	50.15
4. Johnson, Connor	51.59*
5. Moore, Kevin	51.98
8. Cook, Hunter	X53.61
9. Kreider, Josh	X54.01

3-meter Diving
1. Chan, Alex	326.02
2. Lesser, Jordan	306.52
6. Stephens, Sage	260.40
7. Gironza, Dan	X255.98
8. Rusenas, Peter	X235.20
9. Johnson, Dakoda	X228.37

200-Yard Individual Medley
3. McNally, Ethan	1:55.92
4. Aerne, Kyle	1:57.89*
6. McKane, Liam	1:58.65*
8. Hodges, Chris	X1:59.72
9. Tento, Sean	X2:01.57

400-yard Freestyle Relay
2. Bateman, Crompton, B. Moore, Henry	3:05.94
3. Gilski, Berning, Burton, Brinkhoff	3:09.86
5. Fotsch, Johnson, K. Moore, Kreider	X3:12.18
6. Schmitter-Sanchez, Flores, Schwarz, Lichtenberg	X3:17.36
7. Buzard, MacDonald, Finnigan, Graham	X3:23.37

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Aerne

Cole Bateman

Kristian Berning

Erik Brinkhoff

Logan Burton

Alex Chan

Dylan Crompton

Mike Fisher

Krzysztof Gilski

Andrew Henry

Chris Hodges

Jordan Lesser

Kyle Lichtenberg

Ethan McNally

Brian Moore

Kevin Moore

Franco Petrone

Marcin Rzyski

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