Men's Swimming & Diving | 11/5/2016 5:18:00 PM
DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's swimming & diving program won its home opener on Saturday 144-77 over Ashland. The Warriors were triumphant in 10 of the 12 events during the dual meet inside the Matthaei Natatorium.
RELAY RESULTS
• Wayne State began the day with a victory in the 200 medley relay to earn 11 points as
Dima Drobnych (Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine),
Sasha Palazzo (Verona, Italy),
Rasmus Olsen (Kastrup, Denmark) and Joshua Schacht (Schoolcraft, Mich. / Mattawan) turned in a time of 1:34.60. Ashland won the 200 freestyle relay.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
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Ahmed Ahmed (Alexandria, Egypt) notched a time of 9:51.64 to win the 1000 freestyle, while Palazzo earned a victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.81. Schacht took home the title in the 50 freestyle by finishing in 22.33. Olsen led WSU to victory in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.05. Olsen continued his strong home debut by winning the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.22.
Tyler Roshak (Farmington Hills, Mich. / Harrison) won the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.28. Drobnych was the fastest swimmer in the 200 backstroke and won with a time of 1:58.49. Ahmed won the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:49.11. Ashland's first victory of the meet came in the 200 breaststroke as the Eagles took first and second in the event.
DIVING RESULTS
• WSU had the only two participants in the one-meter diving competition as
Riese Penn (Ionia, Mich.) was awarded a score of 332.00, which is a NCAA qualifying mark.
Nate Michna (Belleville, Mich.) turned in a score of 247.05. Penn also won the three-meter event with a 273.35.
FROM COACH PETERS
"I thought there were some very good and tight races that the Warriors faced today. Being just our second meet, I am looking for improvement in their performance approaches, and many of the Warriors built off of their experience last week. Admittedly, there is a lot of season but we are getting started and I was really pleased with how we competed and how the team is growing and bonding."
UP NEXT
• Wayne State will host a dual meet against Calvin on Nov. 18th at 5 p.m.
