Repeat champions at Liberal Arts Championships
The Bees competed at the Liberal Arts Championships in Hobart, Ind. Having much success in the past, SAU seems to be repeating history. A huge week of success was in store for the St. Ambrose swim and dive teams. Both SAU swim and dive teams earned all conference honors as well as smashed school records.
Through 40 events, St. Ambrose remained on top with a significant gap. The women's swim and dive team placed first overall with a total team score of 598 points. Asbury University earned second with a score of 451, with University of Minnesota-Morris rounding out the third spot with 339 points. Illinois Institute of Technology (293) and Williams Baptist (8) rounded out the last two spots.
SAU men's swim and dive team blew their competition out of the water with a total team score of 719 overall points throughout the competition. Illinois Institute of Technology placed second with 530 points while third and fourth place being separated by one point. University of Minnesota-Morris (226.50) and Asbury University (225.50) were in a close race. Williams Baptist University ended the competition with 78 total team points.
Both SAU swim and dive teams earned all conference honors as well as smashed school records. A total of five Liberal Arts Championship meet records were broken for the swim and dive teams. Not only were meet records broken but school records were crushed as well.
Brett Jones, Egoitz Munoz Moreno, Mikhi Hassim, and Cory Werrett of the men's 200 free relay and the men's 200 medley relay earned two meet records and two school records with times of 1:22:72 and 1:31:24. Nolan Deats had a time of 22:58 in the men's 50m butterfly which was good enough for a meet record. On the women's side of things, Bridget O'Grady (women's 50 breaststroke) and Irene Artabe (women's 50 butterfly) earned meet records as well. O'Grady swam a time of 30:15 while Artabe swam a time of 26:77.
M. Hassmin, B. Jones, E. Munoz, and C. Werrett of the 400 medley relay earned a school swim and dive record with a time of 3:21:78. Jonas Friess, M. Hassim, B. Jones, and C. Werrett of the men's 400 free relay earned a time of 3:03:12 which qualified for a school record. Werrett earned three individual school records in the men's 50 breast, men's 100 free, and 50 free with a times of 26:37, 45:66, and 20:75. Jonas Friess joined in on the action by earning a school record in the men's 200 free with a time of 1:40:88. Marat Usov earned a time of 4:03:62 in the men's 400 IM which was quick enough for a school record. Bram Mess of the 1m diving earned a score of 365.55 for a school record. E. Munoz chipped in an individual school record in the 50 back with a time of 23:52. For the women's side, Anna Gute of the 50 free swam for a school record with a time of 24:45. In the women's 200 free relay, Irene Artabe, Grace Bobeldyk, Molly Duehr, and Anna Gute raced for a time of 1:39:24 which was good for a school record as well. Bridget O'Grady swam the women's 200 breast for an individual school record with a time of 2:23:74. The last school record broken was by Bryn Kiley who swam distance in the 1000 free, earning a time of 10:53:47.
Listed Below All Conference Team Selections:
Women:
Leyre Antonanzas- 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, and 200 Fly
Irene Artabe- 200 Free Relay, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Free Relay
Grace Bobeldyke- 800 Free Relay, 500 Free, 1650 Free, and 400 Free Relay
Molly Duehr- 800 Free Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Breast, and 200 Breast
Anna Gute- 200 Free Relay, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Free Relay
Bryn Kiley- 800 Free Relay, 500 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free, 1650 Free, and 400 Free Relay
Riley Loeffler- 400 IM
Bridget O'Grady- 400 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, and 200 Breast
Caitlin Pieroni- 400 IM, and 200 Fly
Men:
Nolan Deats- 100 Fly, and 200 Fly
Jaden Dydell- 100 Breast
Jonas Friess- 800 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 Free, 1650 Free, 400 Free Relay
Juan Gomez- 800 Free Relay, 500 Free, 200 Fly
Mikhi Hassim- 200 Free Relay, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Breast, and 400 Free Relay
Brett Jones- 200 Free Relay, 50 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Free Relay
Bram Mess- 1 meter Diving, and 3 meter Diving
Egoitz Munoz Moreno- 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 100 Back, 200 Medley Relay, and 200 Back
Lane Otte- 1 meter diving
Jonathan Rollwa- 800 Free relay, and 200 Free
Luke Sproule- 400 IM
Marat Usov- 800 Free Relay, 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 Fly
Cory Werrett- 200 Free Relay, 50 Free, 200 Medley Relay, 100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 100 Free, and 400 Free Relay