Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, December 2
Jones Natatorium
3:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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EMU Invitational
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Chloe Smith
Eagles Sit in First-Place After Day One of EMU Invitational
12/2/2016 10:53:00 PM | M. Swim & Dive
The Green and White won four events on the first day of the meet
Complete Results (PDF)
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Four wins fueled the Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team to a solid lead on day one of the EMU Invitational Friday night, Dec. 2, at Jones Natatorium. The Eagles picked up three individual victories and a relay win while compiling a day one total of 424.5 points. EMU currently sits in first-place and holds a 175-point lead over second-place Wayne State.
The Green and White swept the top five spots on the 3-meter springboard to begin the meet. Senior Alex Chan (Toronto, Ontario-Neil McNeil Secondary) led the way with a season-best score of 359.45 to take first by roughly 40 points, while junior Peter Rusenas (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville Central) and freshman Noah Galluzzo rounded out the top-three. Rusenas wrapped up second with 319.70 points and Galluzzo secured third with a career-best score of 319.10 points.
From there, the Eagles turned their focus to the pool where senior Kyle Lichtenberg (Clarkston, Mich.) and freshman Alex Arrieta (Miami, Fla.-Doral Academy) increased EMU's point total in the 1650 freestyle. Lichtenberg clocked in 16:07.40 to take second, while Arrieta finished third.
Sophomore Tosh Kawaguchi (Cary, N.C.-Cary) continued his dominant start in the 200 backstroke, edging out the second-place finisher by just under eight-tenths of a second. Meanwhile, senior Cole Bateman (Hutchinson, Minn.-Hutchinson) nabbed third with a time of 1:49.29.
Eastern Michigan benefited from another win in the 100 freestyle, as sophomore Jake Tyson (Ipswich, England-Northgate) bested the field with a time of 46.12.
From there, freshman Matthew Tsenkov (Sofia, Bulgaria-General Vladimir Stoychev) racked up a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke and junior Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory) added a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly before EMU closed out the day with a relay win.
The Eagles placed two relays within the top-three in the 400 Freestyle Relay, led by a first-place finish by the team of Tyson, freshman Mark Krusinski (Brecksville, Ohio-Brecksville Broadview Heights), Bateman, and Burton. Together, the relay squad clocked in nearly two seconds ahead of Wayne State's second-place relay, while EMU's other foursome rounded out the top-three.
Eastern wraps up the meet tomorrow, Dec. 3, at Jones Natatorium. The day gets underway with a morning session set to begin at 10 a.m. before the meet comes to a close in the evening session which is slated for 6 p.m.
Team Standings
1. Eastern Michigan 424.5
2. Wayne State 249.5
3. Ashland 170
4. Tiffin 84
5. Wright State 16
EMU Individual Results
3-meter
1. Alex Chan 359.45
2. Peter Rusenas 319.70
3. Noah Galluzzo 319.10
4. Nicholas Fox 307.75
5. Tom Gillis 307.60
1650 Free
2. Kyle Lichtenberg 16:07.40
3. Alex Arrieta 16:18.36
5. Tanner Olmos 16:21.92
7. Benjamin Ryan 16:32.88
200 Back
1. Tosh Kawaguchi 1:47.19
3. Cole Bateman 1:49.29
4. Ricky Perez 1:52.12
5. Chris Cutter 1:54.87
x. Eric Akins x1:53.72
x. Corey Smith x1:54.51
100 Free
1. Jake Tyson 46.12
5. Mark Krusinski 47.23
7. Max Wilkinson 47.29
11. Kevin Moore 47.87
x. Ryan Current 46.98
x. Connor Johnson 47.77
x. Gian Garcia 47.78
x. Josh Kreider 47.86
x. Branson Smith 48.18
x. Jacob Ehrman 48.50
x. Erik Brinkhoff 48.60
x. Matthew Martin 48.88
200 Breast
3. Matthew Tsenkov 2:05.11
4. Lance Bergmann 2:05.59
5. Aaron Hendry 2:07.04
10. Conner Finnigan 2:13.02
x. JF Murphy 2:11.62
x. Chris Buzard 2:12.43
200 Fly
2. Logan Burton 1:50.07
4. Marcin Rzyski 1:52.55
5. Parker Saladin 1:53.27
8. Hunter Cook 1:55.56
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Four wins fueled the Eastern Michigan University men's swimming and diving team to a solid lead on day one of the EMU Invitational Friday night, Dec. 2, at Jones Natatorium. The Eagles picked up three individual victories and a relay win while compiling a day one total of 424.5 points. EMU currently sits in first-place and holds a 175-point lead over second-place Wayne State.
The Green and White swept the top five spots on the 3-meter springboard to begin the meet. Senior Alex Chan (Toronto, Ontario-Neil McNeil Secondary) led the way with a season-best score of 359.45 to take first by roughly 40 points, while junior Peter Rusenas (Naperville, Ill.-Naperville Central) and freshman Noah Galluzzo rounded out the top-three. Rusenas wrapped up second with 319.70 points and Galluzzo secured third with a career-best score of 319.10 points.
From there, the Eagles turned their focus to the pool where senior Kyle Lichtenberg (Clarkston, Mich.) and freshman Alex Arrieta (Miami, Fla.-Doral Academy) increased EMU's point total in the 1650 freestyle. Lichtenberg clocked in 16:07.40 to take second, while Arrieta finished third.
Sophomore Tosh Kawaguchi (Cary, N.C.-Cary) continued his dominant start in the 200 backstroke, edging out the second-place finisher by just under eight-tenths of a second. Meanwhile, senior Cole Bateman (Hutchinson, Minn.-Hutchinson) nabbed third with a time of 1:49.29.
Eastern Michigan benefited from another win in the 100 freestyle, as sophomore Jake Tyson (Ipswich, England-Northgate) bested the field with a time of 46.12.
From there, freshman Matthew Tsenkov (Sofia, Bulgaria-General Vladimir Stoychev) racked up a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke and junior Logan Burton (Chesapeake, Va.-Hickory) added a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly before EMU closed out the day with a relay win.
The Eagles placed two relays within the top-three in the 400 Freestyle Relay, led by a first-place finish by the team of Tyson, freshman Mark Krusinski (Brecksville, Ohio-Brecksville Broadview Heights), Bateman, and Burton. Together, the relay squad clocked in nearly two seconds ahead of Wayne State's second-place relay, while EMU's other foursome rounded out the top-three.
Eastern wraps up the meet tomorrow, Dec. 3, at Jones Natatorium. The day gets underway with a morning session set to begin at 10 a.m. before the meet comes to a close in the evening session which is slated for 6 p.m.
Team Standings
1. Eastern Michigan 424.5
2. Wayne State 249.5
3. Ashland 170
4. Tiffin 84
5. Wright State 16
EMU Individual Results
3-meter
1. Alex Chan 359.45
2. Peter Rusenas 319.70
3. Noah Galluzzo 319.10
4. Nicholas Fox 307.75
5. Tom Gillis 307.60
1650 Free
2. Kyle Lichtenberg 16:07.40
3. Alex Arrieta 16:18.36
5. Tanner Olmos 16:21.92
7. Benjamin Ryan 16:32.88
200 Back
1. Tosh Kawaguchi 1:47.19
3. Cole Bateman 1:49.29
4. Ricky Perez 1:52.12
5. Chris Cutter 1:54.87
x. Eric Akins x1:53.72
x. Corey Smith x1:54.51
100 Free
1. Jake Tyson 46.12
5. Mark Krusinski 47.23
7. Max Wilkinson 47.29
11. Kevin Moore 47.87
x. Ryan Current 46.98
x. Connor Johnson 47.77
x. Gian Garcia 47.78
x. Josh Kreider 47.86
x. Branson Smith 48.18
x. Jacob Ehrman 48.50
x. Erik Brinkhoff 48.60
x. Matthew Martin 48.88
200 Breast
3. Matthew Tsenkov 2:05.11
4. Lance Bergmann 2:05.59
5. Aaron Hendry 2:07.04
10. Conner Finnigan 2:13.02
x. JF Murphy 2:11.62
x. Chris Buzard 2:12.43
200 Fly
2. Logan Burton 1:50.07
4. Marcin Rzyski 1:52.55
5. Parker Saladin 1:53.27
8. Hunter Cook 1:55.56
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