Northwestern Dominates Miami-Ohio in Season Opener
Northwestern’s men and women welcomed Miami-Ohio for a twin meet Saturday and got here out on prime in each competitions by equivalent 203-97 scores, profitable nearly each occasion on this system. The meet additionally included a couple of irregular-distance occasions, the 400 and 600 freestyle together with the 300 IM.
The staff of Justin Murdock, Sophie Martin, Nikki Venema and Lindsay Ervin started the meet by profitable the 200 medley relay in 1:39.04, and Luiza Comini Lima gained the primary particular person occasion of the day, the 600 free, in 5:56.74. Sydney Smith claimed first within the 200 free, touching out teammates Zoe Nordman and Bri Deierlein in a unprecedented end. Smith gained in 1:48.62, mere hundredths forward of Nordman (1:48.64) and Deierlein (1:48.67).
Martin was victorious within the 100 breaststroke (1:00.54), adopted by Lilly Mehok profitable the 200 butterfly (2:02.49). Venema gained the 50 free earlier than Martin claimed her second win within the 100 free (49.36). Margaret Papanicholas gained the 200 breast (2:16.15) earlier than Nordman bought on prime within the 400 free (3:49.32) and Venema gained once more within the 100 fly (54.32).
The 300 IM went to Hana Shimizu-Bowers in 3:10.99, and Northwestern’s Caroline Li claimed first in 3-meter diving (277.00). Venema, Martin, Amy Pan and Lindsay Ervin gained the 400 free relay in 3:18.45.
Miami’s Mia Meinhardt topped 1-meter diving (264.95), and Madeline Padavic gained the 100 backstroke (53.03). Ella Ziegert completed nearly two-and-a-half seconds away from the sphere within the 200 again (1:58.00).
Northwestern’s males opened up with David Gerchik, Tyler Lu, Stuart Seymour and Caden Duncan topping the 200 medley relay (1:26.72). Alexander Rousseau completed first within the 600 free in 5:29.15, adopted by Diego Nosack taking first within the 200 free (1:37.35) and Seymour profitable the 100 again (46.88). Lu completed nearly a half-second forward of the sphere within the 100 breast (54.41).
Seymour gained once more within the 100 free (44.67), with Gerchik taking the 200 again (1:44.30) and Lu profitable once more within the 200 breast (2:00.43). Josh Staples completed first within the 300 free (3:33.41), and Duncan gained the 100 fly (47.74). Nosack’s second win of the day concluded the person racing with a time of two:52.63 within the 300 IM (2:52.63).
In diving, Adam Cohen gained 3-meter (354.04) and 1-meter (317.05), and the staff of Duncan, Nosack, Malachi Cohen and Gerchik gained the 400 free relay in 2:56.97.
Miami’s first win got here from Allen Cotten within the 200 fly (1:47.81), and Tegan Barrier adopted up with a 50 free triumph (20.41), however Northwestern would sweep all occasions after that.
