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GRINNELL, Iowa – After two days at the 2013 Midwest Conference (MWC) Swimming & Diving Championships not many things have changed at the top as both the Lake Forest women and Grinnell men holds leads entering the last day of competition.
The Lake Forest women’s team earned 638.50 points through two days of competition and lead runner-up Grinnell by only 28.5 points. The Grinnell men chalked up 633 points in two days and leads second place Lake Forest by 87 points.
Five more conference records were broken on Saturday which included the Lake Forest women’s and Grinnell men 800 freestyle teams while the Grinnell men’s 200 medley relay team also set a new conference time that earned a NCAA “B” cut. Individually Garr Punnett set a record in the 100 butterfly, also earning a NCAA “B” cut while Alex Mishun broke his own record in the men’s 1-meter dive.
Other swimmers that earned NCAA “B” cut times on the day were: Becky Shaak (Lake Forest, 400 individual medley), Beck Ringdahl-Mayland (Grinnell, 100 breaststroke), Alex Marks (Lake Forest, 100 breaststroke), Kelsie Miller (Lake Forest, 100 backstroke), and Garr Punnett (100 backstroke), Hayley Lavin (Grinnell, 400 individual medley), Michael Brus (Grinnell, 200 freestyle), Kevin Barbrick (Lake Forest, 100 breaststroke).
The list of the divers that qualified for the NCAA Regionals include: Samantha Gardner (Lake Forest), Christina Pekar (Lake Forest), Sarah Pekar (Lake Forest), Alex Mishun, Daniel Goldstein (Grinnell), Matt Perry (Lake Forest), Matt Woodson (Illinois Col.).
Here are the individual champions from the second day of action:
200-Yard Medley Relay
Men: Grinnell College (Michael Brus, Beck Ringdahl-Mayland, Emanuel Spooner, Gus Fulgoni) 1:33.08*B
Women: Grinnell College (Sara Hannemann, Danielle Phillips, Hayley Levin, Beth Gillig) 1:49.50
400-Yard IM
Men: Emile Siroit, Lake Forest College(4:13.93)
Women: Hayley Levin, Grinnell College (4:27.66)B
100-Yard Butterfly
Men: Garr Punnett, Lake Forest College (50.38)*B
Women: Beth Gillig, Grinnell College (57.79)
200-Yard Freestyle
Men: Michael Brus, Grinnell College (1:39.47) B
Women: Alex Dunn, Lake Forest College (1:55.37)
100-Yard Breaststroke
Men: Kevin Barbrick, Lake Forest College (57.60)B
Women: Maddy Pesch, Grinnell College (1:08.07)
100-Yard Backstroke
Men: Ben Weideman, Grinnell College (53.26)
Women: Kelsie Miller, Lake Forest College (58.20)B
800-Yard Freestyle Relay
Men: Grinnell College (Thomas Robinson, Kevin Bennett, Joseph Lytle, Michael Brus) 6:54.11*
Women: Lake Forest College (Alex Dunn, Loren Dutca, Kelsie Miller, Becky Shaak) 7:47.95*
Women 3-Meter Dive – Christina Pekar, Lake Forest College (500.85)
Men 1-Meter Dive – Alex Mishun, Carroll University (519.50)*
Notes: * - Conference Record; A – NCAA “A” Cut; B – NCAA “B” cut
The swimming and diving championships will conclude tomorrow at Russell K. Osgood Pool on the campus of Grinnell College. The preliminary events will kick off at 9 a.m. with the 200-yard backstroke. You can find all results and broadcast information at the swimming and diving championship page.
Hayley Lavin talks about her gold medal wins so far in the championships:
Kevin Barbrick talks about his win in the 100-yard breaststroke: