No. 25 Men's Swimming & Diving Clips Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The No. 25 ranked Calvin men's swimming & diving team clipped the Hornets of Kalamazoo on Saturday, 131-106. The win moves Calvin to 3-1 on the year in MIAA competition. The Knights won seven of the 13 events on Saturday.
"Today was a very productive day," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "We were able to give some of our top athletes a day off while training at home and we were able to give some more opportunities for some of our depth to score points and have some meaningful roles. The team was strong all day long and won many close races. I feel that we are starting to turn the corner positivity towards championship season."
The Knights opened the action with a first-place finish in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of junior Ben Holstege (Keswick, Va./Covenant), sophomore Sam Holstege (Keswick, Va./Covenant), freshman Lucas Holcombe (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) and freshman Julian Iturbe (Caracas, Venezuela / Colegio Emil Friedman) won at 3:35.67.
Sophomore Brian Goins (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams) kept the winning streak alive in the 1000-yard freestyle with a winning time of 10:30.81.
In the 200-yard freestyle, sophomore Tim Randall (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) recorded a victory at 1:47.01.
The winning ways continued in the 50-yard freestyle, where Ben Holstege touched the wall first at 21.47.
Julian Iturbe hopped on the victory streak in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:00.14. He also took the 100-yard freestyle crown on Saturday with a time of 48.54.