Oilers Fall at #1 Indianapolis | Women Defeat DI Butler
Indianapolis, IN – The University of Findlay men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed for a second consecutive day on Saturday, Nov. 6. The Oilers men took on the University of Indianapolis, ranked number one in the country in Division II, in a dual and fell by a score of 195-90 while the women took on Indianapolis, also the top team in the country, and Butler University in a tri-meet. Findlay's women defeated Division I Butler 202-86 but lost to top-ranked Indianapolis 206-91.
Women
In the 400 medley relay, Findlay picked up a win against Butler, third place against Indy, as Sasha Melnyk, Kristina Coleman, Edith Somrah, and Sydney Jones teamed up to finish the event in a time of 3:58.49. Jones later picked up a win over Butler in the 50 free with a time of 24.58, but finished third overall. She was again active in the 100 free, finishing fourth overall, but first against Butler with a 53.91.
The Oilers next win came in the 1000 freestyle as freshman Abbie Kmet swam every one of her 20 laps in less than 35 seconds to compete the race in 11:13.16. The time gave her a win against Butler, but runner-up against UIndy.
After a solid day yesterday in Cleveland, sophomore Cecilia Langle continued her momentum with a first place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:53.34. She trailed for the first three laps of the race but outswam Indy's top finisher by almost eight-tenths of a second in the final lap to pick up the victory. She later swam in the 500 freestyle and took third overall but first against the Bulldogs, touching the wall in 5:21.80.
In the 100 backstroke, freshman Mille Berg was the runner-up with a 58.12, but did earn the win against Butler. Melnyk was close behind with a 59.47.
Colman was back in the pool for the 100 breaststroke where she finished first against Butler with a time of 1:07.38, finishing fifth overall. In the 200 breaststroke, junior Rachel Poling had a 2:30.91, defeating Butler but finishing second to UIndy.
Sophomore Jessie Schelin swam a 2:14.11 in the 200 yard butterfly to finish runner-up overall, but earning a victory against the Bulldogs. She finished third in the 100 butterfly, as well, but first against Butler, ending the race in 59.78.
In the diving pool, Findlay's Addi Fleischman was the winner, scoring a 261.82 in the one-meter dive. She also competed in the three-meter competition and took second with a 253.27.
The final event of the night was the 400 freestyler relay. Findlay's women took third against UIndy, but defeated Butler as the team of Jones, Langle, Melnyk, and Macy May finished in 3:37.44.
Men
The Oilers picked up a victory in the 200 butterfly as sophomore Adam Hornak out touched his competition, finishing in 1:53.03, a half second ahead of the runner-up.
Freshman Angel Margaritov earned another win for the Oilers in the 100 free. His first lap of 22.33 was the fastest in the race as he finished in 46.22.
Sophomore Daniel Garcia earned the third and final win for the Oilers, picking up a victory in the 200 yard IM with a 1:55.16.
In the 1000 yard freestyle, Rafael Lozano Machado finished second with a 9:46.46, the eighth-best time in Great Midwest history while Daniel Garcia and Luca Chiandussi tied for third in the 100 yard breaststroke with times of 55.89, seventh-best in G-MAC history.