Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, January 15
West Lafayette, Ind.
5 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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at
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Purdue
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Series of Season-Bests Not Enough to Lift Eagles Past Purdue
1/15/2016 4:52:00 PM | M. Swim & Dive
The Eagles posted five season-best performances in the loss
Complete Results (PDF)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) - Five season-best performances by the Eagles were not enough for the Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team, Friday, Jan. 15, as the Green and White fell 128-109 at the hands of Purdue University.
Senior Brendan O'Shea (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon) placed third in the 3-meter dive, posting a season-best score of 294.60, for his first top-three finish of the season. Freshman Tom Gillis' (Halifax, Nova Scotia-Citadel) 298.20 performance earned third place in the 1-meter event.
After back-to-back events without a top-three finish, freshman Jake Tyson (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Northgate) and sophomore Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory) turned the tide. Placing second and third, respectively, in the 200 Butterfly, the duo turned in a pair of career-best times to add seven points to the Eagles' total.
From there, the Green and White won the next four events beginning with senior Andrew Henry (Garner, N.C.-West Johnston). Henry followed up a runner-up finish in the 200 Free with a season-best time and first place rank in the 100 Free, touching in with a time of 45.07.
Junior Cole Bateman (Hutchinson, Minn.-Hutchinson) gave the Eagles their second win of the day in the 200 Backstroke while senior Erik Gissen (Karlstad, Sweden -Alvkullegymnasiet) rounded out the top three.
A one-two punch by juniors Marcin Rzyski (Olsztyn, Poland-Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace #4) and Kyle Lichtenberg (Clarkston, Mich.) in the 500 Free kept things going for the Eagles, but the Boilermakers maintained a large lead.
Senior Chris Hodges (Lincolnshire, Ill.-Stevenson) claimed the top spot in the 200 Breaststroke, completing the race in 2:02.13 before Eastern closed out the day by taking second and third in the 200 Free Relay.
Despite the late charge by the Eagles, the Boilermakers early lead gave them a 128-109 victory over the Green and White.
A quick turnaround pits the Eagles against the Cardinals of Ball State University in Mid-American Conference action, tomorrow, Jan. 16. Competition in Muncie, Ind. is slated to begin at 1 p.m.
EMU Individual Results
* Denotes Season-Best
1-meter
3. Thomas Gillis 298.20
4. Brendan O'Shea 296.85
5. Peter Rusenas 291.68
6. Nicholas Fox 238.13
3-meter
3. Brendan O'Shea 294.60*
4. Thomas Gillis 291.75
5. Peter Rusenas 287.93
6. Nicholas Fox 276.30
400 Yard Medley Relay
3. Bateman, Hodges, Gissen, Tyson 3:22.71
4. Perez, Aerne, Gilski, Crompton 3:27.17
6. Cutter, Bergmann, Moore, Kreider x3:33.96
1000 Free
2. Marcin Rzyski 9:31.37
6. Chris Cutter 9:54.42
200 Free
2. Andrew Henry 1:38.65
5. Logan Burton 1:42.93
7. Krzysztof Gilski 1:44.46
8. Josh Kreider x1:46.28
50 Free
5. Erik Brinkhoff 21.61
6. Dylan Crompton 21.70
7. Kevin Moore 21.95
8. Kyle Aerne x22.45
400 IM
5. Kyle Lichtenberg 4:09.52
6. Ricky Perez 4:11.98
7. Jean-Francois Murphy 4:14.46
8. Hunter Cook x4:21.89
200 Fly
2. Jake Tyson 1:51.85*
3. Logan Burton 1:52.95*
4. Marcin Rzyski 1:53.72
5. Connor Johnson x1:54.96
100 Free
1. Andrew Henry 45.07*
3. Erik Brinkhoff 48.36
4. Jean-Francois Murphy 48.61
5. Josh Kreider x48.95
200 Back
1. Cole Bateman 1:49.83
3. Erik Gissen 1:50.87*
4. Ricky Perez 1:56.40
500 Free
1. Marcin Rzyski 4:39.31
2. Kyle Lichtenberg 4:40.67
6. Chris Cutter 4:48.14
200 Breast
1. Chris Hodges 2:02.13
3. Kyle Aerne 2:09.09
4. Lance Bergmann 2:10.98
5. Hunter Cook x2:17.72
200 Free Relay
2. Henry, Tyson, Crompton, Gissen 1:24.63
3. Bateman, Burton, Brinkhoff, Moore 1:25.13
4. Johnson, Gilski, Murphy, Lichtenberg x1:28.15
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) - Five season-best performances by the Eagles were not enough for the Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team, Friday, Jan. 15, as the Green and White fell 128-109 at the hands of Purdue University.
Senior Brendan O'Shea (South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon) placed third in the 3-meter dive, posting a season-best score of 294.60, for his first top-three finish of the season. Freshman Tom Gillis' (Halifax, Nova Scotia-Citadel) 298.20 performance earned third place in the 1-meter event.
After back-to-back events without a top-three finish, freshman Jake Tyson (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Northgate) and sophomore Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory) turned the tide. Placing second and third, respectively, in the 200 Butterfly, the duo turned in a pair of career-best times to add seven points to the Eagles' total.
From there, the Green and White won the next four events beginning with senior Andrew Henry (Garner, N.C.-West Johnston). Henry followed up a runner-up finish in the 200 Free with a season-best time and first place rank in the 100 Free, touching in with a time of 45.07.
Junior Cole Bateman (Hutchinson, Minn.-Hutchinson) gave the Eagles their second win of the day in the 200 Backstroke while senior Erik Gissen (Karlstad, Sweden -Alvkullegymnasiet) rounded out the top three.
A one-two punch by juniors Marcin Rzyski (Olsztyn, Poland-Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace #4) and Kyle Lichtenberg (Clarkston, Mich.) in the 500 Free kept things going for the Eagles, but the Boilermakers maintained a large lead.
Senior Chris Hodges (Lincolnshire, Ill.-Stevenson) claimed the top spot in the 200 Breaststroke, completing the race in 2:02.13 before Eastern closed out the day by taking second and third in the 200 Free Relay.
Despite the late charge by the Eagles, the Boilermakers early lead gave them a 128-109 victory over the Green and White.
A quick turnaround pits the Eagles against the Cardinals of Ball State University in Mid-American Conference action, tomorrow, Jan. 16. Competition in Muncie, Ind. is slated to begin at 1 p.m.
EMU Individual Results
* Denotes Season-Best
1-meter
3. Thomas Gillis 298.20
4. Brendan O'Shea 296.85
5. Peter Rusenas 291.68
6. Nicholas Fox 238.13
3-meter
3. Brendan O'Shea 294.60*
4. Thomas Gillis 291.75
5. Peter Rusenas 287.93
6. Nicholas Fox 276.30
400 Yard Medley Relay
3. Bateman, Hodges, Gissen, Tyson 3:22.71
4. Perez, Aerne, Gilski, Crompton 3:27.17
6. Cutter, Bergmann, Moore, Kreider x3:33.96
1000 Free
2. Marcin Rzyski 9:31.37
6. Chris Cutter 9:54.42
200 Free
2. Andrew Henry 1:38.65
5. Logan Burton 1:42.93
7. Krzysztof Gilski 1:44.46
8. Josh Kreider x1:46.28
50 Free
5. Erik Brinkhoff 21.61
6. Dylan Crompton 21.70
7. Kevin Moore 21.95
8. Kyle Aerne x22.45
400 IM
5. Kyle Lichtenberg 4:09.52
6. Ricky Perez 4:11.98
7. Jean-Francois Murphy 4:14.46
8. Hunter Cook x4:21.89
200 Fly
2. Jake Tyson 1:51.85*
3. Logan Burton 1:52.95*
4. Marcin Rzyski 1:53.72
5. Connor Johnson x1:54.96
100 Free
1. Andrew Henry 45.07*
3. Erik Brinkhoff 48.36
4. Jean-Francois Murphy 48.61
5. Josh Kreider x48.95
200 Back
1. Cole Bateman 1:49.83
3. Erik Gissen 1:50.87*
4. Ricky Perez 1:56.40
500 Free
1. Marcin Rzyski 4:39.31
2. Kyle Lichtenberg 4:40.67
6. Chris Cutter 4:48.14
200 Breast
1. Chris Hodges 2:02.13
3. Kyle Aerne 2:09.09
4. Lance Bergmann 2:10.98
5. Hunter Cook x2:17.72
200 Free Relay
2. Henry, Tyson, Crompton, Gissen 1:24.63
3. Bateman, Burton, Brinkhoff, Moore 1:25.13
4. Johnson, Gilski, Murphy, Lichtenberg x1:28.15
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