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Hans Anderson had B-cut times in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke.

Men's Swimming & Diving 11/22/2021 9:26:00 AM Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Swim and Dive Has Strong Showing at Don Kimble Invitational

The Warriors won every relay over the three-day event.

KENTWOOD, Mich. -- The Wayne State men's swimming and diving team performed admirably over the weekend at the Don Kimble Invitational hosted by Davenport. The Green and Gold finished the three-day event with a first-place finish.

The final standings were: WSU (1143), Saginaw Valley State (1045.5), Davenport (718.5), Olivet Nazarene (445) and Aquinas College (82).

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Kyle Lovas (Shepherd, Mich. / Alma) took first place in the 1650-freestyle, collecting a B-cut time in the process. His time was 15:59.96.

Alex Capizzo (Fraser, Mich.) and Trevor Jones (Farmington, Mich.) had strong showings in the 200-yard butterfly, notching first and third-place finishes, respectively. Capizzo had a 1:50.62, while Jones had a time of 1:53.47. Capizzo would also notch a B-cut time in the 400-yard IM. He won the race with a time of 3:59.16. Capizzo also won the 500-yard freestyle, earning a 4:37.21.

Hans Anderson (Livonia, Mich. / Stevenson) also found qualifying success, posting a B-cut time in the 100-yard breaststroke. He touched out in 54.36. Anderson also got a B-cut time in the 200-yard breaststroke, posting a winning time of 2:00.26. Franz Mueller (Brandenburg, Germany) won the 100-yard backstroke, with a time of 49.73.

Luka Cvetko (Varazdin, Croatia) and Mueller found success in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing first and second, respectively. The duo both posted B-cut times in the event. Cvetko touched the wall in 20.20, while Mueller earned a 20.57. The two would find a similar result in the 100-yard butterfly, as Cvetko touched out in first (49.30) and Mueller finished second (50.37).

In diving, Andrew Ceely (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline) posted a second-place finish in the 1-meter event. He notched a score of 389.40. Grant Porter (Haslett, Mich.) finished second in the 3-meter dive. He had a score of 405.60. Jeffrey Cottingham, Jr. (Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford) placed third with a score of 384.75.

Mueller won the 100-yard freestyle with a B-cut time of 45.32. Capizzo, Clayton Kinnard (Dexter, Mich.) and Jones finished first (1:52.49), second (1:52.69) and third (1:54.30), respectively, in the 200-yard IM.

RELAY RESULTS
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Cvetko, Noah Barstad (Allen Park, Mich.), Capizzo and Mueller posted a winning time of 1:21.22.

Mueller, Anderson, Jones and Cvetko won the 400-yard medley relay. The quartet earned a time of 3:17.20. Jones Capizzo, Lovas and Kinnard won the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 6:43.06.

Continuing its success in relays, WSU's team of Mueller, Anderson, Jones and Cvetko won the 200-yard medley relay (1:30.02). Cvetko, Jones, Capizzo and Mueller would cap off the relay success with a win in the 400-yard free style relay. That team had a winning time of 3:00.83.

FROM COACH PETERS
"We are so pleased to compete this weekend at the Don Kimble Invitational. Don was a legendary coach, who gave so much to the sport of swimming and impacted many athletes from Holland, Byron Center, and at Davenport.
The Warriors performed at our highest level this season, with numerous season, and lifetime, best performances. We also had many swimmers, and divers, that have positioned themselves very well to have the opportunity to compete against some of the very best in the GLIAC, and NCAA. I was very proud of how well our Warriors came together and walked away with a great experience!"

UP NEXT
The Warriors will take a break from action before returning to face SVSU on Jan. 8. That meet is set to being at 1 PM in University Center, Mich.

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Players Mentioned

Hans Anderson: Breast/IM; 6' 2"; Junior

Noah Barstad: Sprint Free; 6' 0"; Senior

Alex Capizzo: IM/Distance Free; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Andrew Ceely: Diving; 5' 7"; Junior

Jeffrey Cottingham, Jr.: Diving; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Luka Cvetko: Free/Back; 6' 2"; Junior

Trevor Jones: Fly/Free/IM; 6' 2"; Freshman

Kyle Lovas: Free/Fly; 5' 10"; Senior

Franz Mueller: Back/Free; 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior

Grant Porter: Diving; 5' 10"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Hans Anderson
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Breast/IM

Noah Barstad
: 6' 0"; Senior
: Sprint Free

Alex Capizzo
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: IM/Distance Free

Andrew Ceely
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Diving

Jeffrey Cottingham, Jr.
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Diving

Luka Cvetko
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Free/Back

Trevor Jones
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: Fly/Free/IM

Kyle Lovas
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Free/Fly

Franz Mueller
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Senior
: Back/Free

Grant Porter
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Diving