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Jordan Fox won the 500 free, 200 free and 200 back.

Women's Swimming & Diving 11/21/2022 1:50:00 PM Zachary Manning, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Women's Swim and Dive Dominates at Don Kimble Invitational

The Warriors won by more than 400 points.

KENTWOOD, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's swimming and diving team had a dominant showing at the Don Kimble Invitational this past weekend, as the Warriors topped the field of seven teams by more than 400 points. WSU scored 1,171 points, with Davenport coming in second with 714.5 points.

The final results were: WSU (1,171 points), Davenport (714.5 points), Hillsdale (610.5 points), Saginaw Valley State (591 points), Olivet Nazarene (469 points), Bethel (126 points) and Aquinas College (89 points).

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Barbara Munoz (Yumbo, Colombia) and Jordan Fox (Melbourne, Australia) kicked things off with top-two finishes in the 1650 free. Munoz won the event with a time of 17:09.61 and Fox was second with a time of 17:09.85. Following that, Elly Belmore (St. Clair Shores, Mich. / Lakeview) swam to a second-place finish in the 200 IM. She recorded a time of 2:07.23.

Fox and Munoz were again among the top swimmers, this time in the 500 free. Fox claimed the top spot with a time of 4:58.94, while Munoz placed third with a time of 5:04.00. Hasten Horling (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Northview) followed that up with a third-place finish in the 100 breast. She had a time of 1:05.17.

Fox then showed her versatility, as she won the 200 back by more than a second. She posted a time of 2:03.15. In the 100 free, Isidora Sekaric (Windsor, Ont. / W.F. Herman Academy) and Marina Tarlev (Athens, Greece) finished second and third, respectively. Sekaric earned a time of 52.46, while Tarlev touched out in a time of 52.54.

In the 200 free, Fox was again on top of the field, as she registered a time of 1:51.40. Right behind her in second place was Sekaric, who notched a time of 1:52.69. Belmore continued her strong start to the season, as she claimed first place in the 400 IM. She had a time of 4:28.37.

Following that, Horling finished third in the 200 breast with a time of 2:21.30. In the next event, Maddy Chorley (Burton, Mich. / Davison) was able to win the 100 back, as she recorded a time of 57.72. To close out the individual portion of the meet, Hannah Gurecki (Macomb, Mich. / L'Anse Creuse North) and Sabine Branford (Plymouth, Mich. / Salem) were able to finish second and third, respectively, in the 50 free. Gurecki touched out in 24.17 and Branford had a time of 24.22.

Diving wise, Mikaela Senkus (Macomb, Mich. / Utica Academy for International Studies) brought her A-game, as she won both the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions. In the three-meter event, Senkus topped the field with a score of 442.70. The second-place finisher had a score of 409.35. In the one-meter competition, Senkus was able to edge teammate Marissa Woida (Lincoln Park, Mich. / Wyandotte Roosevelt). Senkus won with a score of 385.85 and Woida finished second with a score of 383.95.

RELAY RESULTS
WSU opened with a win in the 200 free relay. The quartet of Gurecki, Tarlev, Hailee Waters (Dexter, Mich.) and Branford had the top time of 1:35.34. In the 400 medley relay, WSU's team of Chorley, Horling, Munoz and Fox finished second with a time of 3:51.86.

The Warriors were able to win the 200 medley relay with the team of Chorley, Gurecki, Evie Dice (Waterford, Mich. / Clarkston) and Branford recording a time of 1:45.31. In the 800 free relay, Fox, Sekaric, Alli Vassilakos (Clarkston, Mich.) and Munoz finished first with a time of 7:37.74. In the final relay (400 free relay), the quartet of Munoz, Sekaric, Tarlev and Fox was able to come out on top with a time of 3:28.72. The group of Julia Katulski (Novi, Mich.), Waters, Branford and Vassilakos finished second with a time of 3:32.44.

FROM COACH PETERS
"We have had a lot of successful mid-season meets in the past, but I feel that this was one of our best. It started out with really strong distance performances, and everyone on the program really stepped up their game and kept going after faster swims and strong dives all weekend.

I also have to give a lot of credit to the programs we shared the pool with, as we were all out there trying to perform well and everyone did -- and it made for a great overall experience. It was a wonderful weekend for the Warriors...now bring on Thanksgiving!"

UP NEXT
Wayne State will be off until Jan. 7 when it hosts Saginaw Valley State inside the Matthaei Natatorium.

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Players Mentioned

Elly Belmore: IM/Breast; 5' 6"; Freshman

Sabine Branford: Sprint Free; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Maddy Chorley: Back/Fly/Free; 5' 8"; Senior

Evie Dice: Back/Free; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Jordan Fox: Back/Free; 5' 11"; Senior

Hannah Gurecki: Breast/Free; 5' 8"; Junior

Hasten Horling: Breast/IM; 5' 5"; Freshman

Julia Katulski: Sprint Free; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Barbara Munoz: Free/Fly; 5' 10"; Junior

Isidora Sekaric: Sprint Free; 5' 8"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Elly Belmore
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: IM/Breast

Sabine Branford
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: Sprint Free

Maddy Chorley
: 5' 8"; Senior
: Back/Fly/Free

Evie Dice
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: Back/Free

Jordan Fox
: 5' 11"; Senior
: Back/Free

Hannah Gurecki
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Breast/Free

Hasten Horling
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: Breast/IM

Julia Katulski
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: Sprint Free

Barbara Munoz
: 5' 10"; Junior
: Free/Fly

Isidora Sekaric
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Sprint Free