Wayne State University Athletics

Men's Swimming & Diving 10/27/2018 10:43:00 AM Lauren Bryne, Sports Information Graduate Intern

Men's Swim and Dive Falls Short At Oakland, 151-147

The Warriors claimed 11 out of the 14 races, including both relays.

Senior Dima Drobnych ended the meet with four first-place finishes.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's swimming and diving squad (1-1 overall, 0-0 GLIAC) traveled to Oakland University on Friday and fell short to the Golden Grizzlies (3-2 overall, 1-0 Horizon), 151-147.

QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES

Junior Sasha Palazzo's (Verona, Italy) winning time of 54.91 in the 100 breast, was an NCAA B Standard.

Junior Ryan Katulski (Novi, Mich.) claimed first in the 50 free (20.63). His time was also a B qualifier.

WSU took the number one spot in the 200 medley relay (1:29.06). The winning quartet included senior Dima Drobnych (Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine), Palazzo, senior Rasmus Olsen (Kastrup, Denmark), and Katulski. They met the NCAA provisional standard of 1:29.20.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Olsen claimed the top spot in the 100 fly (49.46), 50 fly (22.40), and the 100 IM (51.57).

In his first meet of the season, Drobnych finished number one in both the 50 back (22.79) and the 100 back (50.07).

Palazzo took the win for the Warriors in the 50 breast (25.03).

Redshirt junior Ahmed Ahmed (Alexandria, Egypt) won the 200 free (1:42.43).

RELAY RESULTS

The Warriors claimed first in the 200 free relay (1:22.45). The group consisted of Katulski, redshirt freshman Franz Mueller (Brandenburg, Germany), Palazzo, and Drobnych.

FROM COACH PETERS

"This was an amazing performance, and one that really took us to new levels. Even with lifting this morning in our incredible performance center, we managed to win both relays and the vast majority of swim races — in total 11 out of 14 swimming races. Against a perennial Division I conference winning program like Oakland, I am pretty impressed with our CSCAA 25th-ranked Warriors."

UP NEXT
On Saturday, Nov. 10, the Warriors will host Ashland in their second home meet of the season.

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Players Mentioned

Ahmed Ahmed: Distance Free; 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior

Dima Drobnych: Back/Fly/Sprint Free; 5' 10"; Senior

Ryan Katulski: Sprint Free; 6' 0"; Junior

Franz Mueller: Back/Free; 6' 4"; Redshirt Freshman

Rasmus Olsen: Free/Fly; 5' 10"; Senior

Sasha Palazzo: Breast/Free; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Ahmed Ahmed
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Junior
: Distance Free

Dima Drobnych
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Back/Fly/Sprint Free

Ryan Katulski
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Sprint Free

Franz Mueller
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Freshman
: Back/Free

Rasmus Olsen
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Free/Fly

Sasha Palazzo
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Breast/Free