KENTWOOD, Mich. -- Competing in its final event of the calendar year, the Wayne State University men's swimming and diving team beat six other schools to win Davenport's Don Kimble Invitational on Sunday night. The Warriors racked up 1,051 points and seven first-place finishes for the three-day event.
"I was really impressed overall with our Warriors," said head coach
Sean Peters. "We really stepped things up against some fantastic athletes and programs from all over the region. I think both the women and men came in with high expectations, and while we still have a lot more to do this season, this was a wonderful overall experience."
TEAM STANDINGS
1. #24 Wayne State - 1,051
2. #12 Saginaw Valley State - 1,000
3. #23 Davenport - 750
4. Olivet Nazarene - 398
5. Aquinas - 293
6. Bethel (Ind). - 152
7. Ashland (diving only) - 26
FIRST-PLACE FINISHES
1650 free -
Khalil Ben Ajmia (Tunis, Tunisia / Lycée Pierre De Coubertin) - 15:08.81 (SCHOOL RECORD for both 1000 free and 1650 free)
200 IM -
Clayton Kinnard (Dexter, Mich.) - 1:47.60
500 free -
Khalil Ben Ajmia - 4:23.98
1 meter dive -
Max Wasiniak (Huron, Ohio) - 458.40
400 IM -
Trevor Jones (Farmington, Mich.) - 3:58.41
200 free -
Khalil Ben Ajmia - 1:38.75
3 meter dive -
John Martin (Brownstown, Mich. / Woodhaven) - 475.15
Wayne State is done for 2023 and will next be in action on Saturday, Jan. 6 of 2024 at home against Saginaw Valley State. Action inside Matthaei Natatorium that day will begin at 1 p.m.
