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The men's and women's swimming and diving programs honored a total of 15 seniors prior to the meet.

Men's Swimming & Diving 1/22/2022 6:54:00 PM Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Swim and Dive Falls To Oakland On Senior Day

Franz Mueller set the pool record in the 100 free, posting a time of 44.32.

DETROIT -- In its final home meet of the season, the Wayne State University men's swimming and diving team fell to Oakland University by a final score of 170.50-108.50. Prior the meet, the team honored seniors Noah Barstad (Allen Park, Mich.), Abdelrahman Hassan (Cairo, Egypt), Sam Krahn (Dexter, Mich.), Kyle Lovas (Shepherd, Mich. / Alma), Franz Mueller (Brandenburg, Germany), Stewart Nowinski (Macomb, Mich. / L'Asne Creuse North), Grant Porter (Haslett, Mich.), Reid Schoenherr (Macomb, Mich. / L'Anse Creuse North), Chris Spencer (Jackson, Mich. / Lumen Christi Catholic), Chris Westgate (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester Adams) and Derek Wilson (Marysville, Mich.) for their hard work and dedication to the program.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
The most exciting action of the day came in a time trial to end the meet, where Mueller broke the pool record in the 100 free by recording a time of 44.32. That is also good enough for a B-cut qualifying time. Mueller also took third in the 100 back, notching a time of 52.88.

Trevor Jones (Farmington, Mich.) provided a spark in the early portion of the meet, claiming a victory in the 1650 free. He was more than 10 seconds faster than second place, collecting a time of 16:29.29.

In the 200 free, Alex Capizzo (Fraser, Mich.) and Lovas took second and third, respectively. Capizzo touched out in 1:46.45, while Lovas earned a time of 1:46.89. After that, Clayton Kinnard (Dexter, Mich.) finished second in the 100 IM, registering a time of 53.17. Kinnard also took third in the 100 breast with a time of 58.88.

Luka Cvetko (Varazdin, Croatia) finished first in the 50 free, notching a time of 20.75. Just behind him was Michael Wolsek (Trenton, Mich.), who tied for second, recording a time of 20.89. Later, Wolsek went on to win the 50 fly with a time of 22.27. In the 100 free, Cvetko also touched out in first, collecting a time of 46.08. This time Jones was behind him in second place, earning a time of 47.47.

In diving action, Porter took the top spot in the three-meter dive. He posted a final score of 237.22. Jeffrey Cottingham, Jr. (Dearborn, Mich. / Edsel Ford) took third, posting a score of 221.40. In the one-meter dive, Porter (235.65) and Cottingham, Jr. (232.35) finished second and third, respectively.

The final individual event of the day saw Krahn capture third place in the 400 IM. He posted a time of 4:19.57.

RELAY RESULTS
In the 400 medley relay, the Warriors team of Mueller, Kinnard, Wolsek and Cvetko took second place with a time of 3:24.08. Spencer, Capizzo, Hassan and Lovas took fourth.

The team of Wolsek, Cvetko, Barstad and Kinnard captured second place in the 200 free relay. The quartet posted a time of 1:23.43.

FROM COACH PETERS
"Today, we celebrated 15 amazing seniors and super-seniors! They embody everything I could ever ask for out of a group. They are amazing women and men, hard workers in the pool, scholar-athletes out of the pool…just true Warriors. We kicked off our first meet in about two months, and the Warriors had some really strong swims! I am very thankful to Oakland that we get to do this, and tomorrow, we both get together to do it again!"

UP NEXT
The Warriors will take on Oakland again on Jan. 23, but this matchup will take place at the home of the Golden Grizzlies. The meet is set to begin at noon.

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Players Mentioned

Noah Barstad: Sprint Free; 6' 1"; Junior

Jeffrey Cottingham, Jr.: Diving; 5' 11"; Freshman

Luka Cvetko: Free/Back; 6' 4"; Sophomore

Abdelrahman Hassan: IM/Free/Fly; 6' 0"; Junior

Sam Krahn: Breast/Free; 6' 3"; Junior

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

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

Stewart Nowinski: Free/Fly; 6' 0"; Junior

Grant Porter: Diving; 5' 10"; Junior

Reid Schoenherr: Free; 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Noah Barstad
: 6' 1"; Junior
: Sprint Free

Jeffrey Cottingham, Jr.
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Diving

Luka Cvetko
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: Free/Back

Abdelrahman Hassan
: 6' 0"; Junior
: IM/Free/Fly

Sam Krahn
: 6' 3"; Junior
: Breast/Free

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

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

Stewart Nowinski
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Free/Fly

Grant Porter
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Diving

Reid Schoenherr
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Free