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The Eagles Cruise Past the RedHawks, 207-93
1/27/2018 4:22:00 PM | M. Swim & Dive
The Eagles move to 2-0 in MAC duals
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Oxford, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving concluded the Mid-American Conference dual portion of its schedule with a 207-93 win over Miami University Saturday, Jan. 27. With the victory, the Green and White move to 6-1 in duals this season, while locking up its 21st consecutive dual win over the RedHawks.
After the Eagles swept the top-two spots in the 200 medley relay, sophomore Tanner Olmos (Clovis, Calif.-Buchanan) turned in a season-best time of 9:34.94 to take second in the 1000 freestyle.
Junior Jake Tyson ( Ipswich, England-Northgate) and sophomore Alex Arrieta (Miami, Fla.-Doral Academy Center) notched a pair of top-three finishes in the 200 free. Tyson clocked in at 1:40.50 to take first while Arrieta finished third at 1:41.36.
Eastern Michigan saw its first sweep of the day in the 100 backstroke. Junior Tosh Kawaguchi (Cary, N.C.-Cary) headed the win with a season-best time of 48.94, while sophomore Matan Segal (Lehavim, Israel-Hof HaSharon) and freshmen Chris O'Shea (Miller Place, N.Y.-Rocky Points) took second and third, respectively.
Freshman Ben Gingher (Boalsburg, Pa.-State College Area) kept EMU's winning streak alive with a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke, clocking in at 56.87. Fellow freshman Ben Brooks (Avon, Ohio-Avon) touched in at 57.71, good for third-place.
Eastern Michigan continued to pull itself away from Miami with back-to-back wins in the 200 butterfly and 50 free. Sophomore Parker Saladin (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) grabbed the top-spot in the 200 fly before freshman Carter Swift (Shepparton, Victoria, Australia) took first in the 50 free with a time of 20.64.
On the springboard, junior Tom Gillis (Halifax, Nova Scotia-Citadel) and sophomore Noah Galluzzo (Mexico, N.Y.) had excellent showings. Gillis won the 1-meter dive with a score of 325.20, just edging out fellow diver, senior Peter Rusenas (Naperville, Ill-Naperville Central), who notched a score of 324.67. Galluzzo took the top-spot in the 3-meter dive with a final score of 347.92, before finishing with a score of 264.75 in the 1-meter.
Turning the attention back to the pool, Swift kept the momentum alive as he won the 100 free with a time of 45.42, before Kawaguchi earned his second win of the day in the 200 back with a time of 1:46.20.
After Gingher and Hendry took first and second in the 200 breast, respectively, Saladin and Arrieta snagged a pair of top-three finishes in the 500 free. Saladin turned in a time of 4:42.03 to take second while Arrieta finished right on his heels at 4:42.49, good for third-place.
Senior Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory) used a time of 48.87 in the 100 fly to take first while Kawaguchi concluded the individual events with a first-place finish in the 200 individual medley.
The Green and White capped the 207-93 win over the RedHawks with a second-place finish in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:09.10.
EMU Individual Events
*- Denotes season-best
#- Denotes career-best
1000 Free
2. Tanner Olmos - 9:34.94*
4. Jacob Ehrman - 9:45.33
5. Corey Smith - 9:48.37
200 Free
1. Jake Tyson - 1:40.50
3. Alex Arrieta - 1:41.36
4. JF Murphy - 1:43.24
100 Back
1. Tosh Kawaguchi - 48.94*
2. Matan Segal - 50.36
3. Chris O'Shea - 51.27
100 Breast
1. Ben Gingher - 56.87
3. Ben Brooks - 57.71
4. Aaron Hendry - 57.73
200 Fly
1. Parker Saladin - 1:49.31
2. Logan Burton - 1:49.36
4. Ricky Perez - 1:52.13
DQ- Matthew Martin
50 Free
1. Carter Swift - 20.64
3. Connor Johnson - 21.46
5. Alec Hoch - 21.54
1-meter
1. Tom Gillis - 325.20
2. Peter Rusenas - 324.67
4. Al'x Pierre - 274.58
6. Noah Galluzzo - 264.75
100 Free
1. Carter Swift - 45.42
2. Jake Tyson - 45.89
5. Alec Hoch - 47.39
200 Back
1. Tosh Kawaguchi - 1:46.20
2. Matan Segal - 1:49.03
5. Corey Smith - 1:55.74
200 Breast
1. Ben Gingher - 2:02.52
2. Aaron Hendry - 2:06.49
5. Ben Brooks - 2:09.38
7. Ricky Perez - 2:14.44
500 Free
2. Parker Saladin - 4:39.71
3. Alex Arrieta - 4:42.49
4. Jacob Ehrman - 4:42.73
5. JF Murphy - 4:43.2
100 Fly
1. Logan Burton - 48.87
3. Matthew Martin - 50.35
4. Chris O'Shea - 50.64
5. Connor Johnson - 51.00
3-meter
1. Noah Galluzzo - 347.92
3. Tom Gillis - 330.15
4. Al'x Pierre - 306.90
7. Peter Rusenas - 285.6
200 IM
1. Tosh Kawaguchi - 1:50.11
2. Ricky Perez - 1:55.09
4. Ben Gingher - 1:58.06
5. Aaron Hendry - 1:58.56
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